Teaching and Research Language in African Classrooms

Introduction, Casmir Rubagumya. Part 1 Language policy issues: Language Policy in Tanzania and the Hidden Agenda, Rehema Rajabu and Deo Ngonyani The Post-Primary Swahilization Scheme in Tanzania - From Debate to Struggle, Hamza Mwansoko. Part 2 Perspectives on the teaching of English: Engish Language Teaching in Zaire - Objectives and Users'Needs, Nshindi Mullamba Teaching Literature in English in Tanzanian Secondary Schools - Cinderella or Ugly Sister?, Richard Mabala Consensus ad Idem - English for Academic Legal Purposes at the University of Zimbabwe, Andrew Morrison and Lawrence Tshuma. Part 3 Classroom research: English in Botswana Primary Classrooms - Functions and Constraints, Jo Arthur Code-switching in Burundi Primary Classrooms, Lin Ndayipfukamiye. Part 4 Understanding reading processes: Teaching English Language Reading in Tanzanian Secondary Schools, Akundaeli Mbise Beyond Strategy to Resources in Reading in Educational Contexts - When Reading Strategies Become Ineffective, Deo Numi. Part 5 Towards a critical pedagogy: Texts and Classroom Procedures for Critical Reading, Catherine Wallace.