Dogs' Languages or People's Languages? The Return of Bantu Languages to Primary Schools in Mozambique

Autor/in	Kitoko-Nsiku, Edouard
Titel	Dogs' Languages or People's Languages? The Return of Bantu Languages to Primary Schools in Mozambique
Quelle	In: Current Issues in Language Planning, 8 (2007) 2, S.258-282 (25 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1466-4208
Schlagwörter	Language Planning; War; Multilingualism; Foreign Countries; English (Second Language); Educational Change; African Languages; Politics of Education; Language of Instruction; Bilingual Education; Elementary Schools; Cultural Influences; Culturally Relevant Education; Mozambique + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Sprachwechsel; Krieg; Mehrsprachigkeit; Multilingualismus; Ausland; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Bildungsreform; Africa; Language; Languages; Afrika; Sprachen; Afrikanische Sprache; Educational policy; Bildungspolitik; Teaching language; Unterrichtssprache; Bilingual teaching; Bilingualer Unterricht; Elementary school; Grundschule; Volksschule; Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss; Mosambik
Abstract	Following Mozambique's independence from Portugal in 1975, and a prolonged civil war which ended in 1992, the ruling party FRELIMO has striven since 1993 to implement a bilingual educational system in the country. This paper addresses the reasons underlying the leaders' choice of this system and considers the problems involved in language planning in a multilingual post-colonial country. The challenges faced by the government, teachers, parents and students during the implementation of this new educational system in primary schools include revitalisation of Bantu languages and the need to address issues of cultural identity among speakers of languages previously thought of as only fit for dogs. (Contains 3 tables and 11 notes.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10