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Pethias Siame
Department of Literature and Languages, Kwame Nkrumah University, Kabwe, Zambia
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Potholes in the Teaching of Zambian Languages in Secondary Schools: A Case of Bemba Language Pethias Siame
EduLine: Journal of Education and Learning Innovation Vol. 2 No. 4 (2022)
Publisher : PT ARRUS Intelektual Indonesia

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.35877/454RI.eduline1460

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This paper presents the potholes in the teaching of Bemba language which is spoken in Zambia. Potholes in this context are hindrances. Bemba is classified as M42. As a regional official language, Bemba is taught in five provinces, namely, Central, Copperbelt, Luapula, Muchinga and Northern. The study used qualitative approach, interviews and document analysis methods. Cummins’ threshold hypothesis theory guided the research. The study shows that potholes exist in the teaching and learning of Bemba in secondary schools. At the center of common critical potholes is negative attitude by administrators, teachers, pupils as well as parents. There are inadequate teaching and learning materials for effective teaching of the subject. The second pothole is that there is limited time allocated to Bemba. The other pothole is language barrier. The study also shows that there is lack of motivation to teachers of Zambian languages in secondary schools. It is further envisaged that lack of qualified and experienced teachers to teach senior classes is yet another pothole in the teaching of Zambian languages. The above common potholes have contributed to poor academic performance among the Grade Nine and Twelve learners in Bemba in secondary schools in Zambia.
A Morphological Analysis of Tense in Mambwe Language Pethias Siame
Daengku: Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences Innovation Vol. 3 No. 2 (2023)
Publisher : PT Mattawang Mediatama Solution

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Guthrie (1948) classifies Mambwe as M15. The language is spoken in Mbala and Senga districts in Northern Province of Zambia. Nurse and Philipson (1999) have characterized Mambwe as originating from Fipa language in Southern Tanzania. The paper outlines the rules governing tense categorization and evaluates the verbal structure of tense in Mambwe language. The study employed the qualitative approach and elicitation methodology to collect data. Using descriptive and Lexical Morphology (LM) theoretical underpinnings, the article identifies the forms or categories of tense and their respective structures in Mambwe language. The study shows that tense in Mambwe language is as attested by other Bantu languages in terms of the present, past and the future tenses with their corresponding progressive counterparts.
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