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Frequency % Yes 241 67.5 No 112 31.4 Undecided 4 1.1 Those pupils who did not accept the idea of being taught in Chilomwe were then asked to identify Chilomwe’s alternative. 49 (13.7%) of the respondents cited Chichewa as their preferred medium of instrcuction. 33 (9.2%) of the pupils mentioned English. 26 (7.3%) of the pupils chose a combination of English and Chichewa as medium of instruction as indicated in Table 73. The pupils were also aked whether or not it was embarrassing to speak Chilomwe. A small minority 21 (5.9%) of the respondents said Yes; and small majority 86 (24.1%) said No. A significant majority 250 (70.0%) of the pupils were unable to give an answer to the question, hence no responses were recorded. This translates into 19.7% of those who gave responses as having stated that they find it embarrassed to speak the language. As related question wanted to find out whether the respondents feel embarrassed to identufy themselves as Lomwes. 7 (2.0%) of the respondetnts said Yes whilst 153 (42.9%) of the respondents said No. 197 (55.2%) of the respondetnts were unable to provide an answer. Of the 160 respondents who answered the question, only 7 (4.4%) indicated that they find it embarrasing to identify themselves with the said ethinic group. Table 73: Alternative To Chilomwe As Medium Of Instruction Language Frequency % Chichewa 49 13.8 English 33 9.2 English and Chichewa 26 7.3 Chichewa and Chitonga 1 0.3 Chiyao 3 0.8 French + Chichewa + 2 0.6 English Chitumbuka 1 0.3 78
Undecided 1 0.3 The results presented above show that the pupils have clearly opted for Chilomwe as a medium of instruction and it is also interesting to note that the same pupils also claim that they have no problems in studying another local language, Chichewa. A significant majorityof them 318 (89.1%) claimed that they have no problems with Chichewa as a medium of instruction (Refer to Table 74): Table 74: Probelms With Study In Chichewa? Frequency % Yes 35 9.8 No 318 89.1 Undecided 4 1.1 A related question asked pupils whether or not they had problems studying in English, a nonindigenous language. The majority of the pupils 219 (61.5%) stated that they had problems with studying in English whilst 13 (36.4%) claimed that they had no problems with studying in English (refer to Table 75 for the results). Table 75: Problems With Studying In English? Frequency % Yes 219 61.5 No 130 36.5 Undecided 8 2.3 5.5.1.1 SUMMARY OF PUPILS’ RESPONSES Form the responses given by the pupils, it is clear that the pupils have accepted Chilomwe as a medium of instruction. They, furthermore, indicate that they have no problems with Chichewa, the national language, as a medium of instruction. In fact, the 79
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4.5.1 TEACHER’S RESPONSES 23 4.5.
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A Note from the Director on Socioli
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1 INTRODUCTION The availability of
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instance, a mother tongue literacy
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level of understanding, whether the
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the survey that people from outside
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Above form 4 1 3 0.5 Other 3 0.3 Th
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REASONS GIVEN Easy communication Mo
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Chilomwe Chisena Chinkhonde English
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50. It has been observed that those
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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 61 and 62: TRA = Translation NMT = Not mother
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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 97 and 98: Tengani 11 2.7 Nsanje 35 8.6 Phodzo
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