<div dir="ltr">A further response from Uganda - see hidden text below<div><br></div><div>Annette</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div class="gmail_signature"><br>Secretary of Language in Africa SIG, British Association for Applied <br>Linguistics (BAAL)<br><br>Founding Member / Advisor, Centre for Action and Applied Research for <br>Development (CAARD) (U) Ltd., Fort-Portal, Kabarole District, Uganda. <br><a href="http://www.caard.co.ug">www.caard.co.ug</a><br><br><br><br></div></div>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On 24 February 2015 at 08:16, Hirome Tembe <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:tembehirome02@gmail.com" target="_blank">tembehirome02@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div><div><div><div>Dear All,<br></div>Dr. Banda, you are right. The elite have for a long time misled the masses and perpetuated the interest of the custodians of the ex-colonial languages. Even the native speakers of these languages know what is best for their children, and we help them to maintain it.<br><br></div>In Uganda, we follow a multilingual language policy. We promote both the local languages, which should be used in teaching from Primary 1 - 4, while the ex-colonial language is also taught as a subject. The main concern, is that it is not enough to just use the local language only up to that level. There is no motivation for the learners to wish to learn more in it. The policy as it is, is not really committed to seeing the development of the languages, except for a few with ardent advocates who have pushed the learning in these languages beyond what the policy states.<br><br></div>Yes, it is a good policy that TZ is pursuing, and they need our support.<br><br></div>Juliet<br><div class="gmail_extra"><div><div class="h5"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Feb 24, 2015 at 1:13 AM, DENNIS BANDA <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:dennisnk@hotmail.com" target="_blank">dennisnk@hotmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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</font><br><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;text-align:justify"><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";font-size:12pt">Dear all,<u></u><u></u></span></p><font face="Times New Roman">
</font><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";font-size:12pt"> Zambia is now
using 7 regional African languages as the languages of Instruction from
grades 1-4. The only challenge we have is that the 7 are based on the zoning
done at independence in 1965. There is a feeling that more languages must
be used other than the 7. There is also a growing desire among many people that
the selection criterion in colleges and universities should no longer be 5
'o ' levels with English but 5 'o' levels with a language and language could
be English or any of the 7 Zambian languages. This is what is obtaining in
Zimbabwe and South Africa. The elite do not seem to favour this but who cares
about them anyway?</span><br><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";font-size:12pt"></span> <br><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";font-size:12pt">Dr. Dennis Banda</span><br><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";font-size:12pt">School of Education</span><br><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";font-size:12pt"> The University of Zambia</span><br><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";font-size:12pt">Department of language and Social Sciences<br><div>
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</div></span><div><br></div><div><div><hr>Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2015 21:54:05 +0000<br>Subject: Re: [lg policy] African countries using African languages in education?<br>From: <a href="mailto:annetteislei@gmail.com" target="_blank">annetteislei@gmail.com</a><br>To: <a href="mailto:adegboyeadeyanju@yahoo.com" target="_blank">adegboyeadeyanju@yahoo.com</a>; <a href="mailto:joyceanku@yahoo.com" target="_blank">joyceanku@yahoo.com</a>; <a href="mailto:margaretansre@gmail.com" target="_blank">margaretansre@gmail.com</a>; <a href="mailto:margabaleeta@yahoo.com" target="_blank">margabaleeta@yahoo.com</a>; <a href="mailto:ngwebin@yahoo.com" target="_blank">ngwebin@yahoo.com</a>; <a href="mailto:bayomoto@yahoo.co.uk" target="_blank">bayomoto@yahoo.co.uk</a>; <a href="mailto:dennisnk@hotmail.com" target="_blank">dennisnk@hotmail.com</a>; <a href="mailto:isibebwa@yahoo.co.uk" target="_blank">isibebwa@yahoo.co.uk</a>; <a href="mailto:jamesboat76@yahoo.com" target="_blank">jamesboat76@yahoo.com</a>; <a href="mailto:chailemariam@yahoo.com" target="_blank">chailemariam@yahoo.com</a>; <a href="mailto:myrna242000@yahoo.co.uk" target="_blank">myrna242000@yahoo.co.uk</a>; <a href="mailto:evelema@yahoo.com" target="_blank">evelema@yahoo.com</a>; <a href="mailto:agnesgath@gmail.com" target="_blank">agnesgath@gmail.com</a>; <a href="mailto:kintujohn65@yahoo.co.uk" target="_blank">kintujohn65@yahoo.co.uk</a>; <a href="mailto:rashioh_koroma@yahoo.co.uk" target="_blank">rashioh_koroma@yahoo.co.uk</a>; <a href="mailto:a.kwapong@gold.ac.uk" target="_blank">a.kwapong@gold.ac.uk</a>; <a href="mailto:nanamosi@hotmail.com" target="_blank">nanamosi@hotmail.com</a>; <a href="mailto:constanceforbiz@yahoo.co.uk" target="_blank">constanceforbiz@yahoo.co.uk</a>; <a href="mailto:mpakaalice@gmail.com" target="_blank">mpakaalice@gmail.com</a>; <a href="mailto:gsitali@unam.na" target="_blank">gsitali@unam.na</a>; <a href="mailto:flomutez@yahoo.fr" target="_blank">flomutez@yahoo.fr</a>; <a href="mailto:manuelmuranga@gmail.com" target="_blank">manuelmuranga@gmail.com</a>; <a href="mailto:r.i.musa@yahoo.com" target="_blank">r.i.musa@yahoo.com</a>; <a href="mailto:becky77aweng@yahoo.com" target="_blank">becky77aweng@yahoo.com</a>; <a href="mailto:judna2001@yahoo.com" target="_blank">judna2001@yahoo.com</a>; <a href="mailto:ngenevoix@yahoo.com" target="_blank">ngenevoix@yahoo.com</a>; <a href="mailto:n_njobvu@yahoo.com" target="_blank">n_njobvu@yahoo.com</a>; <a href="mailto:evantaki@gmail.com" target="_blank">evantaki@gmail.com</a>; <a href="mailto:d.nuwagaba@yahoo.com" target="_blank">d.nuwagaba@yahoo.com</a>; <a href="mailto:stephenopira@yahoo.co.uk" target="_blank">stephenopira@yahoo.co.uk</a>; <a href="mailto:leila_schroeder@sil.org" target="_blank">leila_schroeder@sil.org</a>; <a href="mailto:ctante2@yahoo.com" target="_blank">ctante2@yahoo.com</a>; <a href="mailto:Tembehirome02@gmail.com" target="_blank">Tembehirome02@gmail.com</a>; <a href="mailto:temedan@gmail.com" target="_blank">temedan@gmail.com</a>; <a href="mailto:Ootom-lawyer@uclan.ac.uk" target="_blank">Ootom-lawyer@uclan.ac.uk</a>; <a href="mailto:Orlawyer2004@yahoo.com" target="_blank">Orlawyer2004@yahoo.com</a>; <a href="mailto:felicianosal@yahoo.com.au" target="_blank">felicianosal@yahoo.com.au</a>; <a href="mailto:tsaphinah@gmail.com" target="_blank">tsaphinah@gmail.com</a>; <a href="mailto:rwabayeho@yahoo.fr" target="_blank">rwabayeho@yahoo.fr</a>; <a href="mailto:wildsmithr@ukzn.ac.za" target="_blank">wildsmithr@ukzn.ac.za</a></div><div><div><br><br><div dir="ltr">Please see below a question concerning use of African (non ex-colonial) languages in schools as languages of instruction in any African countries. The cause of the question is the new TZ policy of Kiswahili through to the 5th year of secondary education<div><br></div><div>Annette<br><div><br clear="all"><div><div><br>Secretary of Language in Africa SIG, British Association for Applied <br>Linguistics (BAAL)<br><br><br></div></div><div>On 23 February 2015 at 16:18, Steve L. Sharra <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:Steve.Sharra@mopipi.ub.bw" target="_blank">Steve.Sharra@mopipi.ub.bw</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote style="padding-left:1ex;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid"><div lang="EN-GB"><div><div><p><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Hello all,<u></u><u></u></span></p><div><p><span style="color:rgb(68,84,106);font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p><span style="color:rgb(68,84,106);font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";font-size:11pt">Wi</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">th the new language in education policy, will Tanzania be the only country in Africa using an African language as a language of instruction<span style="color:rgb(68,84,106)">? </span>Would anybody know if there are other African countries <span style="color:rgb(68,84,106)">that already use African languages for instruction in schools at any level</span>?</span><span><font color="#888888"><span style="color:rgb(68,84,106);font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";font-size:11pt"><u></u><u></u></span></font></span></p></div><span><font color="#888888"><div><p><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><u></u> <u></u></span></p></div><div><p><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Steve<br clear="all"><u></u><u></u></span></p></div></font></span></div><p><u></u> <u></u></p></div></div><br>_______________________________________________<br>
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