Distinction, Integration and Identity: Motivations for Local Language Literacy in Senegalese Communities

Autor/inn/en	Trudell, Barbara; Klaas, Anthony R.
Titel	Distinction, Integration and Identity: Motivations for Local Language Literacy in Senegalese Communities
Quelle	In: International Journal of Educational Development, 30 (2010) 2, S.121-129 (9 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0738-0593
DOI	10.1016/j.ijedudev.2009.08.006
Schlagwörter	Literacy Education; Motivation; Foreign Countries; Adult Literacy; Educational Objectives; Self Concept; Developing Nations; Educational Environment; Educational Development; Educational Policy; Policy Analysis; Educational Needs; African Languages; Native Language Instruction; Native Speakers; Ethnic Groups; Educational Strategies; Adult Education; Senegal + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? psychologische; Motivation (psychologisch); Ausland; Educational objective; Bildungsziel; Erziehungsziel; Selbstkonzept; Developing country; Developing countries; Entwicklungsland; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; Bildungsentwicklung; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Politikfeldanalyse; Educational need; Bildungsbedarf; Africa; Language; Languages; Afrika; Sprachen; Afrikanische Sprache; Native language education; Muttersprachlicher Unterricht; Muttersprachler; Ethnie; Lehrstrategie; Adult; Adults; Education; Adult basic education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung
Abstract	Successful adult literacy and basic education programs are notoriously difficult to achieve. One reason for this has to do with how the question, "literacy for what?" is answered for a given program. All too frequently, the answer to that question is shaped more by the goals of the literacy provider than it is by learners' own goals and desires. Accurate assessment of people's motivations for participating in literacy programs can uncover motivations beyond the economic or development-related outcomes so often given as reasons for becoming literate. One type of motivation which has received limited attention is that related to cultural identity and cultural expression. Such motivations do not figure strongly for many of the target populations of literacy programs; yet for the minority language speakers of sub-Saharan Africa and elsewhere, the issues of cultural and linguistic identity are significant and could easily give rise to this type of motivation. This paper addresses the question of whether cultural identity and expression, linked to the development and use of the mother tongue, are really a reliable motivation for adult literacy. Based on research done in five language communities of Senegal, the paper argues that two strong motivations exist among these communities for literacy: (1) the drive for internal social cohesion, solidarity and cultural uniqueness and (2) the drive towards citizenship, acceptance and equality in the larger national society. These two motivations, while apparently in opposition to each other, actually complement and enhance each other in the literacy programs under study. (Contains 1 table.) (As Provided).
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