Postcolonial Identity Politics, Language and the Schools in St. Lucia

Autor/in	St. Hilaire, Aonghas
Titel	Postcolonial Identity Politics, Language and the Schools in St. Lucia
Quelle	In: International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 12 (2009) 1, S.31-46 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1367-0050
Schlagwörter	Nationalism; Public Support; Educational Policy; Foreign Countries; Creoles; Identification (Psychology); Uncommonly Taught Languages; English (Second Language); Official Languages; Diachronic Linguistics; Foreign Policy; Politics; Language Attitudes; Language of Instruction; Qualitative Research; French; Saint Lucia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Nationalismus; Öffentliche Förderung; Öffentliche Trägerschaft; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Ausland; Kreole; Minderheitensprache; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Office language; Amtssprache; Linguistics; Diachronische Sprachbetrachtung; Historische Linguistik; Außenpolitik; Politik; Sprachverhalten; Teaching language; Unterrichtssprache; Qualitative Forschung; Französisch
Abstract	In the postcolonial era, a cultural nationalist movement has sought to elevate the status of St. Lucia's creole vernacular, Kweyol, and with some success--it is now the most visible symbol of St. Lucian national identity. This relatively new development has altered somewhat the historic linguistic status quo between the official, high status English and the historically marginalised Kweyol. Postindependence public debate on the role of Kweyol in the nation has included a focus on a possible expanded role for the language in St. Lucian schools. However, to date colonial language-in-education policy remains unchanged and Kweyol remains officially barred from the classroom. This paper examines colonial educational policy, the development of postcolonial identity politics and the interplay between these politics, on the one hand, and organised efforts and public support to expand Kweyol into the formal educational domain, on the other. (Contains 2 figures.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10