On Results Of The Reform In Ethiopia S Language And Education Policies

Author : Catherine Griefenow-Mewis
Publisher : Otto Harrassowitz Verlag
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Education and state
ISBN : 3447058846

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On Results of the Reform in Ethiopia's Language and Education Policies by Catherine Griefenow-Mewis Pdf

This publication reflects the results of the Ethiopian education reform as well as the exceptional efforts that multiethnic Ethiopia undertakes in order to cope with the challenges arising from the population explosion. More than 55 per cent of the 77 million Ethiopians are under the age of 18 years. The great social and political changes started in Ethiopia at the beginning of the 1990s have resulted in the substitution of the educational system based on Amharic and English by one which uses a multilingual approach. According to the Ministry of Education 22 out of the 84 languages spoken in Ethiopia are now used as media of instruction in primary schools. The book presents the lectures delivered at the workshop "On the Results of the Reform in Ethiopia's Language and Education Policy" held at Addis Ababa University in April 2006 by Ethiopian education experts and a German research team. Their contribution has facilitated a subsumption into the historical context and has given insight into the analyses of the use of 8 Ethiopian languages in primary schools in different regions of the country.

Author : Mekonnen Alemu Gebre Yohannes
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 171 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2021-03-22
Category : Education
ISBN : 9783030639044

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Language Policy in Ethiopia by Mekonnen Alemu Gebre Yohannes Pdf

This book examines the interplay and tensions between hegemonic and counter-hegemonic language policy and processes in Tigray, a regional state of Ethiopia, in the period of pre- and post-1991. Viewing language use and language policy as dynamic social and ideological processes, the book presents Ethiopia as an example of language policy creation and implementation over time, in a highly volatile political context. The case of Ethiopia is unique in that different language policies and practices were put in place as the country’s leaders changed through political takeovers. Declared language policies were not always implemented, and those implemented were often protested. The book starts with an overview and review of language policy and planning, followed by a chapter on the history of such planning in Ethiopia. It then presents the methodology used for the study, and examines the appropriation of hegemonic LPP, patterns of resistance, schools and public sites as centers of resistance, and the emergence and development of specific patterns of language use in different regions of the country. The book ends with recommendations for future research, and draws the overall conclusion that since LPP is a dynamic and multilayered contextual process, official or de facto language policy is often undermined by overt or covert unofficial language policies, ideologies, mechanisms, and agents that result in different patterns of language use.

Author : Xabier Arzoz
Publisher : Martinus Nijhoff Publishers
Page : 375 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2012-02-17
Category : Law
ISBN : 9789004209251

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Bilingual Higher Education in the Legal Context by Xabier Arzoz Pdf

The aim of this book is to document the experiences of institutions and states that are implementing bilingual higher education policies in the legal context, to identify the different approaches and to suggest some of the likely areas for future theoretical development. It examines the role of higher education language policies (medium-of-instruction policies in higher education) in mediating the tension between on the one hand the centralizing forces of stated-mandated policies and globalisation and demands for language rights by ethnic and linguistic minorities on the other.

Author : Yirgalem Alemu
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
Page : 117 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2019-10-17
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9783346038265

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Language Policy of Education and National Identity in Ethiopia by Yirgalem Alemu Pdf

Academic Paper from the year 2019 in the subject Speech Science / Linguistics, , language: English, abstract: This work has attempted to give an overview of how the language policy of the different regimes in Ethiopia has contributed to the sense of national identity. Although language is not the only factor that consolidates or weakens national identity, it plays a significant role. It is with this mine that the book is written. Different language-related policies and documents of the imperial, military and EPRDF regimes were closely investigated. Sections and statements in the policy pertaining to language use were considered as units of analysis. Furthermore, empirical and theoretical literature written in areas of language policy and national identity were consulted. The autoher also included his personal experiences as a university instructor and informal meetings held with people in different walks of life. The evidence obtained from the sources mentioned above reflects that the language policy used in Ethiopia is highly polarized: ranging from one language to all to no language to all. That is, the regimes before EPRDF dictate one language to be used as a tool of communication to all Ethiopians. On the other hand, the EPRDF regime emphasized local language and culture without (practically) giving any room for national communication. Both approaches contribute little to national identity formation. This book recommends that Ethiopians need to learn from other multilingual countries about language planning. Ethnocentric thinking that assumes one’s own language as superior to the other’s language should be avoided. Politicians also need to abstain from politicizing language (identity) and using it as a means of mobilizing support. This book recommends that bilingual/ multilingual education contributes a lot to Ethiopian national identity formation.

Author : Tomasz Kamusella
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2021-06-17
Category : History
ISBN : 9781000395990

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Politics and the Slavic Languages by Tomasz Kamusella Pdf

During the last two centuries, ethnolinguistic nationalism has been the norm of nation building and state building in Central Europe. The number of recognized Slavic languages (in line with the normative political formula of language = nation = state) gradually tallied with the number of the Slavic nation-states, especially after the breakups of Czechoslovakia, the Soviet Union and Yugoslavia. But in the current age of borderless cyberspace, regional and minority Slavic languages are freely standardized and used, even when state authorities disapprove. As a result, since the turn of the 19th century, the number of Slavic languages has varied widely, from a single Slavic language to as many as 40. Through the story of Slavic languages, this timely book illustrates that decisions on what counts as a language are neither permanent nor stable, arguing that the politics of language is the politics in Central Europe. The monograph will prove to be an essential resource for scholars of linguistics and politics in Central Europe.

Author : Christine McNab
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Amharic language
ISBN : STANFORD:36105003589145

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Language Policy and Language Practice by Christine McNab Pdf

Author : Messay Kebede
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 44 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2020-12-08
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:4064066313883

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The Roots and Fallouts of Haile Selassie's Educational Policy by Messay Kebede Pdf

This book attempts to assess the impacts of Haile Selassie's educational policy on Ethiopia's educated elite. This inquiry was inspired by the fact that the educated Ethiopian elite has played a negative role during and since the overthrow of Haile Selassie's regime. The further political and economic stagnation is also tied to the policies adopted by the educated elites. The author questions whether the reliance on the Westerns curriculums and teaching methods brought to the spread of the Marxist ideas in Ethiopia. Another question is about abandoning native Ethiopian educational legacy in education during the period in question.

Author : Corrie Decker,Elisabeth McMahon
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2020-10-29
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781107103696

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The Idea of Development in Africa by Corrie Decker,Elisabeth McMahon Pdf

An engaging history of how the idea of development has shaped Africa's past and present encounters with the West.

Author : Beth Rabinowitz
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 331 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2018-03
Category : History
ISBN : 9781108420464

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Coups, Rivals, and the Modern State by Beth Rabinowitz Pdf

Using extensive research, this book argues that successful African leaders consolidate their rule by developing strategic rural coalitions.

Author : Moges Yigezu
Publisher : African Books Collective
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Education
ISBN : 9789994455478

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Language Ideologies and Challenges of Multilingual Education in Ethiopia by Moges Yigezu Pdf

During the last decade and a half, The use of local languages for official purposes, particularly in primary education, has become a pronounced characteristic of Ethiopian education system. The fact that as many as 22 languages have been introduced into the school system since mid 1990s represents a major ideological shift from the previous policies the country had adopted over the course of several centuries. The Ethiopian educational language policy is radical in its scope and unique in Sub-Saharan Africa and elsewhere, and it invites a close examination of its ideological foundation and, even more so, its implementation model. The primary objective of this study was to make a critical appraisal of the implementation of vernacular education in the Harari region and examine the challenges of providing primary education in several Ethiopian and international languages, i.e. English, Amharic, Oromo, Arabic and Harari. The study made a comparative assessment of the use of languages as media of instruction for primary education, and concluded with an appraisal of the relative strengths and weaknesses in the use of each language, from both pedagogical and social perspectives.

Author : Daniel Vujcich
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 24 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Native language and education
ISBN : 1909403210

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Policy and Practice on Language of Instruction in Ethiopian School by Daniel Vujcich Pdf

Author : Mekonnen Alemu Gebre Yohannes
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2021
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 3030639053

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Language Policy in Ethiopia by Mekonnen Alemu Gebre Yohannes Pdf

This book examines the interplay and tensions between hegemonic and counter-hegemonic language policy and processes in Tigray, a regional state of Ethiopia, in the period of pre- and post-1991. Viewing language use and language policy as dynamic social and ideological processes, the book presents Ethiopia as an example of language policy creation and implementation over time, in a highly volatile political context. The case of Ethiopia is unique in that different language policies and practices were put in place as the country's leaders changed through political takeovers. Declared language policies were not always implemented, and those implemented were often protested. The book starts with an overview and review of language policy and planning, followed by a chapter on the history of such planning in Ethiopia. It then presents the methodology used for the study, and examines the appropriation of hegemonic LPP, patterns of resistance, schools and public sites as centers of resistance, and the emergence and development of specific patterns of language use in different regions of the country. The book ends with recommendations for future research, and draws the overall conclusion that since LPP is a dynamic and multilayered contextual process, official or de facto language policy is often undermined by overt or covert unofficial language policies, ideologies, mechanisms, and agents that result in different patterns of language use.

Author : Lahra Smith
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2013-05-20
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781107328808

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Making Citizens in Africa by Lahra Smith Pdf

Smith argues that citizenship creation and expansion is a pivotal part of political contestation in Africa today. Citizenship is a powerful analytical tool to approach political life in contemporary Africa because the institutional and structural reforms of the past two decades have been inextricably linked with the battle over the 'right to have rights'. Professor Lahra Smith's work advances the notion of meaningful citizenship, referring to the ways in which rights are exercised, or the effective practice of citizenship. Using data from Ethiopia and developing a historically informed study of language policy, ethnicity and gender identities, Smith analyzes the contestation over citizenship that engages the state, social movements and individuals in substantive ways. By combining original data on language policy in contemporary Ethiopia with detailed historical study and a focus on ethnicity, citizenship and gender, this work brings a fresh approach to Ethiopian political development and contemporary citizenship concerns across Africa.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Education
ISBN : MINN:30000010540288

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Resources in Education by Anonim Pdf

Author : Tekeste Negash
Publisher : Nordic Africa Institute
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Education
ISBN : UOM:39015064763231

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Education in Ethiopia by Tekeste Negash Pdf

The main focus of the study is the deepening crisis of the Ethiopian education system. This study reconstructs the growth of the crisis of the sector during the last four decades. It then discusses the implications of the crisis in terms of communication breakdown; absence of analytical capacity at system level; the fragmentation of society; loss of political legitimacy and perpetuation of authoritarian power. Although the education sector has greatly expanded its impact on poverty alleviation has so far been insignificant. The poverty landscape has changed to the worse during the last fifty years. This is largely due to the fact that the Ethiopian education system is based on false premises. At the center of the crisis is the use of English as medium of instruction. The proficiency in English is so low that its continued use as a medium of instruction can only lead to the collapse of the education system. The study argues that it is only through language (readily understood and practiced) that collective life and the world can be interpreted in an integrated manner. The replacement of English by Ethiopian languages all the way from the primary to tertiary levels is one of the factors that could strengthen the survival potential of the Ethiopian political community. The study is relevant for policy makers and students of development studies on the role of education in social change in Africa south of the Sahara.