State-building and multilingual education in africa
Auteur :
Albaugh, Ericka A.
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9781107696655
Date de publication :
2 juil. 2015
Dimensions :
22,8 x 15,2 x 2,2 cm
Poids :
520 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
This book explains why many governments in Africa are including African languages alongside European languages as media of instruction in elementary schools. It argues that a number of factors have combined to make multilingual education attractive: France has changed its foreign policy toward its former colonies and language NGOs are transcribing more languages.