Language Problems of Developing Nations PDF Download
Are you looking for read ebook online? Search for your book and save it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Download Language Problems of Developing Nations PDF full book. Access full book title Language Problems of Developing Nations by Charles Albert Ferguson. Download full books in PDF and EPUB format.
Author: Shi-xu Publisher: Routledge ISBN: 1317702549 Category : Language Arts & Disciplines Languages : en Pages : 236
Book Description
Against the backdrop of overwhelming discourse scholarship emanating from the Western cosmopolitan centres, this volume offers a development-centred approach to unfamiliar, marginalized or otherwise disadvantaged discourses of the Third World or the Global South. Written by leading researchers based in Asia, Africa and Latin America, respectively, this book reconstructs Eastern paradigms of communication studies on the one hand and explores the discursive problems, complexities, aspirations, and dynamics of the non-Western, subaltern, and developing societies on the other. As methodological principles, the authors i) adopt the cultural-political stance of supporting cultural diversity and harmony at both academic and everyday levels, ii) draw upon Asian, African and Latino scholarship in critical dialogue with the existing mainstream traditions, and iii) make sense of the discourses of Asia, Africa and Latin America from their own local as well as global, historical and intercultural, perspectives. This book will particularly appeal to scholars and students in the fields of discourse studies, communication and cultural studies, and development studies.
Author: Naz Rassool Publisher: Multilingual Matters ISBN: 1853599514 Category : Language Arts & Disciplines Languages : en Pages : 304
Book Description
This book examines the role that language-in-education policy, historically, has played in shaping possibilities for development, within countries in the Sub-Saharan and South Asian regions. This discussion takes account also of the complex ways in which language, education and development, are linked to the changing global labour market. Key questions are raised regarding the impact of international policy imperatives on development possibilities.
Author: Diāna Laiveniece Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing ISBN: 1443890065 Category : Language Arts & Disciplines Languages : en Pages : 295
Book Description
This volume brings together a selection of articles about research conducted on language acquisition in the Baltic States, namely in Latvia and Lithuania, a field which has witnessed massive growth in recent years. The book begins with an introduction which specifies the problems investigated by the contributions in order to acquaint the reader with current issues and research in linguodidactics and applied linguistics. The volume will particularly appeal to scholars of language acquisition, as well as anyone interested in research and practical activities concerning language education in the Baltic States.The papers compiled here are grouped into five sections: language acquisition in the context of bilingualism and multilingualism; pedagogical factors of language acquisition; research on literacy; language acquisition at an early age; and research in linguodidactics to assist language acquisition.This volume will stimulate the reader to ask questions, think of solutions, argue and propose counterarguments with regards to language acquisition in this region. The driving force in this field is dialogue and argumentative discussion, not utilitarian notes and advice, and, through detailing a range of views on language acquisition problems and perspectives, the book achieves that aim.
Author: Centrum voor de Studie van het Onderwijs in Veranderende Maatschappijen Publisher: ISBN: Category : Developing countries Languages : en Pages : 160
Book Description
Compilation of conference papers presented at a symposium on educational problems in developing countries - covers general education, primary education, secondary education, technical education, teacher training, educational planning, the role of education in social change, language problems and language teaching problems, international cooperation, technical cooperation, etc. Conference held in the hague 1968 jul 8 to 19.
Author: Wayne Harbert Publisher: Multilingual Matters ISBN: 1847691196 Category : Language Arts & Disciplines Languages : en Pages : 240
Book Description
This volume explores the complex interactions of language with economic resources. How does poverty affect language survival? How is the economic status of individuals affected by the languages they do or do not speak? The authors address these questions from multiple perspectives, drawing on linguistics, language policy and planning, economics, anthropology, and sociology.
Author: Lioba Moshi Publisher: Adonis & Abbey Publishers Ltd ISBN: 1912234076 Category : Language Arts & Disciplines Languages : en Pages : 272
Book Description
The study of African language pedagogy and use in the Diaspora was initiated in the 1960s as African countries attained independence from colonial powers. In the continent, the enthusiasm for the use of indigenous languages and scholarship has remained relatively moderate as scholars are conflicted in their loyalty to imperial languages. The attitude towards the use of African languages by African leaders has also hampered scholars' efforts to create and sustain the needed visibility for African languages around the world. Needless to say, the study of African languages is not only critical to the study of language theories but also important in changing Africa's overwhelming reliance on European languages to communicate with each other. The reliance has not only affected the politics of the continent but also its economic wellbeing. An analysis of the enormous developmental challenges facing the African continent will reveal that many of the economic, social, political and cultural challenges have major language components. It can actually be said that the challenges of development in Africa are either outright language challenges or are language- based. More significantly, at the social level in many parts of the continent, African languages are now perceived as inadequate means of communication. Language Pedagogy and Language Use in Africa discusses the importance of teaching and using of African languages in the African continent and beyond and provides illustrations of both their direct and indirect use a result of historical and contemporary contacts, language planning policies and pedagogical concerns. The book contributes to the on-going discussion on the pedagogy, promotion, and use of African languages both on the continent and in the Diaspora.
Author: Martin Bulmer Publisher: Psychology Press ISBN: 9781857281378 Category : Political Science Languages : en Pages : 404
Book Description
Delivers key information on social research methods in developing countries, delaing with the particular problems of carrying out social surveys and censuses in the Third World.
Author: Charles A. Ferguson Professor of Linguistics Stanford University (Emeritus) Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA ISBN: 0198025319 Category : Language Arts & Disciplines Languages : en Pages : 362
Book Description
The work of the linguist Charles A. Ferguson spans more than three decades, and is remarkable for having been consistently at the forefront of scholarship on the relationship between language and society. This volume collects his most influential and seminal papers, each having expanded the parameters of sociolinguistics and the sociology of language. Taken together, they cover a wide range of topics and issues, and, more importantly, reflect the intellectual progress of a founder of the sociolinguistic field. The volume is divided thematically into four sections, and an introduction by Thom Huebner outlines the evolution of Ferguson's ideas and the impact they have had on other scholars. This book is essential reading for everyone interested in the field of sociolinguistics.
Author: Charles Albert Ferguson
Author: Charles Albert Ferguson
Author: Shi-xu
Author: Naz Rassool
Author: Diāna Laiveniece
Author: Centrum voor de Studie van het Onderwijs in Veranderende Maatschappijen
Author: Wayne Harbert
Author: Lioba Moshi
Author: Martin Bulmer
Author: Robert L. Cooper
Author: Charles A. Ferguson Professor of Linguistics Stanford University (Emeritus)