Browsing by Subject "Language Education"

    • Being Multilingual in a Bilingual Environment: Implications for Quality Education 

      Atindogbe, Gratien G; Koumassol, Midinette E D (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2019-09)
      With more than 250 national languages, and two official languages, English and French, used to run the affairs of the state, Cameroon is a typical example of a nation with linguistic complexity. In such a multilingual ...

    • Building Chinese Language Skills for Sino-African Cooperation through Open and Distance Learning 

      Ambe-Uva, Terhemba N (2010-11)
      China’s influence and deep relationships in Africa are the result of many years of investment in building relations through aid, trade, and cultural and technical exchange. In international politics, this is regarded as ...

    • Congratulatory Remarks 

      Aguti, Jessica N (Commonwealth of Learning, Vancouver, 2014-09-13)
      Transcript from a speech given at the Launch of the Diploma in ELT with ICT Skills for Upper Primary Teachers, Gauhati University, India, 13 September 2014. Presented by Dr. Jessica Norah Aguti, Education Specialist, Teacher ...

    • Deaf Education and Language-Based Curriculum: The Case of the Buea School for the Deaf 

      Dissake, Koumassol Midinette Endurence; Atindogbe, Gratien G (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2019-09)
      The big deaf community at school age in Cameroon is accommodated by more than 30 schools for deaf. Deaf and hearing students follow a common language - based cu rriculum, which aims at developing the ...

    • Demonstrating the Quality of Learner’s Experience and Engagement: Issues in Constructing Effective Evaluation Approaches on the English in Action Project, Bangladesh 

      Kirkwood, Adrian; Rae, Jan (2010-11)
      The purpose of the DfID English in Action Project (EIA) currently running in Bangladesh is to ‘increase significantly the number of people able to communicate in English, to levels that enable them to participate fully in ...

    • English grade 12 

      Commonwealth of Learning (commonwealth of Learning, Vancouver, 2012)
      nit 1: Verb Tenses- Unit 2: Parts of Speech- Unit 3: Reading Comprehension- Unit 4: Guided Composition- Unit 5: Narrative Composition- Unit 6: Descriptive Composition- Unit 7: Argumentative Composition- Unit 8: Summary ...

    • English second language 10 

      Commonwealth of Learning (commonwealth of Learning, Vancouver, 2012)
      Part of the "Open Educational Resources for Open Schooling" (OER4OS) project. Course overview. Welcome to English Second Language Grade 10- English Second Language Grade 10 - is this course for you? Course outcomes- ...

    • Hardap Educational Multimedia Project (HEMP) Video Series: Grade 6 English 

      Commonwealth of Learning; Ministry of Education, Namibia (Commonwealth of Learning, Vancouver, 2013-10)
      The Open Schooling desk of COL is pursuing the integration of technology in the conventional classroom and has set itself targets to enhance the quality of education over the next three years (2012-2015) by producing at ...

    • The Influence of Cultural Capital and Initiatives towards Improving the Indigenous Pupils’ English Literacy Performance 

      Krishnasamy, Hariharan N; Sharani, Dzafira M (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2019-09)
      Literacy among the indigenous pupils (orang asli) is often understood in cultural terms within the education system not only in Malaysia but also across the world. Literacy is a significant issue for all nations (National ...

    • The Influence of Language and Literacy in Opening up Education of An African Child: A Case of Kenya 

      Baraza, Edwins; Abeka, Silvance (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2019-09)
      Education is the process of facilitating learning, or the acquisition of knowledge, skills, values, beliefs, and habits. Educational methods include storytelling, discussion, teaching, training and directed research. ...

    • Introducing mobile technology for enhancing teaching and learning to the English language classroom in Bangladesh 

      Shohel, M Mahruf C; Power, Tom (2010-11)
      Mobile technology could have a significant role to play in educational development in the Global South (Banks, 2009; Banks et al, 2009; Onguko and Ngata, 2010). Recently, research has begun to focus upon mobile learning ...

    • Learning English Language by Radio in Primary Schools in Kenya 

      Odera, Florence Y (2010-11)
      One of the objectives of teaching English in primary schools in Kenya is to enable the learners to communicate fluently, independently and accurately in English Language in every day life. (Kenya Institute of Education ...

    • Literacy and Numeracy for Basic Trades 

      (Commonwealth of Learning (COL);Open Polytechnic of New Zealand, 2015-08)
      In response to requests from the small island states of the Pacific region, COL, working in partnership with the Pacific Association of Technical, Vocational Education and Training (PATVET) produced a series of courses ...

    • NAMCOL Video Series: JSC English Grade 10 

      Namibian College of Open Learning (NAMCOL) (Namibian College of Open Learning (NAMCOL) ; Commonwealth of Learning, 2009)
      The Namibian College of Open Learning (NAMCOL) has produced 16 video lessons, developed through a multimedia capacity building programme supported by COL. The videos, for students in Grades 10 (JSC) and 12 (NSSCO), cover ...

    • NAMCOL Video Series: NSSCO English Grade 12 

      Namibian College of Open Learning (NAMCOL) (Namibian College of Open Learning (NAMCOL) ; Commonwealth of Learning, 2009)
      The Namibian College of Open Learning (NAMCOL) has produced 16 video lessons, developed through a multimedia capacity building programme supported by COL. The videos, for students in Grades 10 (JSC) and 12 (NSSCO), cover ...

    • Open Resources for English Language Teaching (ORELT) Portal 

      Commonwealth of Learning (Commonwealth of Learning, Vancouver, 2012)
      The Open Resources for English Language Teaching (ORELT) portal is intended to support the classroom activities of teachers of junior secondary schools (JSS). The aims of ORELT are to: Provide a bank of ‘open content’ ...

    • Portrait of a Deaf Mauritian Student: How I propose to use educational games to ease up struggles faced in French elementary classes 

      Chan, Gwendoline Laurissa; Santally, Mohammad Issack; Whitehead, Jack (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2019-09)
      Yearly in Mauritius, only a few deaf and hard of hearing students manage to get a passing mark in French language at elementary level. This shows that those students are encountering difficulties to perform ...

    • Spanish 

      Commonwealth of Learning (Commonwealth of Learning, Vancouver, 2012)
      Unit 1: La Familia- Unit 2: Mi Casa Es Tu Casa- Unit 3: La Vida Escolar- Unit 4: La Rutina Diaria- Unit 5: La Salud.

    • Teaching Spoken English in the ODL System in Nigeria: Challenges and Strategies for Improvement 

      Iyere, Theodore O (2010-11)
      The Spoken English course is a vital component of the B.A. English language programme in many Open and Distance Learning institutions in Nigeria. The course provides the base for growth in other courses related to grammar, ...

    • Using Game-based Learning to Improve Second Language English Skills in South Africa 

      Mfeka, Hlengiwe; Thomson, Janet (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2019-09)
      One of the most challenging issues facing teachers is the use of English as the language of teaching and learning (LoLT) in South Africa, a country with eleven official languages where low levels of English language ...