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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-GB link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#44546A'>These are very helpful responses, Annette. Thank you for reaching out to your network.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#44546A'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#44546A'>It looks like once the policy is operational, Tanzania may be the only African country using an African language up to tertiary education levels. Unless there’s a country we haven’t heard about yet.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#44546A'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#44546A'>Thanks again,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#44546A'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#44546A'>Steve<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#44546A'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#44546A'>---<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#44546A'>Steve Sharra, Ph.D.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#44546A'>University of Botswana<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#44546A'>Department of Languages and Social Sciences Education<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#44546A'>Faculty of Education<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#44546A'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#44546A'>Office: Building 242A Rm048<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#44546A'>Tel: +267-355-5409<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#44546A'>Email: steve.sharra@mopipi.ub.bw<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#44546A'>Personal blog: <a href="http://mlauzi.blogspot.com"><span style='color:#0563C1'>http://mlauzi.blogspot.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#44546A'>TEDxLilongwe talk:</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222;background:white'> </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#44546A'><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-otnO33fMhQ" target="_blank"><span style='color:#1155CC;background:white'>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-otnO33fMhQ</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#44546A'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#44546A'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#44546A'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> lgpolicy-list-bounces@groups.sas.upenn.edu [mailto:lgpolicy-list-bounces@groups.sas.upenn.edu] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Annette Islei<br><b>Sent:</b> 25 February 2015 15:12<br><b>To:</b> Language Policy List<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [lg policy] African countries using African languages in education?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>A further response from Uganda - see hidden text below<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Annette<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><br clear=all><o:p></o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><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><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On 24 February 2015 at 08:16, Hirome Tembe <<a href="mailto:tembehirome02@gmail.com" target="_blank">tembehirome02@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Dear All,<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>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.<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>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.<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Yes, it is a good policy that TZ is pursuing, and they need our support.<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal>Juliet<o:p></o:p></p><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Tue, Feb 24, 2015 at 1:13 AM, DENNIS BANDA <<a href="mailto:dennisnk@hotmail.com" target="_blank">dennisnk@hotmail.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;text-align:justify'>Dear all,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:115%'> 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?<br> <br>Dr. Dennis Banda<br>School of Education<br> The University of Zambia<br>Department of language and Social Sciences<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:115%'><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><div><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><hr size=2 width="100%" align=center></div><p class=MsoNormal>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><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>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<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Annette<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><br clear=all><o:p></o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br>Secretary of Language in Africa SIG, British Association for Applied <br>Linguistics (BAAL)<br><br><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>On 23 February 2015 at 16:18, Steve L. Sharra <<a href="mailto:Steve.Sharra@mopipi.ub.bw" target="_blank">Steve.Sharra@mopipi.ub.bw</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><div><div><div><p><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Hello all,</span><o:p></o:p></p><div><p><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#44546A'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#44546A'>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:#44546A'>? </span>Would anybody know if there are other African countries <span style='color:#44546A'>that already use African languages for instruction in schools at any level</span>?</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#888888'> </span><span style='color:#888888'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#888888'>Steve<br clear=all></span><span style='color:#888888'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p> <o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br>_______________________________________________<br>This message came to you by way of the lgpolicy-list mailing list<br><a href="mailto:lgpolicy-list@groups.sas.upenn.edu" target="_blank">lgpolicy-list@groups.sas.upenn.edu</a><br>To manage your subscription unsubscribe, or arrange digest format: <a href="https://groups.sas.upenn.edu/mailman/listinfo/lgpolicy-list" target="_blank">https://groups.sas.upenn.edu/mailman/listinfo/lgpolicy-list</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><br><br clear=all><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><span class=hoenzb><span style='color:#888888'>-- <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#888888'>Juliet Tembe (PhD)<br><a href="tel:%2B256-772-457946" target="_blank">+256-772-457946</a></span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></div></body></html>