[lg policy] Saboi questions teaching in local language policyBy Masuzyo Chakwe on February 20, 2019 FacebookTwitterWhatsAppEmailPinterestShare524 SABOI Imboela says the policy of not teaching English from grade one to four in a country where English is the official language has made it very hard for many to learn it. The National Democratic Congress gender national chairperson says in most rural schools, one needs an interpreter to talk to pupils, some in grade eight and nine because they could not understand English. The government in 2014 introduced a policy that children from pre-school to grade four must be taught in local languages. The seven official languages are Tonga, Bemba, Nyanja, Kaonde, Luvale, Lozi and Lunda. “I wonder who’s been sitting to make the new education policies and what their motive is. Do they move around Zambia to find out the benefits and impact of their policies? First and foremost, this policy of not teaching English from grade 1 to 4 in a country where En

Harold Schiffman haroldfs at gmail.com
Fri Feb 22 16:26:50 UTC 2019


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