Language policy in Zimbabwean education: Historical antecedents and contemporary issues
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Article
Publication Date
3-1-2007
Abstract
This article analyses issues pertaining to language policy in Zimbabwean education beginning with the establishment of formal education under colonial rule. English is the official language of business, government and education, and the dominant language in the media. Official policy, before and after independence, has been characterised by continuities, rather than change, providing limited support for the development of indigenous languages. Furthermore, the capacity to support the development of indigenous languages has declined in recent years. The curriculum policy has progressively served to provide avenues for engaging and locking into limited networks of opportunities within and outside the country.
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Hungwe, K.
(2007).
Language policy in Zimbabwean education: Historical antecedents and contemporary issues.
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37(2), 135-149.
http://doi.org/10.1080/03057920601165363
Retrieved from: https://digitalcommons.mtu.edu/michigantech-p/9218