Indigenous Language for Development Communication in the Global South

Abiodun Salawu; Tshepang Bright Molale; Enrique Uribe-Jongbloed; Mohammad Sahid Ullah

doi:10.5771/9781666912029

Summary

Indigenous Language for Development Communication in the Global South brings together voices from the margins in underrepresented regions of the Global South, within the context of scholarship focusing on indigenous languages and development communication. Contributors present cases as a starting point for further research and discussions about indigenous language and development communication in Latin America, Africa, and Asia. Scholars of communication, sociology, linguistics, and development studies will find this book of particular interest.

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Copyright year: 2022
ISBN-Print: 978-1-6669-1201-2
ISBN-Online: 978-1-6669-1202-9
Publisher: Lexington, Lanham
Language: English
Pages: 300
Product type: Edited Book

1. Contents No access
2. Acknowledgments No access
1. 1. From a New Model to Specific Cases of Development Communication No access
  2. Gender, Cultural, and Intersectional Issues in Indigenous Media Journalism No access
  3. Sustainable Development and Democracy No access
2. Final Remarks on the Book No access
3. References No access
1. 1. Introduction No access
  2. Language and Communication No access
  3. Mother Tongue as a Medium of Instruction No access
  4. The Model No access
  5. Conclusion No access
  6. References No access
2. 1. Introduction No access
  2. 1. Development Journalism and Political Economy No access
  3. Methodology No access
  4. 1. Tracing the Historical Content and Editorial Dynamics at uMthunywa No access
    2. The Period of Development Communication 1985–1988 No access
    3. Dumping Down: The Glory Years of Tabloidization 2004–2008 No access
    4. Declining Public Trust and the Slump Period 2009–2019 No access
    5. The COVID-19 Crisis and Online Migration No access
    6. 1. Tabloidization No access
      2. Digitization No access
      3. Ownership and Control No access
      4. Commercial Imperative No access
    7. The Challenges of Development Journalism in Zimbabwe No access
  5. Conclusion No access
  6. References No access
3. 1. Introduction No access
  2. Literature Review No access
  3. Methodology No access
  4. Findings No access
  5. Discussion of Findings No access
  6. Conclusion No access
  7. References No access
4. 1. Introduction No access
  2. The Press in Colonial and Post-independence Zimbabwe: Ideological Positioning and Language of Publishing No access
  3. African Language Press: Reportage and Reporting Style No access
  4. Development Communication, Media, and Language Nexus No access
  5. 1. Folklorization of African Language Newspapers No access
    2. African Languages and Reporting of Specialized News No access
    3. The Press and the English vs. African Language Problem No access
    4. The Political Economy of African Language Newspapers No access
    5. African Languages Newspapers and Tradition No access
  6. Concluding Remarks No access
  7. References No access
5. 1. Introduction No access
  2. The Concept of Rural Development No access
  3. Theoretical Framework No access
  4. Methodology No access
  5. Discussion No access
  6. Summary of Findings No access
  7. Conclusion No access
  8. References No access
1. 1. Languages and the Media in Sub-Saharan Africa No access
  2. Conceptual Framework: Feminist Media Studies and Women’s Leadership No access
  3. The Postcolonial Challenges of National Languages in Burkinabè Media No access
  4. Methodology No access
  5. 1. Perception and Significance of National Languages in Radio Content No access
    2. Gendered Horizontal Segregation in Journalistic Practices No access
    3. Women Journalists’ Diverse Expressions of Leadership No access
    4. Between Masculine Professional Norms and Encouragements for Women Journalists No access
    5. Women’s Voices Mobilizing Female Citizen Participation No access
  6. Conclusion No access
  7. Notes No access
  8. References No access
2. 1. Background of the Study No access
  2. 1. Women Empowerment No access
  3. 1. A Case for Indigenous Language Media No access
    2. Promoting Gender Equality and Women Empowerment for Development through ILM No access
  4. Challenges of Communicating Gender Equality and Women Empowerment though ILM No access
  5. Conclusion and Recommendations No access
  6. References No access
3. 1. Introduction No access
  2. 1. Information Communication Technology Infrastructure in Bungoma County No access
    2. Indigenous Language Radio and the Redefinition of People’s Inclusivity No access
    3. Popularity of Indigenous Music and Nostalgia in the Bukusu Community No access
    4. Theoretical Framework No access
  3. 1. Method of Analysis and Interpretation of Data No access
  4. 1. Inverse Target Groups, Filtered Memories, and Redress to Gender Disparities No access
    2. Radio Host’s Comments and ICT’s Illusional Round Table Talk No access
    3. What Forms of Indigenous Bukusu Women Empowerment Are Advanced? No access
    4. Limitations and Recommendations No access
  5. Conclusion No access
  6. References No access
4. 1. Introduction and Historical Background No access
  2. 1. Resistance and Protest through Media No access
    2. Identity, Colonial Mentality, and Revitalization Issues No access
  3. Theoretical Framework No access
  4. Methodology No access
  5. 1. 1. Hluvuko wa Hina (HWH) No access
      2. Vatsonga va le Hlengweni (VVH) No access
      3. Xitsonga Tutorials No access
      4. Coles Studios No access
    2. YouTube Channels No access
    3. WhatsApp groups No access
    4. 1. VIV Lifestyle Magazine No access
    5. Naming of the Language No access
    6. 1. Xitsonga Fashion Magazine No access
      2. Newspapers No access
      3. Community Radio Platforms No access
  6. Summary of Findings and Conclusion No access
  7. References No access
5. 1. Introduction No access
  2. Conceptual Background No access
  3. Methodology No access
  4. 1. On the Self-definition of Disability No access
    2. On the Demands of Rights in Their Discourse No access
    3. On the Disability Representation Model in Their Discourse No access
  5. Conclusions No access
  6. References No access
1. 1. Introduction and Background No access
  2. Theoretical Framework No access
  3. Language History in South Africa No access
  4. History of Tshivenda Language No access
  5. Profile of Ngoho Newspaper No access
  6. 1. Attitudes toward Indigenous Languages No access
    2. The Dominance of English No access
    3. Low Status of Indigenous African Languages No access
    4. Colonial Language Legacy No access
    5. Negative Language Attitudes No access
  7. Methodology No access
  8. Findings of the Study No access
  9. 1. Attitudes toward Newspaper Written in Indigenous Languages No access
    2. Ngoho Newspaper in Deepening South African Democracy No access
    3. Future of Ngoho Newspaper in the Democratic South Africa No access
  10. Discussion of Findings No access
  11. Conclusion No access
  12. References No access
2. 1. Introduction No access
  2. Conceptual Paradigm and Methodological Issues No access
  3. Ethnic Conflict and the Marginalized Other in the Language Debate in Zimbabwe No access
  4. Zimbabwe’s Contemporary Linguistic Terrain No access
  5. Minority Indigenous Languages in Fostering Democracy and National Development No access
  6. Reconstructing Zimbabwe: A Multilingual Endeavor No access
  7. Reflections and Way Forward No access
  8. Conclusion No access
  9. References No access
3. 1. Introduction No access
  2. Research Objectives No access
  3. 1. Agricultural Radio Programs No access
    2. Indigenous Languages No access
    3. Literature Review No access
  4. 1. The Agenda-Setting Theory No access
    2. The Diffusion of Innovations Theory No access
  5. Methodology No access
  6. Results No access
  7. Discussion No access
  8. Conclusion No access
  9. References No access
4. 1. The Chittagong Hill Tracts: A Brief Context No access
  2. Language Identity in the CHT and the Textbook Project No access
  3. 1. The Textbook: Alienation, Deception, and Integration No access
    2. Mistrust and Post-conflict Endangerment No access
    3. Endangered Languages and Want of Quality Teachers No access
    4. Bangla Language, Creole Culture, and the Lingua Franca No access
    5. Threatened Identity: The Smaller Groups No access
  4. Conclusion No access
  5. Notes No access
  6. References No access
5. 1. Introduction No access
  2. 1. Educational Literacy among Speakers of the Indigenous Languages No access
    2. The Fate of Indigenous Languages amid Covid-19 No access
    3. Challenges with the Use of Indigenous Languages during Covid-19 Messaging No access
    4. Opportunities for Indigenous Languages amid Covid-19 No access
  3. Methodology No access
  4. 1. Implications of Using the English Language to Communicate Covid-19 Messages No access
    2. Benefits of Using Indigenous Languages amid Covid-19 Messaging No access
    3. The Effective Use of English to Inform the Public about Covid-19 Pandemic No access
    4. The Multilingual Approach in Accommodating Indigenous Languages No access
  5. Discussion of the Results No access
  6. Conclusion and Implications No access
  7. References No access
Index No access Pages 287 - 292
About the Contributors No access Pages 293 - 300