Change and Variation in Family Religious Language Policy in a West African Muslim Community

Autor/in	Moore, Leslie C.
Titel	Change and Variation in Family Religious Language Policy in a West African Muslim Community
Quelle	In: Language Policy, 15 (2016) 2, S.125-139 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1568-4555
DOI	10.1007/s10993-015-9366-y
Schlagwörter	Muslims; Religious Education; Semitic Languages; Ethnography; Foreign Countries; Cultural Context; French; African Languages; Case Studies; Language Planning; Language of Instruction; Islam; Second Language Learning; Language Attitudes; Socialization; Family Environment; Educational Environment; Religion; Educational Policy; Cameroon + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Muslim; Muslimin; Kirchliche Erziehung; Religionserziehung; Religionspädagogik; Arabisch; Hebräisch; Ethnografie; Ausland; Französisch; Africa; Language; Languages; Afrika; Sprachen; Afrikanische Sprache; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Sprachwechsel; Teaching language; Unterrichtssprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Sprachverhalten; Socialisation; Sozialisation; Familienmilieu; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Kamerun
Abstract	This article examines variation in family religious language policy in a Muslim community in West Africa. Taking an ethnographically grounded case study approach, I situate families' choices with regards to their children's religious (language) education within the larger linguistic, social, and cultural context, focusing on new influences on Islamic education and Arabic learning in the community and the wider region during a period of Islamic resurgence. I examine families' religious education choices with particular attention to what they mean for children's Arabic learning and what they say about families' orientations toward Arabic. This article is based on a language socialization study of seven young Fulbe children into three languages (Fulfulde, Arabic, and French) at home, Qur'anic school, and public school in northern Cameroon. Changes in the religious, linguistic, and educational landscape of the region are reflected in the variation within and among four focal families with respect to how they organized and envisioned their children's religious study and Arabic language learning. In presenting ethnographic research conducted at the intersection of religious language policy, language education policy, and family language policy, my goal is to further our understanding of how private choices are connected to forces in the public sphere, giving rise to changes in the ways faith, language, and learning are practiced and conceptualized. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01