Bilingual Education and Language Policy in the Global South [Hardcover]

This volume considers a range of ways in which bilingual programs can make a contribution to aspects of human and economic development in the global South. The authors examine the consequences of different policies, programs, and pedagogies for learners and local communities through recent ethnographic research on these topics. The revitalization of minority languages and local cultural practices, management of linguistic and cultural diversity, and promotion of equal opportunities (both social and economic) are all explored in this light.

Introduction: Ideological and Implementational Spaces for Multilingual Education Policy and Practice in the Global South Jo Arthur Shoba and Feliciano Chimbutane  Section 1: Language-in-Education Policy across Cultural and Historical Contexts  1. El ni?o debe aprender en su idioma : A Teacher's Approximations to Language Policy in an Indigenous Peruvian School Laura A. Valdiviezo  2. The Formation of Language Values and Educational Language Policy Beliefs among Teacher Educators in Ghana: A Life History Approach Jo Arthur Shoba  3. From Policy to Practice: Multiple Language and Script Education in Eritrea Yonas Mesfun Asfaha  4. Language Education and Nationhood in Morrocco: Tensions between Unity and Diversity, between Local and Global Abderrahman El Aissati  5. The Development of Language Policyy in a Global Age: The Case of East Timor Est?v?o Cabral  6. Navigating Contested Space, Time and Position: Ethnographic Research in Bilingual and Trilingual Education Systems of Ethiopia Kathleen Heugh 7. Can Socio-cultural Gains Sustain Bilingual Education Programmes in Post-colonial Contexts? The Case of Mozambique Feliciano Chimbutane&nbsl“µ