Andragogical Approach for Sustainable Democracy: A sociolinguistic Review.

Abstract

This is a review paper which tries to apply the art and science of andragogy to classroom learning for adults and non-adults. In this paper, the writer explicates andragogical approach from a sociolinguistic perspective, and relates it to democracy. A bipartite relationship between education and sustainable democracy has been well established in this paper. The author believes that for an authentic education for democracy, the new focus or philosophical orientation should be learner-friendly environment and man-centered altruism. The writer has also established that learners imbibe leadership values through political education, creative thinking and democratic and sociolinguistic principles such as the co-operative-politeness maxim, turn-taking, discoursal freedom, freedom of enquiry, condescension in speech act, accommodation in code alternation, or language choice and altruistic language behaviour. The values of co-operation, reciprocal respect, politeness, social camaraderie, justice, and the rule of law are inculcated in the learners. Through this socio-political and sociolinguistic engineering process, the homo-sapiens is changed to homo-politico-culturalis, whose potentiality for devilment is sublimated, thus making him become a man with moral finesse. Teachers therefore need more training in andragogical educational approach.

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Ethiopian Journal of Education and Sciences Vol. 3 (2) 2008: pp. 97-106