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Rumphi (100%) and Mzimba (94.4%). In Karonga Chitumbuka faces stiff competetion from Chinkhonde. In Chitipa, Chitumbuka is not even used. In Nkhata Bay the preferred language is Chitonga (92.0%). This may have implications for the use of Chitumbuka as a medium of instruction in these two districts in terms of acceptance by those who are supposed to directly benefit, namely, the pupils themselves. Teachers were also requested to indicate whether or not they supported the idea of teaching in the mother tongue. The folowing are the results: Table 20: Support For The Idea Of Teaching In Mother Tongue District Yes Chitipa 58.8 41.2 Karomga 69.4 30.6 Rumphi 62.5 37.5 Mzimba 61.1 36.1 Nkhata Bay 76.0 24.0 % Respondents No From Table 20 above, it is clear that the majority of the teachers support the idea of teaching in the mother tongue. However, the high percentage of those who did not support the idea should also be noted. The last question on the teachers section requested the teachers to indicate whether language is a contributing factor to pupils’ failure in infant classes. The results are tabulated below: Table 21: Language Contributing Factor to Pupils Failure District Yes % Respondents Chitipa 88.2 11.8 Karonga 77.8 22.2 No 38
Rumphi 75.0 25.0 Mzimba 84.7 11.1 Nkhata Bay 76.0 24.0 From Table 21 It is very clear that overwhelming majority of teachers recognise language as a contributing factor to pupils failure in infant classes. This may explain why they support teaching in the mother tongue. 4.5.1.1 OTHER DOMAINS OF LANGUAGE USE Apart from answering questions on education, teachers were also asked supplementary questions on language(s) to be used in other public domains besides education. In this section, the findings in these domains will be presented First, the teachers were requested to indicate the language they would prefer to be used on the radio. The folowing results were obtained: Table 22: Language To Be Used On The Radio Dist rict Eng lish Che wa Tumbu ka % Respondents To nga Nkho nde Su kwa Nd ali Lam bia Chitipa 17.6 29.4 23.5 5.9 11.8 5.9 5.9 Karonga 15.3 45.8 27.8 4.2 1.4 1.4 1.4 Rumphi 50.0 50.0 Mzimba 25.0 27.8 43.1 Nkhata Bay 12.0 60.0 20.0 Ny ika Bandia According to Table 22, Chichewa is the most favoured language to be used on the radio in four districts: Karonga, Chitipa, Rumphi and Nkhata Bay. In Rumphi, however, this position is shared with Chitumbuka. The second most favoured language is Chitumbuka followed by English. Attention, however, should also be drawn to the very strong showing of Chichewa in Nkhata Bay, and also rather significant showing of Chisukwa in Chitipa. 39
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Page 21 and 22: REASONS GIVEN Easy communication Mo
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6 CHISENA SURVEY 6.1 BACKGROUND TO
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ii) proficiency in Chisena and othe
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Table 80: Age Groups Age Group Freq
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Age Group Frequency % 09 20 4.9 1
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Tengani 11 2.7 Nsanje 35 8.6 Phodzo
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The majority of the pupils have cle
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6.5.2.3 VARIETIES Asked bout where
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mentioned the Nsanje variety, anoth
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6.5.4 “OTHER” RESPONDENTS’ RE
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grammars and dictionaries. (iv) The
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