Multilingual education for Africa : concepts and practices / edited by Russell H. Kaschula and H. Ekkehard Wolff.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Kaschula, Russell, editor.

Wolff, Ekkehard, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Africa.

Multilingual education--Africa.

Multilingual education.

Education, Bilingual--Africa.

Education, Bilingual.

African languages--Study and teaching.

African languages.

Second language acquisition.

Languages, Modern--Study and teaching--Africa.

Languages, Modern.

Languages, Modern--Study and teaching.

Physical Description:

xvi, 220 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm

Place of Publication:

Pretoria : Unisa Press, [2016]

Summary:

"The common thread in this book is the exploration of innovative pedagogies in language teaching and language use in education. The greatest danger facing educators is one of complacency. Whether set in Zimbabwe, Ethiopia, South Africa or elsewhere in Africa, all the chapters in this book emphasise the imperative for educators to constantly revise curricula and teaching methods in order to find the most appropriate ways of teaching and using language in multilingual settings. The chapters in this book place the mother tongue at the centre of learning, while developing the use of exoglossic languages such as English. The book will be of interest to educators at all levels of the education system. Comprising of 17 chapters, the book is divided into three parts, which address the multilingual context of education in Africa, the teaching of additional language in schools, and additional language tuition in higher education. Educators interested in comparative education models, language teaching, and language use in multilingual contexts of all cycles of education, will find this book useful."--Back cover

Contents:

Part 1: The multilingual context of education in Africa : 1. Introduction

The multilingual context of education in Africa

2. Teaching isiZulu as an additional language

3. Developing reading literacy in an L2 learning environment

4. Teaching mathematics to isiXhosa-speaking students through Afrikaans

5. IsiNdebele and minority languages in education in Zimbabwe

6. The teaching and learning of African languages at South African universities

Part 2. Teaching additional language in schools

7. Children's dictionaries

8. Improving educational practice

9. The language of instruction at early childhood development level

10. The impact of pupils' background and school context

Part 3: Using additional language in higher education : 11. Piloting Oromo-English bilingual teaching at tertiary level

12. Additional English at tertiary level

13. A multilingual approach to teaching South African History

14. IsiZulu at the University of KwaZulu-Natal

15. Afrikaans communication skills for Mauritian medical students

16. Additional language in secondary and tertiary education

17. Designing a vocational English curriculum

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781868888306

1868888304

9780415315760

041531576X

OCLC:

1002844235

Publisher Number:

99993256830