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A critical appraisal of the harmonisation of Shona-Nyai cross-border varieties in Zimbabwe and Mozambique

Mazuruse, Mickson (2015-02)

The study sought to explore possibilities of harmonising Shona-Nyai cross-border varieties in Zimbabwe and Mozambique. Emerging from the responses were problems of attitudes, ignorance of what the harmonisation project ...
Empowering Zimbabweans through the use of Indigenous languages in the media : a case of selected newspapers

Chirimuuta, Chipo (2017-01)

This study explores the extent to which the use of indigenous languages in the publications of Kwayedza and uMthunywa has contributed to the empowerment of the indigenous people. It is informed by the idea that language ...
Factors influencing performance in the learning of IsiZulu at Ekurhuleni South District secondary schools

Mkhombo, S. M. (Sibongile Margaret) (2011)

The background in this study is that over the years analysis of grade 12 results in Ekurhuleni South District indicates that most secondary schools obtain 100% pass rate but not quality results isiZulu home language. IsiZulu ...
The fit between government language policies and institutional language policies : the case of indigenous languages in the South African higher education systems

Nkuna, P. H.(Paul Hendry),1963- (2010-06)

The new higher education system of South Africa is in the process of transformation. Part of the transformation process involves raising the use and status of indigenous languages to become essential part of the country‟s ...
Language for development through drama and theatre in Zimbabwe : an African perspective

Matiza, Vimbai Moreblessing (2014-08)

This study discusses the African perspective of the role of language in explaining development issues through the medium of drama and theatre in Zimbabwe. The problem of the study is centred on the idea that development ...
Perception and attitude towards the study of African languages in Zimbabwean high schools : implications for human resources development and management

Gora, Ruth Babra (2014-06)

The study sought to explore perception and attitude towards the study of African languages in high schools and the resultant implications on human resources development and management. The research basically explored the ...
Prospects and challenges of revitalising a cross-border language : a study of Chichewa in Zimbabwe

Mubonderi, Believe (2021-12)

The study discusses the prospects and challenges of revitalizing a cross-border language in the Zimbabwean context. The researcher selected ChiChewa for this study because it is one of the prominent cross-border languages ...
A review of challenges in developing and empowering South African indigenous languages : the case of isiXhosa

Sotashe, Arthur Phumzile (2016-06)

The study endeavoured to establish what had been done after 1994, by looking at the literature that reported the activities and documents that were produced. This was done against the background of what language policy and ...
The use of Chishona as a medium of instruction in the teaching of mathematics in primary schools

Chivhanga, Ester (2012-06)

The study sought to explore possibilities of using ChiShona as a medium of instruction in the teaching of Mathematics in primary schools. The aim was to compare the use of English as a medium of instruction with ChiShona ...

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