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The supplementary question on where the best Chitumbuka is spoken yielded the following results; 38.6% said Mzimba; 31.8% indicated Rumphi; said Karonga 2.7%; indicated Nkhata Bay 2.3%; and Chitipa 0.5%; 8.6% did not know, 1.8% did not respond and 4.5 were not applicable. The pupils were also requested to indicate whether they would like to be taught Chitumbuka. The following results were obtained. Table 52: Like To Be Taught In Chitumbuka % Respondents District Yes No Chitipa 54.5 45.5 Karonga 27.0 73.0 Rumphi 32.2 67.0 Mbimba 52.2 47.4 Nkhata Bay 28.6 68.6 The picture that emerges from Table 52 is that mosst of the pupils would not like to be taught in Chitumbuka. This has been a general trend in other surveys too. The explanation is that pupils believe that indigenous languages are inferior. In their opinion, these languages do not open vistas <strong>for</strong> employment or social mobility; and, there<strong>for</strong>e, can only impede their progress. A follow up question requested those pupils who wanted Chitumbuka to indicate in which classes would like to be taught the language. The results were as follows: Table 53 Classes In which Chitumbuka Should Be taught % Respondents District Classes 1 8 1 4 5 8 N/A Chitipa 28.8 19.7 5.3 4.6 Karonga 14.1 12.1 0.4 73.0 Rumphi 13.8 17.2 69.0 Mzimba 25.1 27.0 1.0 46.4 Nkhata Bay 14.5 10.9 2.7 68.2 58
Table 53 shows that most pupils prefer Chitumbuka to be taught in standard 1 8 (96.3%) followed by standards 1 4 (86.9%). However, when it comes to senior classes i.e. 5 8 the pupils are less enthusiastic, only 9.4% favoured the idea. It should also be noted that there was a very high percentage of not applicable responses which perhaps suggests that most pupils did not think it was a matter of concern. A corollary question requested those pupils who indicated who indicated that they do not want to be taught in Chitumbuka to provide an alternative language they would like to be taught. The following are the results: Table 54: Alternative To Chitumbuka % Respondents District English Chewa Nkhonde Sukwa Tonga Lambia Ndali N/A Chitipa 31.1 18.9 0.8 3.8 2.3 0.8 41.7 Karonga 52.4 21.4 0.4 25.0 Rumphi 63.2 4.6 31.0 Mzimba 33.3 11.5 53.3 Nkhata Bay 40.9 20.5 5.5 30.2 Table 54 above indicates that the most prefered alternative to Chitumbuka is English followed byChichewa. It is obvious that pupils recognise the importance of English as an international language, a key to employment and general social mobility. The pupils also recognise the value of Chichewa as a national language as well as the de facto lingua franca in the country. A supplementary question requested the pupils to indicate whether or not they have problems in studying English and Chichewa. The following are the results Table 55: Problems In Studying English And Chichewa District % Respondents English Chichewa Yes No Yes No 59
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4.5.1 TEACHER’S RESPONSES 23 4.5.
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A Note from the Director on Socioli
Page 7 and 8: 1 INTRODUCTION The availability of
Page 9 and 10: instance, a mother tongue literacy
Page 11 and 12: level of understanding, whether the
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Page 21 and 22: REASONS GIVEN Easy communication Mo
Page 23 and 24: Chilomwe Chisena Chinkhonde English
Page 25 and 26: 50. It has been observed that those
Page 27 and 28: Chichewa. This has arisen from the
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Page 31 and 32: and pressing issues to handle e.g.
Page 33 and 34: Table 13: District Acceptance Of Ch
Page 35 and 36: The figures above clearly indicate
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Page 39 and 40: Rumphi 75.0 25.0 Mzimba 84.7 11.1 N
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Page 43 and 44: preferred language is Chilambia (17
Page 45 and 46: Rumphi 17.3 Pure Tumbuka 6.7 Henga
Page 47 and 48: Pure 1.5 Mmbelwa 1.5 Euthini 1.5 Ka
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Page 63 and 64: Table 60: Language To Be Used In Ne
Page 65 and 66: Rumphi 41. 4 Mzimba 23. 9 Nkhata Ba
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Page 85 and 86: Chitakhwani 2 6.9 Chikokhola 2 6.9
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Page 89 and 90: 6 CHISENA SURVEY 6.1 BACKGROUND TO
Page 91 and 92: ii) proficiency in Chisena and othe
Page 93 and 94: Table 80: Age Groups Age Group Freq
Page 95 and 96: Age Group Frequency % 09 20 4.9 1
Page 97 and 98: Tengani 11 2.7 Nsanje 35 8.6 Phodzo
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Page 101 and 102: 6.5.2.3 VARIETIES Asked bout where
Page 103 and 104: mentioned the Nsanje variety, anoth
Page 105 and 106: 6.5.4 “OTHER” RESPONDENTS’ RE
Page 107 and 108: grammars and dictionaries. (iv) The
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