African literacies : ideologies, scripts, education / edited by Kasper Juffermans, Yonas Mesfun Asfaha and Ashraf Abdelhay.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Juffermans, Kasper, editor.

Yonas Mesfun Asfaha, editor.

Abdelhay, Ashraf, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Literacy--Africa.

Literacy.

Multilingualism--Africa.

Multilingualism.

Africa.

Physical Description:

xiii, 390 pages ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2014.

Contents:

Chapter 1 African Literacy Ideologies, Scripts and Education / Ashra Abdelhay Yonas Mesfun Asfaha Asfaha, Ashra Abdelhay Yonas Mesfun, Kasper Juffermans Juffermans, Kasper 1

Chapter 2 Lessons in Textspeak horn Sexy Chick: Supervernacular Literacy in South African Instant and Text Messaging / Fie Velghe Velghe, Fie 63

Chapter 3 Beneath the Surface? Contemporary Ajami Writing in West Africa, Exemplified through Wolofal / Friederike Lüpke Lüpke, Friederike, Sokhna Bao-Diop Bao-Diop, Sokhna 88

Chapter 4 Performance of Multilayered Literacy: Tarjumo of the Kanuri Muslim Scholars / Dmitry Bondarev Bondarev, Dmitry, Abba Tijani Tijani, Abba 118

Chapter 5 Script Choice and Power Struggle in Morocco / Abderrahman Ei Aissati Aissati, Abderrahman Ei 147

Chapter 6 The Politics of Literacy in the Sudan: Vernacular Literacy Movements in the Nuba Mountains / Abdel Rahim Mugadam Mugadam, Abdel Rahim, Ashraf Abdelhay Abdelhay, Ashraf 178

Chapter 7 Englishing, Imaging and Local Languaging in the Gambian Linguistic Landscape / Kasper Juffermans Juffermans, Kasper 206

Chapter 8 Rural Livelihoods Literacies and Numeracies and their Implications for Adult Literacy Pedagogy: The Case of Bweyale in Uganda / George Ladaah Openjuru Openjuru, George Ladaah 237

Chapter 9 Ideologies of Language and Bilingual Education in Mozambique / Sarita Monjane Henriksen Henriksen, Sarita Monjane 271

Chapter 10 Building Early Reading on Syllables and Cultural Literacy Practices: Evidence from Eritrea / Yonas Mesfun Asfaha Asfaha, Yonas Mesfun, Sjaak Kroon Kroon, Sjaak, Jeanne Kurvers Kurvers, Jeanne 305

Chapter 11 Neither Helpless nor Hopeless: Portable Multiliteracies, Discourses and Agency in a "Township of Migrants" in Cape Town / Charlyn Dyers Dyers, Charlyn, Fatima Slemming Slemming, Fatima 332

Chapter 12 Plural Formations of Literacy and Occam's Razor Principle: A Commentary / Sinfree Makoni Makoni, Sinfree 355.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

1443858331

9781443858335

OCLC:

890851837

Publisher Number:

99961452786