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Nyati-Saleshando, Lydia – International Review of Education, 2011
Multicultural education respects cultural differences and affirms pluralism which students, their communities and teachers bring to the learning process. It is founded on the belief that a school curriculum which promotes the ideals of freedom, justice, equality, equity and human dignity is most likely to result in high academic achievement and…
Descriptors: Multicultural Education, Official Languages, Academic Achievement, Educational Quality
Nkosana, Leonard – Language Teaching Research, 2008
This paper first presents and then discusses the attitudes towards and perceptions of education officers regarding introducing a school-based continuous assessment of speaking in the Botswana General Certificate of Secondary Education (BGCSE) ESL examinations as provided for in the BGCSE English syllabus in Botswana. Three categories of education…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Speech Communication, Student Attitudes, Linguistics

Clark, Phillip M. – System, 1998
Examines the early experiences of a Peace Corps teacher of English as a foreign language in Botswana, Africa, followed by his time as a teacher trainer and early graduate-school experiences. The case study offers personal and professional insights about new teachers, teacher preparation, language learning, and multiculturalism. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: Cultural Pluralism, Developing Nations, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries
Mathangwane, Joyce T. – 1999
This book is the first comprehensive study of the sound system of Ikalanga, a Bantu language of the Shona group, and its distribution in the phonology. Using both phonetic factors and typological evidence from other languages of the world, Bantu as well as non-Bantu, the book provides a careful and elaborate study on different phonological…
Descriptors: Bantu Languages, Descriptive Linguistics, Diachronic Linguistics, Foreign Countries
Bagwasi, Mompoloki M. – Language, Culture and Curriculum, 2003
In multilingual societies such as Botswana, language use is an extremely complex matter, further compounded by the fact that the languages involved are themselves dynamic phenomena that often elude the planned outcomes of policies which try to shape and constrain them. The paper describes the functional distribution of the national language…
Descriptors: Multilingualism, Foreign Countries, Official Languages, Economic Status
Arthur, Jo – Compare, 2001
Examines debate over educational language policy in Botswana and Tanzania. Proposes that descriptions of classroom practice are necessary for effective educational language planning. Describes bilingual code switching and reliance on teacher-centered recitation routines. Argues that more creative and effective teaching and learning can be…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Code Switching (Language), Comparative Education, Economics
Nyati-Ramahobo, Lydia – 1998
Since independence, the government of Botswana has allowed only the use of English in government circles, excluding the other 26 languages represented in the country and allowing only limited use of the national language, Setswana. Since 1995, however, restrictions have been relaxed and non-government organizations are developing the use of other…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, African Languages, Cultural Maintenance, Developing Nations