Languages of the State and the State of Languages

8:15–10:15 a.m.	1. Nation/Language Building Kimani Njogu “Language and Governance: The Place of National Languages in Kenya” Nkhelelbeni Edward Phaswana Michigan State University “South Africa’s 11-Language Policy: Investigating the Extent to Which the Demands of the Constitution are Carried Out” *Mohamed Osman Gheleway University of Asmara “Language as a Tool of Liberation and Reconstruction in Eritrea: Tigre, Arabic, and Kunama” Ousseina Alidou Cleveland State University “National Languages and Democratic Nation Building in the Niger Republic” 2. African Languages and Development *Bruce Connell University of Oxford “Factors in Language Attrition in Africa” Tedros Sium Asmara Teacher Training Institute “The Liberating Side of Promoting the Mother Tongue” Wale Adegbite Obafemi Awolowo University “Bilingualism-Biculturalism and the Utilization of African Languages for Development of African Nations” Saul Molobi Heinemann Publishers “African Renaissance and Cultural Aesthetics: The Challenges of National Reconstruction and Development” 3. Language and Freedom Across Africa Michael Neocosmos University of Botswana “The State and Civil Society in Africa: Democracy and Democratic Prescriptions” *Emeka Nwadiora Temple University “Post Traumatic Colonial Disorder: Stranger Languages, Strange Religions: The Case for a United States of Africa” Donald Zhang Osborn ICRISAT-NRMP “From Asmara to Bamako: Multilingualism, ICTs, and African Development” Habtom Yohannes “Freedom Is the Word and the Word Is Freedom”
4:15–6:15 p.m.	4. Language Damage and Development Gitahi Gititi University of Rhode Island “The Consequences of Language Loss/Attrition on Kenyan National Culture” “Kenya: Thiomi Kwenda Kuura, Buruoi Guthii na Ageni” *Uoldelul Chelati University of Asmara “Language and Domination: The Long Term Impact of Colonial Language Policies in Eritrea” Habiba Deming William Woods University “The Linguistics and Politics of French in Algeria” Leonard Lisanza Muaka El Colegio de Mexico “Kiswahili in the Face of Opposition: The Kenyan Case” 5. Language Attitudes and Sense Sam Mbure “Vernacular Languages and National Development: The Kenyan Experience” *Alexander Naty University of Asmara “Eritrean Attitudes Towards Vernacular Languages” Nimi Wariboko “Senses and Legal Expression in Kalabari Culture” Chris U. Agbedo University of Nigeria “African Languages and National Development in the New Millennium” “Oru Asusu Mba Afrika Mwulite Obodo N’ime Senchuri Ohuu”

U.Ed.OCE 98-1638/EB/SGK