tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27663111.post5095571444699424820..comments2024-02-27T03:36:56.267-06:00Comments on Abubuwan da nake tunani: Fragments--Dearth of Reading Culture by Safiya Dantiye in the Daily TrustTalatu-Carmenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13402484991153486289noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27663111.post-74053487312961830022007-02-13T11:41:00.000-06:002007-02-13T11:41:00.000-06:00@ Fred,thanks for the comment. yes, i know that he...@ Fred,<BR/><BR/>thanks for the comment. yes, i know that her point was that people need to read in English if they are to learn in English. And I agree. My initial reading of Hausa novels was what propelled me into an obsession for all things Hausa, although I'm sure if I tried to write an editorial in Hausa I would butcher the language far more than she has butchered English. The fact remains Talatu-Carmenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13402484991153486289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27663111.post-49908505215138560682007-02-13T10:39:00.000-06:002007-02-13T10:39:00.000-06:00FYI, Stephanie Newell has a series of interesting ...FYI, Stephanie Newell has a series of interesting essays and books on the issue of reading (in Ghana and Nigeria) - but also how 'reading' is approached in african studies more broadly. At one time, I collected a bunch of citations by other scholars too who were focusing on the culture of reading, and how readers understood their own experiences - in Africa - for example, Bearing Witness (about Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27663111.post-36630693791032403712007-02-13T09:12:00.000-06:002007-02-13T09:12:00.000-06:00I find it laughable that the article's author decr...I find it laughable that the article's author decries the declining standards of English grammar then proceeds to butcher the language her(him?)self. <I><B>"It was all like unintelligible jargons"</B></I> indeed!<BR/><BR/>I do see the author's point <I>re</I> Hausa novellas--although I also think you have a point: Reading is reading, whatever the language--if education in English is the goal (Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14147714446076460699noreply@blogger.com