African Literacies: Which of Them Matter, and Why?
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| contents | African Literacies: Which of Them Matter, and Why? Parry, Kate Foreign Countries Multiple Literacies African Languages Official Languages Multilingualism Social Environment Library Role Community Information Services Family Literacy Peer Groups This paper draws on data collected at the Kitengesa Community Library in Masaka District of Uganda to discuss some of the different literacies that are important in African environments. First, the literacies associated with different languages are analysed, these being classified as "supralanguages" (English in Uganda), "lingua francas" (such as Kiswahili), and "local languages" (Luganda in Kitengesa). Literacies also vary with social context, and the paper considers the cases of school, family, peer group, and private literacies. Work at Kitengesa has shown that although literacy is generally thought of as part of school life, other literacies are developing in response to the opportunities provided by the library. Supralanguage and school literacies remain dominant, but it is argued that they will become much more productive if supported by other literacies and that it is a major function of a community library to help such other literacies to develop. |
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| spellingShingle | African Literacies: Which of Them Matter, and Why? Parry, Kate Foreign Countries Multiple Literacies African Languages Official Languages Multilingualism Social Environment Library Role Community Information Services Family Literacy Peer Groups African Literacies: Which of Them Matter, and Why? Parry, Kate Foreign Countries Multiple Literacies African Languages Official Languages Multilingualism Social Environment Library Role Community Information Services Family Literacy Peer Groups This paper draws on data collected at the Kitengesa Community Library in Masaka District of Uganda to discuss some of the different literacies that are important in African environments. First, the literacies associated with different languages are analysed, these being classified as "supralanguages" (English in Uganda), "lingua francas" (such as Kiswahili), and "local languages" (Luganda in Kitengesa). Literacies also vary with social context, and the paper considers the cases of school, family, peer group, and private literacies. Work at Kitengesa has shown that although literacy is generally thought of as part of school life, other literacies are developing in response to the opportunities provided by the library. Supralanguage and school literacies remain dominant, but it is argued that they will become much more productive if supported by other literacies and that it is a major function of a community library to help such other literacies to develop. |
| title | African Literacies: Which of Them Matter, and Why? |
| topic | Foreign Countries Multiple Literacies African Languages Official Languages Multilingualism Social Environment Library Role Community Information Services Family Literacy Peer Groups |
| url | https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ1187580 |