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The Role of the African Languages Research Institute in Addressing Language of Instruction Dilemmas in Zimbabwe

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dc.contributor.authorMasuku, Jestaen
dc.contributor.authorNdhlovu, Finexen
dc.date.accessioned2013-07-22T16:11:00Z
dc.date.issued2007
dc.description.abstractThe lexicographic work of the African Languages Research Institute (ALRI) has played a significant role in attempting to avoid some of the dilemmas associated with using African languages as media of instruction in the Zimbabwean education system. Monolingual Shona and Ndebele dictionaries, biomedical reference works, dictionaries of musical, literary and linguistic terms as well as children's dictionaries constitute part of ALRI's contribution towards the goal of mainstreaming African languages in the education system. This article is an evaluation of the research activities taking place at ALRI. The aim of the article is to demonstrate that if they receive adequate attention through corpus planning, African languages possess the capacity to play an important role as media of instruction across the entire spectrum of the education curricula in Zimbabwe and elsewhere. The article concludes by observing that, if the efforts of ALRI are to succeed, there is need for the co-operation of all stakeholders in language practice.en
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dc.identifier.citationLexikos, v.17, p. 340-348en
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dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/13067
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dc.publisherBuro van die Woordeboek van die Afrikaanse Taalen
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dc.subject.keywordsLexicographyen
dc.subject.keywordsApplied Linguistics and Educational Linguisticsen
dc.titleThe Role of the African Languages Research Institute in Addressing Language of Instruction Dilemmas in Zimbabween
dc.typeJournal Articleen
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local.contributor.lastnameMasukuen
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local.format.endpage348en
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local.output.categorydescriptionC2 Non-Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journalen
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local.profile.emailfndhlovu@une.edu.auen
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local.profile.schoolLinguisticsen
local.profile.schoolSchool of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciencesen
local.publisher.placeSouth Africaen
local.record.institutionUniversity of New Englanden
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local.relation.urlhttp://lexikos.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/1177en
local.search.authorMasuku, Jestaen
local.search.authorNdhlovu, Finexen
local.subject.for2008200407 Lexicographyen
local.subject.for2008200401 Applied Linguistics and Educational Linguisticsen
local.subject.seo2008970113 Expanding Knowledge in Educationen
local.subject.seo2008970119 Expanding Knowledge through Studies of the Creative Arts and Writingen
local.title.maintitleThe Role of the African Languages Research Institute in Addressing Language of Instruction Dilemmas in Zimbabween
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