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Encounters with Xenophobia: Language Learning Experiences of Cameroonian and Nigerian Migrants in South Africa 遭遇仇外:喀麦隆和尼日利亚移民在南非的语言学习经历
IF 0.5 3区 文学 Q2 Arts and Humanities Pub Date : 2022-01-02 DOI: 10.1080/10228195.2022.2052158
R. Mesthrie, Doreen Nchang, C. Onwukwe
Abstract This article focuses on the fraught relation between xenophobia and language use and learning in the South African sociolinguistic context. It begins with the issue of labelling and the linguistic drawing of boundaries that speak to the phenomena of “othering” and xenophobia. It then proceeds to aspects of diasporic communication and identity negotiation as revealed in language learning, language crossing, and translanguaging in this fraught context. The article draws on two ongoing case studies of selected language practices and choices of Cameroonian migrants and Nigerian returnees. The research on Cameroonians was conducted in Cape Town while the Nigerian work involved preliminary interviews with, and observations of, Igbo returnees from South Africa in Igboland. The nature of xenophobic manifestations in South Africa may appear to be aimed at silencing the “other.” Yet some syntheses are possible, as evident in some acts of language learning and translanguaging that are presented in the article, especially among the Igbo returnees to Nigeria.
摘要本文关注的是南非社会语言学语境中仇外心理与语言使用和学习之间令人担忧的关系。首先是标签问题,以及对“他者”和仇外心理现象的语言界定问题。然后,它继续在语言学习、语言跨越和在这种令人担忧的背景下的跨语言中揭示的侨民交流和身份协商方面。这篇文章借鉴了两个正在进行的关于喀麦隆移民和尼日利亚回返者的选定语言实践和选择的案例研究。对喀麦隆人的研究是在开普敦进行的,而尼日利亚的工作涉及在伊格兰对从南非返回的伊博人进行初步访谈和观察。南非仇外表现的性质似乎旨在使“他者”噤声。然而,一些综合是可能的,正如文章中介绍的一些语言学习和译语行为所显示的那样,特别是在返回尼日利亚的伊博人中。
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引用次数: 1
A Multidimensional Interface and Nigerian Political Discourse: A Case Study of Ideological Issues Underlying Coronavirus Discourse in Nigeria 多维界面与尼日利亚政治话语——以尼日利亚冠状病毒话语背后的意识形态问题为例
IF 0.5 3区 文学 Q2 Arts and Humanities Pub Date : 2022-01-02 DOI: 10.1080/10228195.2022.2055113
Mayowa Akinlotan
Abstract This article proposes a theoretical framework modelling the Nigerian socio-political landscape through coronavirus news headlines. Drawing on news headlines from major newspapers in Nigeria reporting on the coronavirus pandemic, the article argues that discourses in Nigeria can gain significant insights through the analytic lens of a multidimensional interface. The principle argues that certain multidimensional ideologies are universal to discourses in Nigeria, including all of its participants, the social structure, and all that makes up these structures. It is also argued that a meaningful interpretation and analysis of socio-political texts in Nigeria is only possible through the conceptual elements identified in the proposed model.
摘要本文提出了一个通过冠状病毒新闻标题模拟尼日利亚社会政治格局的理论框架。这篇文章引用了尼日利亚主要报纸报道冠状病毒大流行的新闻标题,认为尼日利亚的话语可以通过多维界面的分析视角获得重要见解。该原则认为,某些多维意识形态在尼日利亚的话语中是普遍的,包括其所有参与者、社会结构以及构成这些结构的所有因素。还有人认为,只有通过拟议模型中确定的概念要素,才能对尼日利亚的社会政治文本进行有意义的解释和分析。
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引用次数: 1
Attitudes of Educated Nigerians towards Varieties of English 受过教育的尼日利亚人对各种英语的态度
IF 0.5 3区 文学 Q2 Arts and Humanities Pub Date : 2022-01-02 DOI: 10.1080/10228195.2022.2067216
Temitayo Olatoye
Abstract This study examines the attitudes of 102 Nigerians towards six varieties of English in terms of status and solidarity: Southern British, Scottish, General American, Acrolectal Nigerian, Non-acrolectal Nigerian, and Ivorian. Using the verbal guise technique, attitudinal evaluations were obtained via an online questionnaire with a six-point semantic differential scale and eight traits. A speaker identification task was also included to examine dialectal awareness. Results indicate that the British, American, and Acrolectal Nigerian varieties received more positive evaluations in terms of status, while greater solidarity was expressed towards the American and both Nigerian varieties. An examination of participants’ responses reveals that accent familiarity and the speaker’s degree of accentedness enhance the listener’s ability to make fine-grained distinctions. These findings are discussed in relation to the acceptability of an endonormative variety in Nigeria.
本研究考察了102名尼日利亚人对6种英语的态度,包括地位和团结:南英国人、苏格兰人、普通美国人、尼日利亚语、非尼日利亚语和科特迪瓦语。采用语言伪装技术,通过一份带有6分语义差异量表和8个特征的在线问卷来获得态度评价。一个说话人识别任务也包括检查方言意识。结果表明,英国、美国和Acrolectal尼日利亚品种在地位方面得到了更多的正面评价,而对美国和两个尼日利亚品种则表达了更大的团结性。一项对参与者反应的调查显示,口音熟悉程度和说话者的口音程度增强了听者区分细微差别的能力。这些发现讨论了在尼日利亚的可接受性的一种装饰性品种。
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Congruence between Teachers’ Spoken Discourse and Students’ Vocabulary Levels: Is the Gap Too Wide? 教师口语话语与学生词汇水平的一致性:差距太大了吗?
IF 0.5 3区 文学 Q2 Arts and Humanities Pub Date : 2022-01-02 DOI: 10.1080/10228195.2022.2066157
Graham Creighton
Abstract In international schools where English is the language of learning and teaching there are many students whose first language is not English and whose low vocabulary levels inhibit their chances of taking full advantage of their education. Not only must students comprehend the high-frequency vocabulary that make up general English usage, they also need the mid-frequency and academic vocabulary used by their teachers. In this article I report on the vocabulary levels of grade 9 and 10 English as a Second Language (ESL) students at an international high school and the vocabulary profile of their teachers’ spoken discourse. Results indicated a gap between the vocabulary level of the ESL students and the vocabulary used by the teachers. A better understanding of this gap would put English teachers in a stronger position to assist students to reach the vocabulary levels necessary for them to make sense of their lessons.
摘要在以英语为学习和教学语言的国际学校里,有许多学生的第一语言不是英语,词汇量低阻碍了他们充分利用教育的机会。学生不仅要理解构成一般英语用法的高频词汇,还需要老师使用的中频词汇和学术词汇。在这篇文章中,我报告了一所国际高中九年级和十年级英语作为第二语言(ESL)学生的词汇水平以及他们的老师口语的词汇概况。结果表明,ESL学生的词汇水平与教师使用的词汇之间存在差距。更好地理解这一差距将使英语教师处于更有利的地位,帮助学生达到理解课程所需的词汇水平。
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Lexical Variation in Regional Modern Standard Arabic 区域现代标准阿拉伯语的词汇变异
IF 0.5 3区 文学 Q2 Arts and Humanities Pub Date : 2022-01-02 DOI: 10.1080/10228195.2022.2067214
Mahmoud Azaz, Essa Alfaifi
Abstract Adapting the notions of regional Modern Standard Arabic (Ibrahim 2009; Ryding 2010) and gradience in acceptability judgments (Papadopoulou, Leivada, and Pavlou 2014), this paper teases apart educated native speakers’ judgements and lexical preferences in an intricate case of lexical collocations. In this case, one of the two co-occurring words or constituents has two variants rendered in different morphological forms, but they are derived from the same root. The results of an acceptability judgment task showed that educated Saudi Arabian speakers tended to disfavour lexical variants used in Egyptian newspapers and overwhelmingly opted for the variants used in their region when forced to do so. It is argued that although the lexicon of Standard Arabic is relatively stable and governed by substantial regularities and conformities to standard morphological rules, still regional varieties can be differentiated. The dynamic nature of Standard Arabic synchronically and its interaction with Arabic dialects in different regions is discussed.
摘要本文根据区域现代标准阿拉伯语(Ibrahim 2009;Ryding 2010)和可接受性判断的等级性(Papadopoulou,Leivada,and Pavlou 2014)的概念,在一个复杂的词汇搭配案例中,对受过教育的母语人士的判断和词汇偏好进行了梳理。在这种情况下,两个同时出现的单词或成分中的一个有两个变体,以不同的形态呈现,但它们源自同一个词根。可接受性判断任务的结果表明,受过教育的沙特阿拉伯人倾向于不喜欢埃及报纸上使用的词汇变体,并在被迫这样做时,绝大多数人选择了所在地区使用的变体。有人认为,尽管标准阿拉伯语的词汇相对稳定,并受到实质性规则和符合标准形态规则的支配,但仍然可以区分区域变体。讨论了标准阿拉伯语的动态共时性及其与不同地区阿拉伯语方言的互动关系。
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An Ecological Approach to the Implementation of Language-in-Education Policy: A Kalanga Case Study 语言教育政策实施的生态方法:以卡兰加语为例
IF 0.5 3区 文学 Q2 Arts and Humanities Pub Date : 2021-09-02 DOI: 10.1080/10228195.2021.1970210
Sheron Maphosa
Abstract Following the recognition of 16 languages in the Zimbabwean Constitution in 2013, 2015 saw a curriculum reform process begin, and the Education Act was also amended in 2019. Even though there were previous language-in-education policies aimed at promoting the use of minority languages, it is contended here that most the languages included in the previous policies have not made any significant inroads as languages of education. The study therefore examines the implementation of the language-in-education policy as enshrined in the Constitution, Education Act and curriculum framework, using Kalanga as a case study. It argues that language-in-education policy is affected by the wider linguistic ecological system and identifies the ecological factors that affect policy implementation. The research takes a qualitative approach and focuses on the perspectives of a sample of ministry officials, heads of schools, teachers, parents and advocacy groups. The findings demonstrate that there are linguistic ecological factors that cannot be overlooked and exist in an interconnected relationship.
继2013年津巴布韦宪法承认16种语言之后,2015年开始了课程改革进程,《教育法》也于2019年进行了修订。尽管以前有旨在促进使用少数民族语言的教育语言政策,但这里认为,以前政策中包括的大多数语言作为教育语言没有取得任何重大进展。因此,本研究考察了宪法、教育法和课程框架中规定的教育语言政策的实施情况,并以卡兰加为例进行了研究。本文认为教育语言政策受到更广泛的语言生态系统的影响,并确定了影响政策实施的生态因素。该研究采用定性方法,重点关注政府部门官员、学校校长、教师、家长和倡导团体的观点。研究结果表明,语言生态因素是不可忽视的,它们之间存在着相互关联的关系。
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引用次数: 2
Metaphor Frequency and Distribution in Three Sesotho Newspapers’ Coverage of HIV and AIDS 三种塞索托报纸艾滋病报道中的隐喻频率与分布
IF 0.5 3区 文学 Q2 Arts and Humanities Pub Date : 2021-09-02 DOI: 10.1080/10228195.2021.1963812
Ntṡoeu Seepheephe
Abstract This study examines the frequency and distribution of linguistic metaphors in selected Sesotho newspapers (Lentsoe, Leselinyana and Moeletsi) in their coverage of HIV and AIDS. The results reveal that 83.9 metaphors occur per 1 000 words, and that the majority of these metaphors are conventional. The findings show that linguistic metaphors are evenly distributed between the three newspapers analysed. There are also similarities between the newspapers regarding the most frequently used metaphorical expressions. Metaphors created by using the locative case marker -ng and the metaphorical expression bontsha (show) and its inflected forms are the linguistic metaphors used most frequently by the newspapers. The findings show that there is a difference in the frequency of metaphors during the period 1986–1995 and later periods, with fewer linguistic metaphors used in 1996–2010. However, the metaphors created using the locative case marker -ng and bontsha (show) and its inflected forms remain the most frequent linguistic metaphors in each period.
摘要本研究考察了选定的塞索托报纸(Lentsoe、Leselinyana和Moeletsi)在报道艾滋病毒和艾滋病方面使用语言隐喻的频率和分布。结果表明,每1000个单词中出现83.9个隐喻,其中大多数是常规隐喻。研究结果表明,语言隐喻在被分析的三份报纸之间分布均匀。两种报纸在最常用的隐喻表达方面也有相似之处。由位置格标记-ng和bontsha (show)及其屈折形式构成的隐喻是报纸使用最频繁的语言隐喻。研究结果表明,1986-1995年期间和之后的时期隐喻的使用频率存在差异,1996-2010年期间语言隐喻的使用较少。然而,使用位置格标记-ng和bontsha (show)及其屈折形式创造的隐喻仍然是每个时期最常见的语言隐喻。
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引用次数: 2
Namibian Teachers’ Beliefs about Medium of Instruction and Language Education Policy Implementation 纳米比亚教师对教学媒介与语言教育政策执行的信念
IF 0.5 3区 文学 Q2 Arts and Humanities Pub Date : 2021-09-02 DOI: 10.1080/10228195.2021.1951334
Soili Norro
Abstract The medium of instruction is a crucial issue in language education policy in multilingual post-colonial countries such as Namibia. Teachers occupy a central role in language policy implementation, and their beliefs affect it. It is therefore important to study their beliefs about language education policy and its implementation. This article explores Namibian teachers’ beliefs in this regard in two government primary schools by means of a questionnaire and semi-structured interviews. The qualitative analysis shows that the teachers believe the current language policy is problematic and its implementation challenging. The majority see multilingual education as a good option, though the findings of the questionnaire and the interview data are somewhat at odds. Introducing multilingual pedagogy education in teacher training and legitimising translanguaging in classrooms would enhance learner-centred approaches in Namibian schools.
摘要在纳米比亚等多语言后殖民国家,教学语言是语言教育政策中的一个关键问题。教师在语言政策实施中起着核心作用,他们的信念影响着语言政策的实施,因此研究他们对语言教育政策及其实施的信念是很重要的。本文采用问卷调查和半结构化访谈的方法,探讨了纳米比亚两所公立小学教师在这方面的信念。定性分析表明,教师们认为当前的语言政策存在问题,其实施具有挑战性。大多数人认为多语言教育是一个不错的选择,尽管调查问卷和访谈数据的结果有些不一致。在教师培训中引入多语言教学法教育,并使课堂上的跨语言教学合法化,将加强纳米比亚学校以学习者为中心的方法。
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Editorial 编辑
IF 0.5 3区 文学 Q2 Arts and Humanities Pub Date : 2021-09-02 DOI: 10.1080/10228195.2021.2009632
Theodorus du Plessis
This thirteenth special issue of Language Matters on language politics in Africa again has a strong focus on language-in-education policy. Three of the articles deal with aspects of language policy implementation and challenges in education in two southern African settings, Zimbabwe and Namibia. Particularly noteworthy is their focus on indigenous and minoritised languages in education and on some of the challenges regarding multilingual education. Two further articles are broadly situated in a health context, the one dealing with the development of a screening test used in healthcare facilities in South Africa and the other investigating metaphors found in newspaper coverage of HIV and AIDS issues in Lesotho. A final article deals with public access to, involvement in, and the right to petition Parliament in Zimbabwe.
《语言事务》关于非洲语言政治的第13期特刊再次强烈关注语言教育政策。其中三篇文章涉及两个南部非洲国家津巴布韦和纳米比亚的语言政策实施和教育方面的挑战。特别值得注意的是,它们把重点放在教育中的土著和少数民族语言以及多语言教育方面的一些挑战上。另外两篇文章大致涉及卫生领域,一篇涉及南非保健设施中使用的筛查测试的发展,另一篇调查莱索托关于艾滋病毒和艾滋病问题的报纸报道中的隐喻。最后一篇文章涉及津巴布韦公众进入、参与和向议会请愿的权利。
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Multilingualism in Education: The Lived Experience of the Marginalised Language Learner 教育中的多语化:边缘化语言学习者的生活体验
IF 0.5 3区 文学 Q2 Arts and Humanities Pub Date : 2021-09-02 DOI: 10.1080/10228195.2021.1951333
Jubilee Chikasha
Abstract This study explored how minority language speaking learners experience language use in a multilingual classroom. The study was conducted in Binga District, Zimbabwe, where Tonga, a formerly marginalised language, is predominant. This qualitative study is grounded in the multilingual education framework. A sample of 40 learners was drawn from four primary schools. Data were gathered mainly through semi-structured interviews. Findings indicate that the majority of teachers at these schools are either Ndebele or Shona first language speakers, with some having almost no communicative competence in Tonga, the language of the community. This has led to the adoption of English and Ndebele or Shona as the language of teaching and learning (LOTL) in the classroom. Adopting these languages has resulted in the isolation and marginalisation of Tonga learners, who are thereby denied the right to education in the classroom context, leading to negative attitudes towards school and high failure and dropout rates.
摘要本研究探讨了少数民族语言学习者在多语言课堂中如何体验语言使用。这项研究是在津巴布韦宾加区进行的,那里以前被边缘化的汤加语占主导地位。这项定性研究以多语言教育框架为基础。从四所小学抽取了40名学生作为样本。数据主要通过半结构化访谈收集。调查结果表明,这些学校的大多数教师要么说恩德贝莱语,要么说绍纳语,其中一些教师几乎没有汤加语的交际能力。这导致了英语和恩德贝莱语或绍纳语被用作课堂教学语言(LOTL)。采用这些语言导致汤加学习者被孤立和边缘化,他们因此被剥夺了在课堂上接受教育的权利,导致对学校的负面态度以及高失败率和辍学率。
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