Vernacular Literacy A Re-Evaluation |
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| Editor:
| Tabouret-Keller, Andrée
Le Page, Robert B.
Gardner-Chloros, Penelope
Varro, Gabrielle |
| Series title: | Oxford Studies in Anthropological Linguistics Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-823635-1 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 1997 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press, Incorporated
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| Imprint: | Clarendon Press |
| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $105.00 |
Book Description:
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Illiteracy problems are worldwide, and growing. Political and economic factors are often in conflict over which language to use for basic education; how it should be taught; what resources are available for using literacy in coping with rapid population increase, the spread of disease, and poor development. This book contains first-hand information on the history, economics, and politics surrounding literacy issues all over the world. Discussions are supported by case-studies of...
More DescriptionIlliteracy problems are worldwide, and growing. Political and economic factors are often in conflict over which language to use for basic education; how it should be taught; what resources are available for using literacy in coping with rapid population increase, the spread of disease, and poor development. This book contains first-hand information on the history, economics, and politics surrounding literacy issues all over the world. Discussions are supported by case-studies of campaigns to promote vernacular languages, and examples of how people relate to their languages in different cultures.