Multilingualism in education and communities in southern Africa
By: Gregory Kamwendo, Dudu Jankie, & Andy Chebanne (editors)
Publisher: UBTromso Collaborative Programme for San Research and Capacity Building
Published: 2009
Place of publication: [Gaborone]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 208
Subjects: Native language and education; Congresses; Bilingual Education
Notes: Revised papers originally presented at a regional conference on multilingualism held in Gaborone, Botswana, 2005.

Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Multilingualism in education and communities in Southern Africa  -- Gregory Kamwendo -- (p. 9-15).; title: Prologue : affirmative rhetoric, barricaded practices in Botswana's minority language education  -- Rebecca Lekoko -- (p. 16-23).; title: Mother tongue education in Botswana : more questions than answers ?  -- Theophilus Mooko -- (p. 26-30).; title: Mother tongue education, literacy and multilingualism in Africa  -- Kwesi Prah -- (p. 31-42).; title: Prospects for mother tongue education in Botswana  -- Herman Batibo -- (p. 43-48).; title: The politics of indigenous languages in transitional bilingual education in Malawi  -- Alfred Matiki -- (p. 49-58).; title: Choice of mother tongue : cultural identity or economic mobility ?  -- Mompoloki Bagwasi -- (p. 59-63).; title: Introducing minority and marginalized languages in schools through pastoral care -- Godson Gatsha-- (p. 64-68).; title: Mother tongue education : prospects for Bakgalagarhi learners  -- Kemonye Monaka -- (p. 69-82).; title: Planning and implementing a multicultural literacy education curriculum in Botswana  -- Tonic Maruatona -- (p. 83-91).; title: The practice of literacy : Naro experiences  -- Coby Visser -- (p. 92-98).; title: Homesigns and acquisition of Setswana sign language for students with hearing impairments  -- Sourav Mukhopadhyay -- (p. 99-107).; title: Inside practice : language of instruction for deaf students in Botswana's mainsream secondary schools  -- Rebecca Lekoko -- (p. 108-124).; title: The impact of the mother tongue on the schooling of Basarwa students at junior secondary school level in Botswana  -- Pedzani Monyatsi -- (p. 125-132).; title: Mother tongue prospects for the !Xoo language of Northern Kgalagadi  -- Andy Chebanna -- (p. 133-139).; title: Multilingualism in a southern Africa education situation : the case of the San people in Botswana  -- Xhwaa Qubi -- (p. 140-143).; title: Ethnicity, mother tongue and language use amongst the Basarwa of Eastern Ngamiland and Western Kweneng in Botswana  -- Lily Mafela -- (p. 144-158).; title: Textbook and materials development in selected African languages in Namibia  -- Andreas Schott -- (p. 159-165).; title: Bantu word division : insights from Shiyeyi and Ikalanga in Botswana  -- Mike Rodewald -- (p. 166-176).; title: Nurturing the dialogue on mother tongue education in Southern Africa -- Dudu Jankie-- (p. 177-206).