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Title: Language in contemporary African cultures and societies
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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Table of Contents

  • 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

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