Early Childhood Language Education and Literacy Practices in Ethiopia: Perspectives from Indigenous Knowledge,...

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Kassahun Weldemariam (University of Gothenburg, Sweden) Margareth Sandvik (Oslo Metropolitan University, Norway)

Early Childhood Language Education and Literacy Practices in Ethiopia

Perspectives from Indigenous Knowledge, Gender and Instructional Practices

Kassahun Weldemariam (University of Gothenburg, Sweden), Margareth Sandvik (Oslo Metropolitan University, Norway), Moges Yigezu (Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia)

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Routledge
30 January 2025

Bilingualism & multilingualism; Regional studies; Pre-school & kindergarten; Primary & middle schools; Teacher training

Series: Routledge Research in Language Education

This edited volume explores how indigenous knowledges and practices can be instrumental in improving literacy outcomes and teacher development practices in Ethiopia, aiding children’s long-term reading, and learning outcomes.

The chapters present research from a collaborative project between Ethiopia and Norway and demonstrate how students can be supported to think pragmatically, learn critically and be in possession of the citizenship skills necessary to thrive in a multilingual world. The authors celebrate multilingualism and bring indigenous traditions such as oracy, storytelling, folktales to the fore revealing their positive impact on educational attainment. Addressing issues of language diversity and systematic ignorance of indigenous literacy practices, the book plays a necessary role in introducing Ethiopia’s cultural heritage to the West and, hence, bridges the cultural gaps between the global north and global south.

Arguably contributing one of the first publications on early literacy in Ethiopian languages, this book will appeal to scholars, researchers and postgraduate students studying the fields of early years literacy and language, indigenous knowledge and applied linguistics more broadly.

The Open Access version of this book, available at www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC-BY-NC-ND) 4.0 license.

Edited by: Kassahun Weldemariam (University of Gothenburg Sweden), Margareth Sandvik (Oslo Metropolitan University, Norway), Moges Yigezu (Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia)
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 400g
ISBN: 9781032544564
ISBN 10: 1032544562
Series: Routledge Research in Language Education
Pages: 200
Publication Date: 30 January 2025
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Kassahun Weldemariam is Senior Lecturer, PhD in pedagogical work, Department of Pedagogy, Curriculum and Professional Studies, University of Gothenburg, Sweden. Margareth Sandvik is Professor of Norwegian Didactics, Faculty of Education and International Studies, Oslo Metropolitan University, Norway. Moges Yigezu is Associate Professor of Linguistics, Department of Linguistics and Philology, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia.