Alfred J Matiki
Biographic Data
| ID | 136217 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Alfred J Matiki |
| GIVEN NAMES | Alfred J |
| FAMILY NAME | Matiki |
| SIGNATURE | MATIKI A J |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Malawi |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 11 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 8 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1991 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Translanguaging in Nigerian and Malawian online newspaper readers’ comments
The notion of language as a homogenous, stable and bounded system of communication has waned partly because of increased understanding of the language behaviour of bi/multi-linguals whose language use in different domains is now more appropriately described as translanguaging. The thrust of most definitions is that translanguaging involves the active engagement of language as an agent of making meaning using all the linguistic, cultural and socia…
Bridges and barriers
Literacy, Ethnolinguistic Diversity and Transitional Bilingual Education in Malawi
This paper examines recent attempts by the Malawi government to introduce local languages into the primary school system and other secondary domains of national life, breaking more than 30 years of Chichewa/English monopoly. In a country where the language policy has essentially established the hegemony of English over indigenous languages, the fundamental question that this policy must consider should revolve around the role that these languages…
Linguistic Exclusion and the Opinions of Malawian Legislators
The Pragmatics of Obituary Notices in Malawian Newspapers
This paper examines the linguistic pragmatic rules that govern obituary notices in Malawian newspapers and how these notices are grounded in the cultural milieu of Malawian society. The guiding principle of this analysis is the notion that discourse should always be contextualized in particular circumstances of social life. A total of 63 obituary notices, sampled from two popular newspapers, were analyzed for both communicative and linguistic/soc…
The social significance of English in Malawi
This paper demonstrates how the language policy in Malawi has entrenched the hegemony of English over Chichewa and other indigenous languages, especially as it pertains to the official domains of national life. Although both English and Chichewa are official languages, the language policy has created an asymmetrical coexistence between these two languages by favoring English over the latter. The paper presents the current role of English, vis-a`-…
The Literary Circus
No abstract
Problems of Islamic education in Malawi
(1991). Problems of Islamic education in Malawi. Institute of Muslim Minority Affairs. Journal: Vol. 12, No. 1, pp. 127-134
Translanguaging in Nigerian and Malawian online newspaper readers’ comments
The notion of language as a homogenous, stable and bounded system of communication has waned partly because of increased understanding of the language behaviour of bi/multi-linguals whose language use in different domains is now more appropriately described as translanguaging. The thrust of most definitions is that translanguaging involves the active engagement of language as an agent of making meaning using all the linguistic, cultural and socia…
The social significance of English in Malawi
This paper demonstrates how the language policy in Malawi has entrenched the hegemony of English over Chichewa and other indigenous languages, especially as it pertains to the official domains of national life. Although both English and Chichewa are official languages, the language policy has created an asymmetrical coexistence between these two languages by favoring English over the latter. The paper presents the current role of English, vis-a`-…
Problems of Islamic education in Malawi
(1991). Problems of Islamic education in Malawi. Institute of Muslim Minority Affairs. Journal: Vol. 12, No. 1, pp. 127-134
Linguistic Exclusion and the Opinions of Malawian Legislators
Problems of Islamic education in Malawi
(1991). Problems of Islamic education in Malawi. Institute of Muslim Minority Affairs. Journal: Vol. 12, No. 1, pp. 127-134
The Literary Circus
No abstract
The Pragmatics of Obituary Notices in Malawian Newspapers
This paper examines the linguistic pragmatic rules that govern obituary notices in Malawian newspapers and how these notices are grounded in the cultural milieu of Malawian society. The guiding principle of this analysis is the notion that discourse should always be contextualized in particular circumstances of social life. A total of 63 obituary notices, sampled from two popular newspapers, were analyzed for both communicative and linguistic/soc…
The social significance of English in Malawi
This paper demonstrates how the language policy in Malawi has entrenched the hegemony of English over Chichewa and other indigenous languages, especially as it pertains to the official domains of national life. Although both English and Chichewa are official languages, the language policy has created an asymmetrical coexistence between these two languages by favoring English over the latter. The paper presents the current role of English, vis-a`-…
Linguistic Exclusion and the Opinions of Malawian Legislators
Literacy, Ethnolinguistic Diversity and Transitional Bilingual Education in Malawi
This paper examines recent attempts by the Malawi government to introduce local languages into the primary school system and other secondary domains of national life, breaking more than 30 years of Chichewa/English monopoly. In a country where the language policy has essentially established the hegemony of English over indigenous languages, the fundamental question that this policy must consider should revolve around the role that these languages…
Bridges and barriers
Translanguaging in Nigerian and Malawian online newspaper readers’ comments
The notion of language as a homogenous, stable and bounded system of communication has waned partly because of increased understanding of the language behaviour of bi/multi-linguals whose language use in different domains is now more appropriately described as translanguaging. The thrust of most definitions is that translanguaging involves the active engagement of language as an agent of making meaning using all the linguistic, cultural and socia…
Sociology (7 works) · Political science (6 works) · Linguistics (5 works) · Multilingual Education and Policy (4 works) · Pedagogy (4 works) · Second Language Learning and Teaching (4 works) · Indigenous (3 works) · Language policy (3 works) · Law (3 works) · National language (3 works)