This study made a comparative analysis of Tonga and Ila languages of Zambia. Particularly, the study investigated some linguistic variations of the two languages namely, Ila spoken in Namwala, Itezhi-Tezhi, Mumbwa districts in the central parts of Zambia and Tonga spoken in Gwembe, Sinazongwe and...
The aim of this study was to establish teachers’ perceptions on the effect of using chinyanja as a medium of instruction on reading levels of grade four (4) learners in a multilingual Lusaka District. The research design was a case study. Qualitative methodology was used to collect and analyze...
Rwanda has had French as the National language and Medium of Instruction before and after gaining her independence from Belgium. The country migrated from French as a Medium of Instruction to English in 2009 and has continued to use English as the official language and the Medium of Instruction...
The Language Policy for Schools in Namibia states that, the language of instruction for initial literacy is the mother tongue or the predominant local language for multilingual schools, in the early phase of schooling. Silozi is the sole language of initial literacy instruction in multilingual...
This study investigated the language practices in a multilingual classroom situation in the selected primary schools of Livingstone Urban and was informed by the concept of translanguaging. The aim of the study was to analyse the language practices employed by teachers and learners in...