Publications

Publication details [#51522]

St. Hilaire, Aonghas. 2009. Postcolonial identity politics, language and the schools in St. Lucia. International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism 12 (1) : 31–46.

Publication type

Article in journal

Publication language

English

Keywords

creole | identity negotiation | language of instruction | language policy | language status

Language as a subject

English | Nuuchahnulth

Place, Publisher

Routledge

Journal WWW

www.multilingual-matters.com/multi/onlinej.asp

Annotation

This article explores St.-Lucian's colonial educational policy, postcolonial identity politics and organised efforts and public support to expand the role of St. Lucia's creole vernacular, Kwyl, still officially barred from the classroom, into the formal educational field.