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This study examined first language interference lexical and grammatical errors in English as a Second Language (ESL) written discourse with particular focus on some Zambian Grade Twelve learners’ written narrative English pieces of composition. The aim of the study was to provide a description of...

The purpose of this study was to assess Grade Two learners' ability to transfer literacy skills acquired in a Zambian language to English by the end of second grade. The research adopted a descriptive case study design in which the mixed methods approach was employed. 75 Grade Two learners were...

This study, “An Investigation into the Inter-relatedness among Ila, Kaonde, Lenje, Nyanja, Sala, Soli, and Tonga” involved a lexicostatistical survey on the inter-relatedness of the languages mentioned above. According to Doke (1954), Bantu Botatwe refers to the language group comprising the...

Orthographic depth affects reading development among beginning readers. Morphology Awareness (MA) is one of the often-overlooked building blocks for reading fluency, reading comprehension, and spelling. Research has demonstrating the importance of strong morphological teaching as early as first...

This study investigated Written Corrective Feedback (WCF) on whether or not it helped language acquisition in Second language (L2) teaching among grade elevens. The study sought to: establish the familiarity of both teachers and learners with WCF; establish the nature of WCF teachers to...

This paper examines the extent of the mismatch between familiar language and language of instruction among pupils and its effect on reading comprehension in selected primary schools in Lusaka district of Zambia. In order to conduct an investigation, the study adopted quantitative method following...

The study investigated reasons for poor composition writing skills amongst grade nine pupils of Lundazi district – Zambia. Grade Nine (9) level of composition writing was purposefully selected to be analyzed because this is the level at which an individual is expected to exhibit acceptable levels...

This study examined some aspects of the phonology and morphology of Senga, a language spoken in Chama district of Muchinga Province of Zambia. The main assumption underlying this study was that natural languages were systematically structured and that this structure was evident at all levels of...

This study is informed by the observations and revelations that Bemba compound nouns do alter the meaning of words. At the centre of generating meanings of compound nouns in Bemba is a critical analysis into the grammar of Bemba compound nouns with regard to their morphology, syntax and...

This PhD thesis involved conducting a phonological and morphological analysis of loanwords from English into Icibemba, a major language spoken in the Northern, Copperbelt and Luapula provinces of Zambia as well as parts of Muchinga and Central provinces. The main aim of this research was to...