The importance of languages in education and in the other important sectors of human interaction and development does not seem to have been an issue in the definition and practice of democracy in Botswana. Although the country claims to be democratic and hosts over twenty five ethnic languages, it does not see the need to accord them official recognition, let alone introduce them in education even as evidence of giving its citizenry democratic (human) rights. Only English (the official language) and Setswana (the national language) are used in education and government business. In the education sector, these two languages are and have been used as the sole languages of school even in areas predominant with learners from non-Setswana or Engl...
Some twenty-four odd years ago, The Revised National Policy on Education intimated that Botswana sho...
This paper follows the analysis of Vansina in analyzing colonization as an attempt to destroy and re...
The thrust of the paper is on the activities that have taken place in Zimbabwe concerning the formul...
Setswana is spoken by about 90% of the population either as mothertongue or as a second language in ...
In order for democracy to be sustained in any state, it is fundamentally crucial that the education ...
A. Adeyemi This paper reviews the role of language in addressing issues of instruction and diversity...
This paper reviews the role of language in addressing issues of instruction and diversity towards th...
Botswana is multilingual and multicultural country with 25 to 30 languages. In contrast to this ever...
Meaningful and emancipatory education which empowers citizens as democrats is the ideal education wh...
In several policy documents reviewing the country’s education system, the Ministry of Education has ...
Since independence, the government of Botswana has practiced an exclusive language policy in which o...
The purpose of this paper is to examine how South Africa sought to foster democracy in education thr...
The Botswana education system bases its philosophy on education for all using English and Setswana a...
This publication comprises two papers, both written during January and February 2002 when the author...
Since independence, the government of Botswana has practiced an exclusive language policy in which o...
Some twenty-four odd years ago, The Revised National Policy on Education intimated that Botswana sho...
This paper follows the analysis of Vansina in analyzing colonization as an attempt to destroy and re...
The thrust of the paper is on the activities that have taken place in Zimbabwe concerning the formul...
Setswana is spoken by about 90% of the population either as mothertongue or as a second language in ...
In order for democracy to be sustained in any state, it is fundamentally crucial that the education ...
A. Adeyemi This paper reviews the role of language in addressing issues of instruction and diversity...
This paper reviews the role of language in addressing issues of instruction and diversity towards th...
Botswana is multilingual and multicultural country with 25 to 30 languages. In contrast to this ever...
Meaningful and emancipatory education which empowers citizens as democrats is the ideal education wh...
In several policy documents reviewing the country’s education system, the Ministry of Education has ...
Since independence, the government of Botswana has practiced an exclusive language policy in which o...
The purpose of this paper is to examine how South Africa sought to foster democracy in education thr...
The Botswana education system bases its philosophy on education for all using English and Setswana a...
This publication comprises two papers, both written during January and February 2002 when the author...
Since independence, the government of Botswana has practiced an exclusive language policy in which o...
Some twenty-four odd years ago, The Revised National Policy on Education intimated that Botswana sho...
This paper follows the analysis of Vansina in analyzing colonization as an attempt to destroy and re...
The thrust of the paper is on the activities that have taken place in Zimbabwe concerning the formul...