The Roles of Oromo-Speaking Children in the Storytelling Tradition in Ethiopia

Jirata, Tadesse Jaleta; Simonsen, Jan Ketil

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“…Like children all over the world, Nigerian children are exposed to stories by the adults in their lives as a means for socialization (Jirata, 2014). In Nigeria the common narrative form of folktale, for example, illustrates the skills, moral standards and values a community identifies as necessary for the reproduction and successful navigating of the customary ways of life.…”

Section: Why Nigeria?mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Grandparents and parents are often deemed as the transmitters of knowledge to children, acting as mediators between the past and the future reproduction of the culture (Jirata, 2014). Stories in this sense are used to uphold the present structure of a society and maintain it into the future.…”

Section: Why Nigeria?mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In an article conducted by Tedessa Jelata Jirata (2014), she studies the children of three Ethiopian villages, ability to generate knowledge and interpret culture through listening and retelling stories. Jirata argues that the children's stories reflect the morals of former generations while they simultaneously add and critique the social complexities of their current environment.…”

Section: Transference Of Knowledgementioning

confidence: 99%

“…In the household children do not actively participate in the storytelling activity but eagerly anticipate these evening events. Jirata describes the folktales told as having a didactic purpose in which the knowledge of the past is transmitted to future generations (Jirata, 2014).…”

Section: Transference Of Knowledgementioning

confidence: 99%

“…A change in cultural narrative can result in a change in meaning making. Jirata and Simonsen (2014), discovered that the Guij of South West Africa, shift from nomadic pastoralism to sedentary life based on agriculture, caused a shift in generational storytelling as exemplified in the children's folklore. While traditionally, storytelling was an activity reserved for adults during the periods of rest in the nighttime, children now have increased independent duties with their new sedentary life style.…”

Section: Meaning Makingmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Nigerian Children's Stories: A Cultural Perspective

Santyr¹

2022

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This paper explores the narrative construction of experience of Nigerian children through the stories they told while participating in a variation of Vivian Gussin Paley’s story-telling/storyacting exercise. Two theoretical approaches guided this research; narrative theory and the strength of children’s perspectives. Bruner’s theory of narrative construction is used as a theoretical framework for understanding children’s cultural participation. A sociology of childhood perspective is used to ground the research method and prioritize the child’s voice. Stories were collected from 3-5-year-old children attending a private school in Abuja, Nigeria. From the stories collected 6 story types were identified and 10 themes emerged within and between each story type. Of the 10 themes 4 of the themes were analyzed for cultural relevance and examples of cultural reproduction. The results of this study contribute to the ongoing research in children’s cultural participation and narrative construction of experience broadly, and to Nigerian children’s storytelling and perspectives, specifically.

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Section: Why Nigeria?mentioning

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Section: Why Nigeria?mentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Transference Of Knowledgementioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Transference Of Knowledgementioning

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Section: Meaning Makingmentioning

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Using Indigenous Narrative Therapy with People of the African Diaspora

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2016

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Anthropological Linguistics

2024

Culture and Language Use

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This collection presents new research on key topics in anthropological linguistics, with a focus on African languages. While Africanist linguists have long been concerned with sociocultural aspects of language structure and use, no comprehensive volume dedicated to the anthropological linguistics of Africa has yet been published. This volume seeks to fill this gap. The chapters address a broad range of topics in anthropological linguistics, including classic themes such as spatial reference, color, kin terms, and emotion, as well as emerging interests in the linguistic expression of personhood, sociality, and language ideology. All contributions are based on original empirical research and present insights into African language practices from a sociocultural perspective. The volume showcases research on dozens of African languages spoken across the continent, with particular emphasis on languages of East Africa. This book will be of interest to areal specialists as well as to anthropological linguists worldwide.

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The Roles of Oromo-Speaking Children in the Storytelling Tradition in Ethiopia

Cited by 10 publications

References 6 publications

Nigerian Children's Stories: A Cultural Perspective

Nigerian Children's Stories: A Cultural Perspective

Using Indigenous Narrative Therapy with People of the African Diaspora

Anthropological Linguistics

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