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Rethinking the African language curriculum (with special reference to SiSwati) : a theoretical and empirical study
The field study based on a questionnaire, classroom observation and a range of interviews with government officials and teachers confirmed a deeply negative attitude towards the way SiSwati is being taught, resulting in negative attitudes towards the language itself. Other findings pointed to a resi...
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| author | Mahlalela, Babazile |
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| description | The field study based on a questionnaire, classroom observation and a range of interviews with government officials and teachers confirmed a deeply negative attitude towards the way SiSwati is being taught, resulting in negative attitudes towards the language itself. Other findings pointed to a resistance to the cultural content of the curriculum as dictated by the power elite in Swaziland, the outdated emphasis on linguistics rather than sociolinguistics as an informing discipline and the absence of social and negative literacy skills embedded in subject content. The field study reflects an overall climate of despondency governing the teaching and learning context. |
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| spelling | oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/8065 Rethinking the African language curriculum (with special reference to SiSwati) : a theoretical and empirical study Mahlalela, Babazile Esterhuyse, Jan Hannon, Peter Word processed copy. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 262-282). The field study based on a questionnaire, classroom observation and a range of interviews with government officials and teachers confirmed a deeply negative attitude towards the way SiSwati is being taught, resulting in negative attitudes towards the language itself. Other findings pointed to a resistance to the cultural content of the curriculum as dictated by the power elite in Swaziland, the outdated emphasis on linguistics rather than sociolinguistics as an informing discipline and the absence of social and negative literacy skills embedded in subject content. The field study reflects an overall climate of despondency governing the teaching and learning context. 2014-10-03T12:52:26Z 2014-10-03T12:52:26Z 2005 Doctoral Thesis Doctoral PhD http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8065 eng application/pdf School of Education Faculty of Humanities University of Cape Town |
| spellingShingle | Word processed copy. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 262-282). Mahlalela, Babazile Rethinking the African language curriculum (with special reference to SiSwati) : a theoretical and empirical study |
| thesis_degree_str | Doctoral |
| title | Rethinking the African language curriculum (with special reference to SiSwati) : a theoretical and empirical study |
| title_full | Rethinking the African language curriculum (with special reference to SiSwati) : a theoretical and empirical study |
| title_fullStr | Rethinking the African language curriculum (with special reference to SiSwati) : a theoretical and empirical study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Rethinking the African language curriculum (with special reference to SiSwati) : a theoretical and empirical study |
| title_short | Rethinking the African language curriculum (with special reference to SiSwati) : a theoretical and empirical study |
| title_sort | rethinking the african language curriculum with special reference to siswati a theoretical and empirical study |
| topic | Word processed copy. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 262-282). |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8065 |
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