{"product_id":"9783032069399","title":"Multilingualism and Multiculturalism in Namibia : Insider Perspectives (Multilingual Education)","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book explores how multilingualism and multiculturalism act as critical markers of glocalization, identity formation, and cultural preservation in a changing world. As a multi-ethnic and multicultural country marked by extensive linguistic and cultural diversity, the Namibian landscape is a unique context showcasing the benefits of multilingualism and multiculturalism. Through critical, empirical, practical and theoretically engaged debates, this book highlights issues around intercultural and multilingual education, the language question in Africa, cultural practices and their significance and preservation thereof, ways of fostering unity in diversity through languages, and the means to liberate the creative, artistic and cultural voices through self-publication. This book is useful for undergraduate and graduate students and researchers on Namibian and Southern African linguistics, multilingual and multicultural enthusiasts, anthropologists, and African studies scholars.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSECTION ONE: MULTILINGUALISM AS A MULTICULTURAL MARKER\u003c\/strong\u003e.- \u003cstrong\u003eNavigating Multi-Culturalism in Higher Education in a Multi-Ethnic Country \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eCynthy Haihambo\u003c\/em\u003e.- \u003cstrong\u003eWindhoek as a meeting place of Namibian voices:  Rural to urban migration shaping the multilingual profile of the capital city\u003c\/strong\u003e.- \u003cstrong\u003eThe Silozi Language Question in Namibia s Multilingual Zambezi Region\u003c\/strong\u003e.- \u003cstrong\u003eReading to learn in a multilingual Namibian context with teaching and learning resource constraints \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eBelden Liswaniso\u003c\/em\u003e.- \u003cstrong\u003eDid it have to be English? A Comparative Study of Anglophone Language Planning and Multilingualism in Kenya and Namibia\u003c\/strong\u003e.- \u003cstrong\u003eSECTION TWO: MULTICULTURAL PRACTICES IN NAMIBIA\u003c\/strong\u003e.- \u003cstrong\u003eFrom supposedly no culture to making my own culture : Some Provocations on Culture and Multi\/Transculturalism in Namibia\u003c\/strong\u003e.- \u003cstrong\u003eExploring rhetorical mechanisms in preserving cultural practices: A case of \u003cem\u003eekaka \u003c\/em\u003e(dried wild spinach) in Aandonga culture\u003c\/strong\u003e.- \u003cstrong\u003eEmbracing the past in order to celebrate the future: Multiculturalism in Aawambo and Vakavango peoples fashion in Namibia as expressions of intercultural intertwinements\u003c\/strong\u003e.- \u003cstrong\u003ePreserving Indigenous Knowledge: The significance of \u003cem\u003eomaludi\u003c\/em\u003e  \u003cem\u003eeengobe\u003c\/em\u003e Festival in Oshiwambo culture: the case study of Etomba village\u003c\/strong\u003e.- \u003cstrong\u003eCould a Zine A limited DIY Self-publication Liberate the Creative, Artistic and Cultural Voices of UNAM Staff and Students?.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDr Nelson Mlambo\u003c\/strong\u003e is Associate Professor of English and World Literature at the University of Namibia. His research focuses on literary studies, particularly recent theories relevant to Africa's present challenges. He is a visiting fellow at Oxford University, UK, and a visiting fellow at Leeds University Centre for African Studies and Leeds Arts and Humanities Research Institute at Leeds University, UK.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAurélie Zannier-Wahengo \u003c\/strong\u003eis a senior lecturer of French as a foreign language at the University of Namibia. Her research is focused on language teaching methods and formative assessment. She has been involved in interdisciplinary projects and research in the fields of arts, languages and multilingualism.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Springer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46387842908239,"sku":"00000_00000_00000_00000","price":5600.0,"currency_code":"TWD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/kinokuniya.com.tw\/products\/9783032069399","provider":"Books Kinokuniya Taiwan","version":"1.0","type":"link"}