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Title | Language in contemporary African cultures and societies |
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Other creators | Lisanza Esther Mukewa ; Muaka Leonard L. |
Collection | Электронные книги зарубежных издательств ; Общая коллекция |
Subjects | African languages. ; Language and culture ; SOCIAL SCIENCE — Popular Culture. ; Civilization. ; Language and culture. ; Social conditions. ; EBSCO eBooks |
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Language | English |
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Record key | on1079055569 |
Record create date | 11/16/2018 |
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- Cover
- Language in Contemporary African Cultures and Societies
- Language in Contemporary African Cultures and Societies
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Introduction
- Chapter 1
- The Role of Language in the Kenya Violent Extremism Narrative and Counter-Narrative
- Drivers of Violent Extremism
- Government of Kenya CVE strategies
- The Al Shabab Narrative
- Conclusion and Recommendations
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Chapter 2
- Multiple Language Acquisition in Africa and Its Theoretical Implications
- Explaining the Acquisition of SLA and TLA
- MLA in Africa
- Data Collection Methodology
- Analysis of the Pilot Questionnaire
- Theoretical and Practical Implications
- Conclusion
- Notes
- References
- Chapter 3
- Promoting and Maintaining Kenyan Indigenous Languages
- Kenyan Language Policy
- Benefits of Using Indigenous Languages in the Education System
- Hindrances to the Promotion and Maintenance of Kenyan Indigenous Languages
- Ways to Promote Kenyan Indigenous Languages
- Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 4
- The Role of HBCUs in the Transfer and Maintenance of African Languages and Cultures
- Brief History of HBCUs
- Role of HBCUs
- Educational Programs and Outreach
- Infusion of Africa into the Academic Curriculums
- Conclusion: The Future Beckons
- Notes
- References
- Chapter 5
- The Influence of Writing on Oral Traditions
- The Ghana-Togo-Mountain Languages
- The Batrugbu/Batugbu Community and Linguistic Neighbors
- The Oral Traditions of the Nyangbo
- The Aftermath
- Conclusion
- Notes
- References
- Chapter 6
- Language Empowerment for Sociocultural and Economic Development in Africa
- The Importance and Situation of African Languages on the Continent
- Empowering African Languages for Development
- Conclusion
- Notes
- References
- Chapter 7
- The Role of African Languages in Regional Development
- The East African Linguistic Situation
- Language in Education
- Language and the Economy
- Making the Connection between Language, Education, and Development
- Why Language Is a Key Tool and Resource in Development
- How National Language Policy Defies Realities on the Ground
- Language Attitudes in the Region
- So How Are African Languages Making a Mark Developmentally?
- The Need for a Purposeful or Intentional Language Policy
- The Importance of Language in Africa’s Development
- Conclusion
- Notes
- References
- Chapter 8
- The No Language Left Behind Approach to the African Language Question
- The African Language Question
- The Language Question in Cameroon
- The Language Situation in Nigeria
- The Sociopolitical Concept of Hegemony
- The Impact of Defective Language Planning
- The “No Language Left behind Approach” to Language Planning
- Conclusion
- Notes
- References
- Chapter 9
- Alienation
- Introduction
- Alienation
- Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 10
- The Role of African Women in Liberation Struggle in Alamin Mazrui’s Kilio cha Haki and Ousmane Sembane’s God’s Bits of Wood
- The Role of Women in Fighting Social Injustice in Kilio cha Haki
- The Role of Women in the Fight of Social Injustice in God’s Bits of Wood
- The Changing Women’s Role in the God’s Bits of Wood
- Conclusion
- Notes
- References
- Chapter 11
- African Female Writers and the Concept of Liberation
- Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 12
- Motherhood and Feminism in Margaret Ogola’s Novel, The River and the Source
- About the Novel
- Black/African Feminist Perspectives
- Analysis of the Novel
- Women’s Struggle against Oppression
- Women’s Resistance and Negotiation
- Centrality of Motherhood and Mothering
- Women’s Values
- Women Celebrating Sisterhood
- Women Telling their Stories
- Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 13
- The Pursuit of Selfhood in Selected Swahili Female Bildungsromane
- Notes
- References
- Chapter 14
- Ode to the Wanderlust
- Song and Dance
- A Family on the Up and Up
- Conclusion
- Index
- About the Contributors