Language and Learning in a Post-Colonial Context A Critical Ethnographic Study in Schools in Haiti

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).

Info autore

Marky Jean-Pierre is Visiting Assistant Professor of French at Tulane University, USA.

Riassunto

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, using Haiti as its focus.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Marky Jean-Pierre, Jean-Pierre Marky, Marky (Tulane University Jean-Pierre
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Contenuto: Libro
• Forma del prodotto: Copertina rigida
• Data pubblicazione: 09.10.2015
• Categoria: Libri scolastici > Corsi per adulti / università popolare > Materiali per università popolare / materiali per; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Pedagogia > Pedagogia scolastica, didattica, metodica
• EAN: 9780415709200
• ISBN: 978-0-415-70920-0
• Numero di pagine: 234
• Serie: Routledge Critical Studies in Multilingualism
• Categorie: Haiti, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General, Sociolinguistics, Bilingualism & multilingualism, Bilingualism and multilingualism, Bilingual education, language policy analysis, ethnographic classroom research, Creole language instruction, multilingual education challenges, educational inequality Haiti