Language Death: A Freirean Solution in the Heart of the Amazon

Autor/in	Guilherme, Alex
Titel	Language Death: A Freirean Solution in the Heart of the Amazon
Quelle	In: Educational Philosophy and Theory, 45 (2013) 1, S.63-76 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0013-1857
DOI	10.1080/00131857.2012.732014
Schlagwörter	Stellungnahme; Language Maintenance; Language Skill Attrition; Foreign Countries; Educational History; Educational Philosophy; Public Policy; Cultural Pluralism; Indigenous Populations; Uncommonly Taught Languages; Native Language; Language of Instruction; American Indian Languages; Educational Change; Teaching Methods; Foreign Policy; Brazil + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Sprachpflege; Sprachverfall; Ausland; History of education; Bildungsgeschichte; Bildungsphilosophie; Erziehungsphilosophie; Öffentliche Ordnung; Kulturpluralismus; Sinti und Roma; Minderheitensprache; Teaching language; Unterrichtssprache; Bildungsreform; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Außenpolitik; Brasilien
Abstract	"Language death" is an undeniable phenomenon of our modern times as languages have started to disappear at an alarming rate. This has led linguists, anthropologists, philosophers and educationists to engage with this issue at various levels in an attempt to try to understand the decline in this rich area of human communication and culture. In this article I refer to some interesting and innovative educational projects in the Amazon region of Brazil, which are revitalizing local languages, cultures and communities. I analyse these projects in the light of some of Paulo Freire's ideas, particularly his views on conscientization, praxis and contextualization, and will argue that these educational ventures might be viewed as useful templates for other countries and peoples seeking to reverse or avoid "language-culture" death. (Contains 1 note.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10