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Direct linkNikiema, Norbert – International Review of Education, 2011
This paper documents the new trend towards a first-language-first multilingual model in formal education in three former French colonies of West Africa, namely Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger. It compares the sociolinguistic situations, the conditions of the development of multilingual education and the achievements of mother-tongue-medium education…
Descriptors: Multilingualism, Educational Quality, Foreign Countries, French
Peer reviewedGaines, Joseph H. – Journal of Black Psychology, 1996
Discusses how the talking drum has been a viable cultural voice for many West and Central African cultures in the acquisition of literacy. Emphasizes musical character of tonal languages and the use of the talking drum for literacy purposes. Proposes research questions regarding function and use of music and language; describes role of the talking…
Descriptors: Cultural Context, Language Acquisition, Language Maintenance, Language Research
Peer reviewedLipski, John M. – Hispania, 1998
Examines the field of Spanish linguistics over 100 years, subdividing Spanish linguistics into several subdisciplines: historical grammar, descriptive phonetics, Spanish phonology, contrastive structures, descriptive grammar, Spanish syntax, specific Spanish dialectology, Spanish in Africa and Asia, sociolinguistics of Spanish-speaking societies,…
Descriptors: Diachronic Linguistics, Dialect Studies, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
