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Re-thinking the literacy divide in language education in Senegal /

This manuscript examines literacy education in Senegal. It assesses some of the impacts of French policies on the overall Senegalese system of education, including some of the language policies championed by a cohort of Senegalese authorities from 1960 until 2012. It begins with a definition of the...

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Main Author: Fall, Moustapha (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Peter Lang, [2025]
Series:American university studies. Linguistics ; vol. 36.
Subjects:
Language policy > Senegal.
Language and education > Senegal.
Literacy > Senegal.
Language and education.
Language policy.
Literacy.
Senegal.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Demographic profile of Senegal
  • Senegal's colonial history
  • Politics of literacy education in Senegal
  • France's literacy education plan for the Africans
  • Linguistic cohabitation in Senegal
  • Linguistic decolonization and nation building in Africa
  • Senegalese political leadership and decolonization in Senegal
  • France's literacy education policy and its impacts on the Senegal's education system
  • Conclusion.