Addressing the issue of standardization through Bidialectalism in Kurdistan, Iraq
Other Title(s)
معالجة مشكلة اللغة المعيارية (الرسمية) للغة الكوردية في كوردستان العراق بواسطة طريقة Bidialectalism في كردستان العراق
Author
Source
Journal of College of Basic Education for Education and Human Sciences
Issue
Vol. 2017, Issue 32 (30 Apr. 2017), pp.665-686, 22 p.
Publisher
University of Babylon College of Basic Education
Publication Date
2017-04-30
Country of Publication
Iraq
No. of Pages
22
Main Subjects
Languages & Comparative Literature
Political Sciences
Topics
Abstract EN
In some countries around the world, determining what languages or dialects should be the instrument of education in schools is a major issue.
Today, in Kurdistan, Iraq the issue of which dialect, Sorani or Kurmanji, to be the medium of education has become the subject of a heated debate amongst the Kurdish scholars, authors, and academics.
Some scholars claim that Kurmanji should be utilized as the standard dialect in Kurdistan.
Whereas, some believe Sorani should be adopted as the official dialect across the nation.
This study is an attempt to investigate the issue of dialect and standardization in Kurdistan, Iraq.
Its purpose is to show how other countries, such as America, Australia, Canada, Britain, etc.
have grappled with this issue through the use of a method called bidalectialsim.
This method helps students learn the target dialect through the use of the students’ home dialect (Yakoumetti, 2006, 2007).
For this reason, to achieve the aim of the study, the literature review relating to issues of bidialectalism and efforts in countries dealing with problems of multi-dialects are used to consider in detail how other countries have crafted educational programs to meet the needs of their multi-dialect speaking student populations.
The literature presented in the study makes it clear that bidialectalism can offer the Kurdish Government in Iraq a blueprint for how to address the issue of dialects and standardization.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Hamadamin, Ziar Uthman. 2017. Addressing the issue of standardization through Bidialectalism in Kurdistan, Iraq. Journal of College of Basic Education for Education and Human Sciences،Vol. 2017, no. 32, pp.665-686.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-786971
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Hamadamin, Ziar Uthman. Addressing the issue of standardization through Bidialectalism in Kurdistan, Iraq. Journal of College of Basic Education for Education and Human Sciences No. 32 (Apr. 2017), pp.665-686.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-786971
American Medical Association (AMA)
Hamadamin, Ziar Uthman. Addressing the issue of standardization through Bidialectalism in Kurdistan, Iraq. Journal of College of Basic Education for Education and Human Sciences. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 32, pp.665-686.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-786971
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 700-702
Record ID
BIM-786971