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Rosendal, Tove; Amini Ngabonziza, Jean de Dieu – Language Policy, 2023
In this paper we explore the nexus of language policy, ideology and power in the linguistic landscape of urban Rwanda. In post-genocide Rwanda, English has been promoted and gained status. This has led to an increased usage of English on shop signs in the streets of Kigali and other towns in Rwanda at the expense of both French and Kinyarwanda.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Language Planning, Ideology, Power Structure
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Kuchah Kuchah; Laela Adamson; Aline Dorimana; Aloysie Uwizeyemariya; Alphonse Uworwabayeho; Lizzi O. Milligan – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2024
This paper develops the notion of epistemic exclusion as a way of exploring the different types of silence and silencing that happen in English medium Rwandan classrooms. By focusing on classroom observations of teachers' pedagogic practices and the ways in which girls interact in the classrooms, we demonstrate how experiences of epistemic…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Language of Instruction, English, Teaching Methods