Language and Learning in a Post-Colonial Context (Routledge Critical Studies in Multilingualism) - Softcover

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Jean-Pierre, Marky

 
9781138499089: Language and Learning in a Post-Colonial Context (Routledge Critical Studies in Multilingualism)
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ISBN 10: 1138499080 ISBN 13: 9781138499089
Publisher: Routledge, 2018

Synopsis

This book explores the social, political, and historical forces that mediate language ideology and practices in post-colonial education and how such ideology and practices influence students’ academic achievement. Jean-Pierre provides empirical evidence that a relationship exists between language practices and school underperformance.

He takes Haiti as the focus of study, finding that students and teachers experience difficulty constructing knowledge in a setting in which the language they speak at home (Creole) differs from the language of instruction (French). The research is based on ethnographic data collected in classrooms in both private and public school settings in addition to different sectors of the society (e.g. state and private institutions).

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About the Author

Marky Jean-Pierre is Visiting Assistant Professor of French at Tulane University, USA.

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Publisher
Routledge
Publication date
2018
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1138499080
ISBN 13 
9781138499089
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
250

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