Implications of local literacy practices for literacy programmes in a multilingual community in northern Cameroon
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11919978 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ian Cheffy (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 41 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 247-260 |
| Publication date | 2011-03-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Compare A Journal of Comparative and International Education (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0305-7925 • E-ISSN: 1469-3623 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/03057925.2011.547284 |
| OpenAlex | W2122166335 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 26 |
Research in a rural area of northern Cameroon where most adults describe themselves as illiterate reveals a complex picture in which three languages are used in different ways and in different domains of life. The profile of the literacy practices associated with these languages is correspondingly complex. This paper argues that it is important for the organisers of literacy programmes aiming to improve literacy among adults to be conscious of the varying language and literacy practices in their locality and to design teaching programmes which respond in a contextualised manner to the uses of literacy valued by the learners
Adult literacy · Literacy · Multilingual Education · Multilingualism · Pedagogy · Political science · Sociology · Global Educational Policies and Reforms · Literacy, Media, and Education · Second Language Learning and Teaching
Cross-cultural approaches to literacy
Local Literacies
The Social Uses of Literacy
Literacy and Development
Social Linguistics and Literacies
Literacy in Theory and Practice
Ways with Words
Language Development and Social Uses of Literacy
Literacy, Emotion and Authority
The Making of Literate Societies
Literacy skill retention in adult students in developing countries
Improving the quality of adult literacy programmes in developing countries
Literacy's verb
Literacy Practices in Rural Tanzania
Literacy, Emotion, and Authority
Literacy
Ethnologue
| Citations per year | 0.31 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2013 - 2021 (9) |
| Highly cited | No |