Countering linguistic imperialism with stories in the languages of Africa: The African Storybook initiative as a model for enabling in and out of school literacies
Background: In South Africa, and in many other African countries, official language-in-education policy supports the use of learners’ primary language(s) in early schooling. In reality, texts in the language(s) of the former colonial power are dominant, with high-interest texts in languages familiar...
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| Language: | English |
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2019-03-01
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| Series: | South African Journal of Childhood Education |
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| Online Access: | https://sajce.co.za/index.php/sajce/article/view/637 |