Local languages as a human right in education comparative cases from Africa
There seems to be general agreement that children learn better when they understand what the teacher is saying. In Africa this is not the case. Instruction is given in a foreign language, a language neither pupils nor the teachers understand well. This is the greatest educational problem there is in...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Rotterdam, The Netherlands :
Sense Publishers
2015.
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| Colección: | EBSCO Academic eBook Collection Complete.
Comparative and international education ; 36. |
| Acceso en línea: | Conectar con la versión electrónica |
| Ver en Universidad de Navarra: | https://innopac.unav.es/record=b34717183*spi |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Table of contents; foreword; note; acknowledgments; acronyms; list of tables; list of figures; chapter 1: introduction; chapter 2: languages issues in africa; language imperialism in africa; the east africa lingua franca; local languages for knowledge acquisition and cultural identity; local languages of instruction for social equity; conclusion; notes; chapter 3: human rights and development theories in education; language choice in the context of dependent development; development and marketization of education.
- IMPLEMENTATION OF CURRICULUM REFORMSEDUCATION FOR SELF-RELIANCE AND LIBERATION; CAPABILITY APPROACH AND HUMAN RIGHTS TO DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION; RIGHTS-BASED APPROACH TO LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION; CONCLUSION; NOTES; CHAPTER 4: ZANZIBAR�S NEW CURRICULUM; BACKGROUND ON THE CURRICULUM CHANGE OF ZANZIBAR; GEOGRAPHIC, DEMOGRAPHIC AND HISTORICAL BACKGROUNDS; EDUCATION SYSTEM IN ZANZIBAR; THE NEW CURRICULUM; RATIONALE BEHIND THE NEW CURRICULUM; THE METHODOLOGICAL APPROACH; ANALYSES OF THE IMPLEMENTATION; CONCLUSION; NOTES.
- Chapter 5: comparing language-in-education policiescomparing language-in-education policies in zanzibar and malaysia; the politics behind these changes; comparing language-in-education policies in tanzania and nigeria; the six-year primary project; mother tongue science literacy project; the nigerian policy of education; analyses exam results; conclusion; notes; chapter 6: private education as a promoter of english; historical context of public versus private schools in tanzania.
- Results on kiswahili versus english as a language of instructionconsequences for quality learning; expectations about work; confusing learning a language and general learning; conclusion; notes; chapter 7: conclusion: local languages as a human right in education; rights in education; education and language for sustainable development in africa; new perspectives in language of instruction; references; about the author; subject index; name index.
