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There has been a tremendous decline in the writing skills of Grade 12s. It has been noted that compositions produced by these learners are usually full of errors. As a language teacher for nineteen years, I have observed that despite measures put in place to improve writing, it is not known what...

Over the years, there has been dissatisfaction with school leavers’ English language skills especially, composition writing. Pupils are taught how to write compositions but their performance at school certificate level is not as expected in most secondary schools. Examination Council of Zambia...

English Language teaching has undergone noticeable pedagogical changes over time. From the late 1960s hitherto, Communicative Language Teaching (CLT) Approach has been adopted for use in the syllabi of English as Foreign Language (EFL) as well as English as Second Language (ESL) contexts. The...

The communicative approach to language teaching recommended in Zambian schools entails that communicative techniques should be used in testing the learners. This is so because the techniques used in testing learners’ and the teaching approach should be in tandem. Using the recommended approaches...

This study investigated the influence of SMS language on academic composition writing among Grade 12 learners in four schools from Kalulushi District of the Copperbelt province of Zambia. The study sought to establish why learners use SMS language in their compositions despite them being taught...

ABSTRACT The current study examined the pragmatics of persuasion in Bemba with special reference to Bride price negotiations within the framework of the Pragmatic theories. The study applied Austin’s(1962), and Searle’s (1969) speech act theory, Brown and Levinson’s (1987) politeness theory and...

The purpose of the study was to investigate the use of learner centred techniques in the teaching of English language in the secondary schools of Lundazi district of eastern province. The objectives of the study were to: establish the nature of classroom activities which facilitate the teaching...

Teacher training in oral language skills is very significant as it may lead to the improvement of reading and writing among grade one and two learners. The present study sought to establish whether students in colleges of education were adequately trained to teach oral language skills for early...

This dissertation provides a grammatical sketch of Kunda language which is spoken in the Eastern province of Zambia, particularly in Mambwe district. The dissertation focuses on the three levels of linguistic analysis and these are phonology, morphology and syntax. The analysis described in this...

This study examined general errors committed by Grade 11 pupils learning English as a second language in selected schools in Kabwe and Monze Districts of Zambia. The study seeks to establish why learners, despite all the teaching that has been done on common language errors, have continued...