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).
| ISBN: | 9781138499089 |
| Publication date: | 12th February 2018 |
| Author: | Marky JeanPierre |
| Publisher: | Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 250 pages |
| Series: | Routledge Critical Studies in Multilingualism |
| Genres: |
Regional / International studies Educational strategies and policy Literature: history and criticism Language teaching theory and methods Sociolinguistics Society and culture: general Anthropology Sociology Research methods: general Bilingualism and multilingualism |
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).
Language and Learning in a Post-Colonial Context features in the following genres: Regional / International studies, Educational strategies and policy, Literature: history and criticism, Language teaching theory and methods, Sociolinguistics, Society and culture: general, Anthropology, Sociology, Research methods: general, Bilingualism and multilingualism
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