Languages in Africa VXW and in their community

and in their community

real-world advice on meeting the individual needs of people with disabilities * Student-friendly

It is also more readable than ever: bullet points and chapter-end summaries distill points of emphasis

and pretend play Strategies come to life with clips of children at play

Mickey Lolich

Languages in Africa VXW and in their communityPeople in many African communities live within a series of concentric circles when it comes to language. In a small group, a speaker uses an often unwritten and endangered mother tongue that is rarely used in school. A national indigenous language written, widespread, sometimes used in school surrounds it. An international language like French or English, a vestige of colonialism, carries prestige, is used in higher education, and promises mobility