Teaching and researching language in African classrooms

Author(s)

• Rubagumya, Casmir M.

Bibliographic Information

Teaching and researching language in African classrooms

edited by Casmir M. Rubagumya

（Multilingual matters / series editor, Derrick Sharp, 98）

Multilingual Matters, c1994

• : hbk
• : pbk

Other Title

Teaching & researching language in african classrooms

Note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

This book offers a comparative perspective on language education policy and practice in Africa. Contributors to the volume draw from their teaching and research experiences in Botswana, Burundi, Tanzania, Zaire and Zimbabwe. Among the issues discussed are: language policies in Africa and how they affect classroom practice; the importance of taking into account the social, economic and political contexts that underpin language policy in education when discussing language problems in African education; the need to develop an interdisciplinary approach to both teaching and research; and the need for a critical perspective on teaching and researching language in Africa.

Table of Contents

1. Casmir Rubagumya: Introduction SECTION I: LANGUAGE POLICY ISSUES 2. Rehema Rajabu and Deo Ngonyani: Language Policy in Tanzania and the Hidden Agenda 3. Hermns Mwansoko: The Post-Primary Swahilisation Scheme in Tanzania: From Debate to Struggle SECTION II: PERSPECTIVES ON THE TEACHING OF ENGLISH 4. Nshindi G. Mulamba: English Language Teaching in Zaire: Objectives and Users' Needs 5. Richard Mabala: Teaching Literature in English in Tanzanian Secondary Schools: Cinderella or Ugly Sister? 6. Andrew Morrison and Lawrence Tshuma: 'Consensus ad idem': English for Academic Legal Purposes at the University of Zimbabwe SECTION III: CLASSROOM RESEARCH 7. Jo Arthur: English in Botswana Primary Classrooms: Functions and Constraints 8. Lin Ndayipfukamiye: Code-Switching in Burundi Primary Classrooms SECTION IV: UNDERSTANDING READING PROCESSES 9. Akundaeli Mbise: Teaching English Language Reading in Tanzanian Secondary Schools 10. Deo Numi: Beyond Strategy to Resources in Reading in Educational Contexts: When Reading Strategies Become Ineffective SECTION V: TOWARDS A CRITICAL PEDAGOGY 11. Catherine Wallace: Texts and Classroom Procedures for Critical Reading 12. Casmir Rubagumya: Epilogue: Towards Critical Language Awareness in Africa

by "Nielsen BookData"

• NCID: BA23797255
• ISBN:
  • 1853592005
  • 1853591998
• LCCN: 93029931
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Clevedon [England] ; Philadelphia
• Pages/Volumes: x, 160 p.
• Size: 22 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : LC201.7.T34
  • DC20 : 306.4/499678
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Native language and education -- Tanzania -- Congresses
  • LCSH : Native language and education -- Africa -- Cross-cultural studies -- Congresses
  • LCSH : English language -- Study and teaching -- Tanzania -- Congresses
  • LCSH : English language -- Study and teaching -- Africa -- Cross-cultural studies -- Congresses
  • LCSH : Language policy -- Tanzania -- Congresses
  • LCSH : Language policy -- Africa -- Cross-cultural studies -- Congresses
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA0388721X