Rethinking bilingual education in postcolonial contexts. (©2011)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Feliciano Chimbutane.
• Other Names: Chimbutane, Feliciano, 1965-
• Contents: Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations and Acronyms; Transcription Symbols and Conventions; 1 Introduction; The Book; Why an Ethnography of Bilingual Education in Mozambique?; A Critical, Linguistic Ethnographic Enquiry; Fieldwork and Data Analysis; Outline of the Chapters; 2 Language and Education; Introduction; Bilingual Education; Classroom Discourse; 3 Mozambique: Historical, Sociolinguistic and Educational Context; Introduction; Historical Background; Sociolinguistic Profile; Education in Mozambique; 4 The Research Sites: Communities, Schools and Classrooms; Introduction. The CommunitiesThe Schools; The Bilingual Classes Observed; Conclusion; 5 Interaction and Pedagogy in Bilingual Classrooms; Introduction; Interaction and Pedagogy in L1 and L1-Medium Subject Classes; Interaction and Pedagogy in L2 and L2-Medium Subject Classes; Educational Value of Bilingual Education: A Potential not yet Fully Explored; Conclusion; 6 Socio-cultural Impact of Bilingual Education; Introduction; The Socio-cultural Impact of Using African Languages for Education; Funds of Knowledge: Capitalising on Home/Community Knowledge; Bilingual Education and Socio-cultural Transformation. Conclusion7 Bilingual Education and Socio-economic Mobility; Introduction; The Voices of the Communities; Bilingual Education and Socio-economic Mobility; Conclusion; 8 Conclusion; Purpose and Value of Bilingual Education; The Transformative Potential of Bilingual Education; Bilingual Education: Research, Policy and Practice; The Way Forward; References.
• Publisher Details: Bristol Buffalo : Multilingual Matters
• Publication Date: 2011
• Copyright Date: 2011
• Extent: 1 online resource (xi, 182 pages), illustrations, map
• Subjects: 370.117/509679; EDUCATION / Educational Policy & Reform / General; Education, Bilingual -- Mozambique; Education, Bilingual -- Africa, Sub-Saharan; Multilingualism -- Mozambique; Multilingualism -- Africa, Sub-Saharan; Educational anthropology -- Mozambique; Educational anthropology -- Africa, Sub-Saharan; Postcolonialism -- Mozambique; Postcolonialism -- Africa, Sub-Saharan; EDUCATION -- Bilingual Education; Education, Bilingual; Educational anthropology; Multilingualism; Postcolonialism; Electronic books; Educational strategies & policy; Africa, Sub-Saharan; Mozambique; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781847693655; 1847693652; 9781847695017; 1847695019
• Related ISBNs: 9781847693648; 1847693644; 9781847693631; 1847693636
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 171-182).; Note: Print version record.
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