Language, Culture, Development and Politics: Dimensions of Local Agency in Language Development in Africa

Autor/in	Trudell, Barbara
Titel	Language, Culture, Development and Politics: Dimensions of Local Agency in Language Development in Africa
Quelle	In: Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 31 (2010) 4, S.403-419 (17 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0143-4632
Schlagwörter	Language Planning; Committees; Multilingualism; Foreign Countries; Language Acquisition; African Languages; Public Policy; Literacy Education; Program Development; Advocacy; Bilingual Education; Native Language Instruction; Language Maintenance + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Sprachwechsel; Committee; Ausschuss; Mehrsprachigkeit; Multilingualismus; Ausland; Sprachaneignung; Spracherwerb; Africa; Language; Languages; Afrika; Sprachen; Afrikanische Sprache; Öffentliche Ordnung; Programmplanung; Sozialanwaltschaft; Bilingual teaching; Bilingualer Unterricht; Native language education; Muttersprachlicher Unterricht; Sprachpflege
Abstract	Support for the use of local languages for learning and communication is currently in fashion among national policy-makers in Africa. This position has been promoted by UNESCO and other local-language advocates for years; more recently it is being seen favourably by a range of influential international institutions. However, even positive language policy usually depends on local action to give it shape and sustain it. In many countries across sub-Saharan Africa, community-level institutions--language committees--are taking an active part in a wide range of processes for language development including orthography development, the production of local-language literature, literacy programmes, multilingual education programmes and advocacy at local and national levels. These institutions share a core commitment to seeing increased use and/or recognition of the language of the local community. This paper explores the defining dimensions of local-language committees in sub-Saharan Africa, including their place in the interplay between national policy and local practice. (Contains 1 note.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10