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Publication details [#52887]

Kleifgen, Jo Anne and George C. Bond, eds. 2009. The Languages of Africa and the Diaspora. Educating for Language Awareness. (New Perspectives on Language and Education). Multilingual Matters. 312 pp.

Publication type

Book – edited volume

Publication language

English

Keywords

developing nation | education | language awareness | language of instruction | language status

Annotation

This volume advocates comprehensive language awareness to remedy the myths of linguistic exceptionalism that the nondominant/subordinated languages (in Africa and the African diaspora and elsewhere) are inadequate for instructional purposes.