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Teaching and learning of English in secondary schools : a Zambian case study in improving quality / Casmir Chanda.
Van Pelt Library PE1068.Z35 C43 2008
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Chanda, Casmir.
- Series:
- Case studies in education
- Commonwealth case studies in education
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- English language--Study and teaching--Zambia.
- English language.
- Education, Secondary--Zambia.
- Education, Secondary.
- English language--Study and teaching.
- Zambia.
- Physical Description:
- xx, 144 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- London : Commonwealth Secretarial, [2008]
- Summary:
- By exploring the ways that teachers and pupils can help to improve classroom practices this book shows how education planners and practitioners can effect improvements in schools even in situations of very scarce resources.
- Although the book focuses on Zambia, the experiences presented here will be of relevance to head teachers, school inspectors, teacher trainers and education ministry officials in all developing countries who are working to improve English language teaching and learning.
- Contents:
- Chapter 1 Introduction 1
- Background 1
- Context 2
- Schooling in Zambia 4
- Historical perspective of education in Zambia 6
- English teaching 10
- Secondary schooling 11
- Perspectives of teachers and pupils 12
- Chapter 2 Educational Crisis in Zambia 13
- Introduction 13
- The Zambian economy and resourcing of education 13
- Quality of inputs to education 21
- Quality of educational outcomes 28
- Educational research in Zambia 32
- Integration programme in secondary schools 38
- Secondary schooling in Zambia 40
- Educational crisis: conclusion 41
- Chapter 3 Developing Good Practice in Teaching English 43
- Introduction 43
- Understanding within school processes 44
- Perspectives of teachers and pupils 52
- English language in Zambia 57
- Strategies for English teaching and learning 63
- Teacher cognition in language learning 87
- Developing good practice: conclusion 93
- Chapter 4 Ways of Improving Classroom Teaching and Learning 97
- Introduction 97
- Understanding constraints and poor achievements 97
- Some suggestions towards improvement 113
- School management and leadership of teachers 116
- Mobilisation of students as educational workers 121
- Conclusion and further research 124.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [127]-137) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780850928846
- 0850928842
- 9781848590106
- 1848590105
- OCLC:
- 300017232
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