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Language Policy And Planning For Education In Cameroon And Nigeria, Ruth Adebile Apr 2011

Language Policy And Planning For Education In Cameroon And Nigeria, Ruth Adebile

Academic Leadership: The Online Journal

The goals and overall philosophy of education in any nation is the pre-requisite to the formation of language policy and planning for education. Language generally is always a crucial phenomenon and it becomes more crucial and controversial when it has to do with formulation of policies in education (Dada, 2005) part of the reason for this is simply because most of the language problems in many African countries are colonial legacies. The language problem is even volatile in some African countries like Cameroon and Nigeria. As it is going to be expanciated in this write-up, both Cameroon and Nigeria are …


Literary Creativity In Second Language English: A Speech Act Study Of Ola Rotimi’S Ovonrawmen Nogbaisi, M.J. Oloko Apr 2011

Literary Creativity In Second Language English: A Speech Act Study Of Ola Rotimi’S Ovonrawmen Nogbaisi, M.J. Oloko

Academic Leadership: The Online Journal

Language remains the most formidable tool that writers use for literary creativity. It is the vehicle through which literature delights and instructs. The most important gift God gave human beings over and above other creatures he created is the power of language (Ezeigbo 2008). Language is indispensable to the creative artists, to literary critics, who must have a facility for words. Words are no doubt a powerful tool in the literary arsenal of the writer. In the hands of a writer, words can do a lot of things. Writers are creative people who create with words. It is no longer …


A Paradigm Of Power And Possibility, Linda Dauksas Apr 2010

A Paradigm Of Power And Possibility, Linda Dauksas

Academic Leadership: The Online Journal

At the base of the Principal’s leadership and professional responsibilities is the ultimate power to create a model of ability and respect for every student. No matter the size of the school, age of the students, tenure of staff or status of the community, every principal can create a potent paradigm promoting ability over disability, and opportunities over impediments. The power of this paradigm can impact students, staff, and the entire community, far beyond the school campus.


Effective Private Bilingual School’S Principal Leadership Behaviors In Thailand: A Measurement Model, Patee Tintavee Apr 2010

Effective Private Bilingual School’S Principal Leadership Behaviors In Thailand: A Measurement Model, Patee Tintavee

Academic Leadership: The Online Journal

This study focuses on administering of private bilingual schools, which may demand for school principals who have distinguished working manners and behaviors. The research examined what are effective principal leadership behaviors of private bilingual school’s principal leadership.


The Language Policy And Practice Of Tanzania And Singapore: What Lessons For Nigeria, Africa., Olufunson Fasanami Jan 2010

The Language Policy And Practice Of Tanzania And Singapore: What Lessons For Nigeria, Africa., Olufunson Fasanami

Academic Leadership: The Online Journal

Language makes a people. If a language is lost, the identity of the race is lost. Language is a universal concept and there is no society in the world where language is not used for communication. Many linguists have defined language as a means of communicating, ideas, thoughts, emotions and information, among others. The human race is imbued with the gift of verbal language, apparently, intelligible language for communication. There are other types of communication like the signs, symbols, gesticulations, braille for the blind and other non verbal communication media.


Empowerment Through Critical Pedagogy, Premakumari Dheram Jul 2007

Empowerment Through Critical Pedagogy, Premakumari Dheram

Academic Leadership: The Online Journal

In any multilingual country, it is imperative that the curriculum provide for a critical dialogue on the politics of language. Educators must address questions of linguistic and cultural identity especially in the context of the spread of English. Contrary to popular and academic conceptions, English has never been just a ‘link’ or ‘library’ language, and the epithets non-native speaker teacher/learner and second language teacher/learner echo a sense of marginality and displacement (Browne. 2005. Cummins.1996. Kachru.1982. Rampton.1990.Shondel.2005). For “…language itself is content, a referent for loyalties and animosities, an indicator of social statuses and personal relationships, a marker of situations and …