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Decolonizing Applied Linguistics in Africa and Its Diasporas: Disrupting the Center
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Sinfree Makoni; Unyierie Angela Idem; Stephanie Rudwick – Critical Inquiry in Language Studies, 2024
The decolonization of applied linguistics is a critique of applied linguistics (see Phillipson, 1999; Phipps, 2018 and Pennycook & Makoni, 2020). We argue for a shift toward the Global South, in particular Africa, and for the importance of paying attention to 'race' as a significant category of analysis in applied linguistics in Africa. Three…
Descriptors: Decolonization, Applied Linguistics, Foreign Countries, Developing Nations
Grain Size in Script and Teaching: Literacy Acquisition in Ge'ez and Latin
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Asfaha, Yonas Mesfun; Kurvers, Jeanne; Kroon, Sjaak – Applied Psycholinguistics, 2009
The study investigated reading in four African languages that use either syllabic Ge'ez (Tigrinya and Tigre languages) or alphabetic Latin scripts (Kunama and Saho). A sample of 385 Grade 1 children were given letter knowledge, word reading, and spelling tasks to investigate differences at the script and language levels. Results showed that the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, African Languages, Reading Instruction, Syllables
Western Perspectives in Applied Linguistics in Africa
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Makoni, Sinfree; Meinhof, Ulrike H. – AILA Review, 2004
The aim of this article is to analyze the nature of the historical and contemporary social contexts within which applied linguistics in Africa emerged, and is currently practiced. The article examines the challenges "local" applied Linguistics in Africa is confronted with as it tries to amplify applied linguistic programs emanating from…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Applied Linguistics, Social Environment, Educational Practices