FYI (fwd from the Linguist list)... DZO
Date: 05-Oct-2005 From: Kizitus Mpoche <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: International Conference on Language, Literature and Education Full Title: International Conference on Language, Literature and Education Short Title: LALED Date: 11-May-2006 - 13-May-2006 Location: Yaounde, Cameroon Contact Person: Kizitus Mpoche Meeting Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web Site: http://http://www.freetocharities.org.uk/yaounde Linguistic Field(s): Ling & Literature Subject Language(s): English; French Call Deadline: 31-Dec-2005 Meeting Description: Language, Literature and Education Given the evolving contexts of language and literature in Postcolonial Africa, and the manner in which these have impacted the process of education, this conference will address issues that are related to how the trio of Language, Literature, and Education pose a challenge in prospecting an enduring pedagogical trajectory for the Continent in the 21st century. By considering questions about language and education policies, the 'what' and 'how' of literature texts to be taught, and whether language (indigenous or colonial) can be analysed as a medium or an end in itself, presenters are invited to underscore the overall or specific context in which language, literature, and education can enhance Africa's integration into a globalised world. Has the 'variegated' nature of the African language enhanced or hindered such a possibility? How has language, whether of literature or of education, evolved or failed to do so in Africa, into the confluence of globalisation? What are the prospects for a more cohabiting relationship between language and literature in Africa? How influential have indigenous languages been, in configuring an African literature that is inclusive enough to accommodate cultural 'difference'? Has the incidence of indigenous languages in African literature been a mere 'translatable' exercise, or one that organically articulates a cultural bias? Has the African classroom, when it comes to the teaching of language and literature, been simply a replica of Western methodological practices at the expense of an African 'theory'? How (in)consistent have African writers been, in Africanising the African language in literature? What is/has been the role of policy makers in promoting a healthy debate on the relationship between language, literature, and education? ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Life without art & music? Keep the arts alive today at Network for Good! http://us.click.yahoo.com/7zgKlB/dnQLAA/Zx0JAA/TpIolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AfricanLanguages/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
