The Effectiveness of Teaching Indigenous Languages Under the Team Teaching Arrangement in Primary (Basic) Colleges of Education in Zambia

Simfukwe, Michael George (2010) The Effectiveness of Teaching Indigenous Languages Under the Team Teaching Arrangement in Primary (Basic) Colleges of Education in Zambia. Masters thesis, University of Zambia.

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Abstract

This study sought to establish the effectiveness of teaching indigenous languages under the team teaching arrangement. The research methodology of the study involved both qualitative and quantitative data which was collected through questionnaires, lesson observations, curriculum materials and structured interview schedules. The sample comprised twelve teacher educators from Kitwe and Malcolm Moffat Colleges of Education in Zambia, who were selected purposively from the Literacy and Language Education study area to take part in the study. The data collected was analysed using both qualitative and quantitative techniques. The major findings of this study revealed that teacher educators regarded indigenous languages as important as English though teaching them under team teaching was not practicable as they were not qualified teacher educators for Indigenous Languages. The study also revealed that only English was taught and group discussion among other methods was more commonly used to teach it. From the findings, it was also observed that until teacher educators with both content and pedagogical knowledge in the two contributing subjects in the Literacy and Language study area were recruited into colleges of education, teaching of Indigenous Languages and English integratively (team teaching) would not work. In view of the research findings, recommendations were made that Teacher Education should address the issue of recruitment and staff professional development in colleges of education.

Item Type:	Thesis (Masters)
Subjects:	L Education > L Education (General) P Language and Literature > P Philology. Linguistics
Divisions:	Africana
Depositing User:	Geoffrey Obatsa
Date Deposited:	07 Sep 2018 13:10
Last Modified:	07 Sep 2018 13:10
URI:	http://thesisbank.jhia.ac.ke/id/eprint/8583

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