Author: Lazarus Musazitame Miti (ed.)
ISBN No: 978-1-920287-96-2
Cost: 100.00
... This book consists of four chapters. Authors present, from different angles, the merits of using the mother tongue or the most familiar language to the learner as the language of instruction in the classroom as well as the demerits of relying on an unfamiliar language such as English. Originally presented at a national symposium on the language-in-education policy for Malawi in July 2014 in Mangochi, Malawi, the papers critically evaluate Malawi’s language of instruction policy which stipulates English as the only language of instruction from the first grade. Contributors to the volume are professors of language and linguistics and are all passionately interested in the development, promotion and use of indigenous African languages for both official and informal purposes. ...
ISBN No: 978-1-920287-96-2
Cost: 100.00
... This book consists of four chapters. Authors present, from different angles, the merits of using the mother tongue or the most familiar language to the learner as the language of instruction in the classroom as well as the demerits of relying on an unfamiliar language such as English. Originally presented at a national symposium on the language-in-education policy for Malawi in July 2014 in Mangochi, Malawi, the papers critically evaluate Malawi’s language of instruction policy which stipulates English as the only language of instruction from the first grade. Contributors to the volume are professors of language and linguistics and are all passionately interested in the development, promotion and use of indigenous African languages for both official and informal purposes. ...
