Browsing by Subject "Language"

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  • Bilingual education: meeting the challenges of diversity in Botswana 

    Adeyemi, D.A. (Nordic Association of African Studies, http://www.njas.helsinki.fi/, 2008)
    This paper reviews the role of language in addressing issues of instruction and diversity towards the achievement of the aims of basic education in Botswana. It also examines the role of the mother tongue in instruction ...

  • Counteracting the threat of language death: the case of minority languages in Botswana 

    Mooko, T. (Routledge. http://www.informaworld.com, 2006-03)
    When Botswana gained independence from the British in 1966, a political decision was taken to designate English as an official language and Setswana, one of the indigenous languages, as a national language. This move ...

  • The functional distribution of Setswana and English in Botswana 

    Bagwasi, M.M. (Multilingual Matters and Channel View Publications, http://www.multilingual matters.com, 2003)
    In multilingual societies such as Botswana, language use is an extremely complex matter, further compounded by the fact that the languages involved are themselves dynamic phenomena that often elude the planned outcomes ...

  • The influence of school on the choice of language learning strategies in Botswana 

    Magogwe, J.M. (University of Botswana, Department of English, http://www.ub.bw, 2008)
    This research seeks to examine the role that context or learning situation plays in strategy choice by comparing the strategy patterns of a private English medium secondary and a government secondary school in Botswana. ...

  • Ten commandments for Setswana to be a resourceful vehicle of development in Botswana 

    Batibo, Herman M. (University of Botswana, www.ub.bw, 2015-10-08)
    AbstractWhen most African countries became independent in the early 1960’s, they were driven by a strong nationalistic desire to be united, sovereign and developed. After realizing that many languages were spoken within ...

  • The use of research and theory in English language teaching in Botswana secondary schools 

    Mooko, T. (Carfax Publishing, Taylor & Francis Group. http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/title~content=t713415834, 2005-03)
    The purpose of this study was to establish the usage of research and theory in the teaching of English language in secondary schools in Botswana. Altogether 100 questionnaires were administered in 19 secondary schools. The ...