• Three Poems 

  Simwanza, Shane Simasiku (University of Namibia, 2017)

  I decided to use Silozi language in writing my poetry firstly to promote it countrywide and possibly to take it to another level whenever possible. It is a language that I can easily and best express all my deep thoughts ...
• Namibian multilingualism and sustainable development 

  Simataa, Agnes A.; Simataa, Evans (University of Namibia, 2017)

  This position paper provides a critical discussion on the significance of indigenous languages in development in Namibia. The importance of the relationship between language and society is unquestionable as language in ...
• The use of mother tongue in public services in Namibia: A short thinking piece 

  Senkoro, Fikeni E.; Simasiku, Liswani (University of Namibia, 2017)

  The history of policies that include the use of mother tongue in public services in Namibia goes back to as far as the period immediately after Independence. Among such policy documents is Chapter 1 Article 3 of The ...
• Language Skills for Higher Education in Tanzania 

  Rugemalira, Josephat (University of Namibia, 2017)

  This paper argues that there are two radical policy options available to the higher education establishment in Tanzania with regard to the issue of the language medium of instruction. The first option requires the ...
• Minimizing academic English lexicon gap between English first language students and English second language students 

  Mukoroli, Joseph Namutungika (University of Namibia, 2017)

  Vocabulary, much more than grammar, is the key to any learner to understand what she/he hears and reads in school; and to communicate successfully with other people. For this reason it is very important for a learner ...
• Spirit medium language mediation: A neglected form of interpreting? 

  Mpemba, Titus (University of Namibia, 2017)

  While the need for interpreting has been growing as can be evidenced by intensification of research on interpreting and establishment and expansion of interpreting institutions and course programmes worldwide, the ...
• The Arabic stimulus to the Swahili language: A post-colonial balance sheet 

  Mazrui, Alamin (University of Namibia, 2017)

  It is generally accepted that Arabic has had a major impact on the growth of the Swahili language over the centuries. The meaning of this linguistic stimulus of Arabic, however, has been a matter of far lesser consensus ...
• The nature and origin of acronyms in Kiswahili and Setswana 

  Matlhaku, K.; Batibo, H.M. (University of Namibia, 2017)

  This study examines how this mechanism has been used in two major regional languages, namely Kiswahili, spoken in eastern Africa, and Setswana, extensively used in southern Africa. The main aim of the article is to ...
• The jigsaw method: The use of cooperative learning in a grade 7 English second language lessons – a Namibia school case study 

  Hautemo, Aletta Mweneni (University of Namibia, 2017)

  This paper reports on the use of cooperative learning technique – Jigsaw - that describes the use of small groups to enable learners to increase their own responsibility in learning and that of their peers. As a strategy ...
• Usanifishaji wa Kiswahili Afrika Mashariki: Changamoto na namna ya kukabiliana nazo 

  Hans, Mussa M. (University of Namibia, 2017)

  The process of standardizing Kiswahili language started before East African countries attained independence. Despite adopting different objectives and methods, the process has been ongoing even after independence of the ...
• Chinua Achebe and hybrid aesthetics 

  Waliaula, Ken Walibora (University of Namibia, 2017)

  This essay examines the question of hybridity in Chinua Achebe’s fiction and essays with a view to bringing to fore the inherent contradictions, ambiguities and ambivalences that typify writing in the colonial language. ...
• Theoretical configurations and considerations on African popular culture 

  Senkoro, Fikeni E. (University of Namibia, 2017)

  This conceptual paper deals with some theoretical configurations and considerations of the form and content of African popular culture/s. It problematizes the subject by raising some provocative questions that may produce ...
• African writing, aesthetics and discursive violence 

  Oyegoke, Lekan (University of Namibia, 2017)

  As a signifier “African writing” is suitably pluralistic in its potential for denotation and connotation and delimitation of thematic concern. Wearing an ambiguous qualifier such as “African” the contestable positions ...
• Speakers living and languages dying: The endangerment of !Xóõ and øHua in Botswana 

  Moumakwa, Tshiamiso V.; Monaka, Kemmonye C. (University of Namibia, 2017)

  !Xóõ and øHua are San languages spoken in Botswana, with !Xóõ also cross-bordering into South Africa and Namibia. !Xóõ is a Southern Khoesan language genetically affiliated to the Taa branch of Khoesan languages. ...
• Another day in my life 

  Mkandawire, Lucy (University of Namibia, 2017)

  As I lie on my mat in the still of the night, with only the intermittent sound of a laughing hyena in the far distance, I wonder what tomorrow will bring. The baby in my belly begins to kick as though reminding me that ...
• Omikalo omikulu nomipe dhokuyunga oosa dhAawambo 

  Mbenzi, Petrus A. (University of Namibia, 2017)

  This paper describes the past and the present mourning practices and rituals of Aawambo. It examines traditional practices, which were adhered to in the ancient time, and the impact of modernization on the mourning ...
• Investigating students’ motivations to learn French Foreign Language at the University of Namibia 

  Lumbu, Simon D.; Zannier-Wahengo, Aurelie (University of Namibia, 2017)

  This paper is based on a case study carried out to instigate the motivation in students studying French as a foreign language in a tertiary institution, in an Anglophone country. There is general consensus among applied ...
• Matumizi ya lugha katika mandhari-lugha ya jiji la Dar es Salaam: Ulinganishi wa dhima za Kiswahili na Kiingereza 

  Kidami, Rhoda Peterson (University of Namibia, 2017)

  Numerous studies have been undertaken on the uses of language in the linguistic-landscape of various cities in the world, for instance in Bangkok, Tokyo, Vilnius, Amsterdam, and Gaborone. Those studies revealed that the ...
• The gap between grade 5 learners and their English Second Language competency: Should we be worried? 

  Julius, Lukas Homateni; Hautemo, Aletta Mweneni (University of Namibia, 2017)

  In Namibian (public) schools, Lower Primary learners (pre- primary- Grade 3) are taught through their mother tongue and switch to English as the language of learning and teaching from Upper Primary phase (Grade 4 onwards). ...
• Environmental protection using Indigenous knowledge (IK) methods and skills for sustainability: case study in the Kavango East region 

  Sindano, Gerson; Utete, Christina N.; Ilukena, Alex M. (University of Namibia, 2018)

  The analysis presented in this study draws from a theoretical framework that sees indigenous knowledge (IK) and discourse as important features of ethno–science publication in Namibia. The study aims to make a meaningful ...
• Mainstreaming multiple knowledge systems in the south-north collaboration for higher education 

  Shalyefu, Rakel Kavena; Cleghorn, Aile (University of Namibia, 2018)

  This paper discusses the need for a shift in the role of South- North collaboration for higher education. To do so, it points to some persistent trends in the nature of South-North partnerships. Rather than being ...
• The interplay between structure, culture and agency on student learning and academic development activities – a trajectory of the University of Namibia 

  Shalyefu, Rakel Kavena (University of Namibia, 2018)

  Higher Education Institutions have reached the end of their lifespans, unless we reinvent them to fit the constantly changing context. This paper is a reflective piece interrogating the impact of the context (internationally, ...
• Lecturers experiences, challenges and prospects on continuing professional development 

  Mwanza-Kabaghe, S; Mofu-Mwansa, M (University of Namibia, 2018)

  This study was undertaken at the School of Education, University of Zambia, to establish factors that influence lecturers to engage in Continuing Professional Development (CPD) as well as factors inhibiting their ...
• An exploration of existential needs and self-determination theory within an educational context 

  Kirchner, Emmarentia (University of Namibia, 2018)

  In this concept paper ideas of the psychology of motivation in the twenty first century are explored as an introductory study on motivation theory. Drawing from the work of Leontiev (2012 a, b) and Längle (1999, 2012), ...
• The importance of Life Skills Education and counselling programme in the Namibian schools setting 

  Hako, Anna Niitembu; Mbango, Karolina N. (University of Namibia, 2018)

  Life skills is a compulsory subject in Namibia.All schools with Grades 4 to 12 are required to fully implement the life skills education and counselling programme. This subject concerns developing in learners the ability ...
• Beneficiaries’ satisfaction with the School Counselling Services in Namibia: a case study of a selected region 

  Hako, Anna Niitembu; Mbongo, Emilia Ndapandula (University of Namibia, 2018)

  The study investigated the education stakeholders’ (beneficiaries’) satisfaction with the school counselling services provided to them and their families. The study employed a mixed methods approach, hence both qualitative ...
• Association of Human Papiloma Virus (HPV) 16 and 18 in breast cancer biopsies in Namibia 

  Mumbengegwi, Davis R.; Van Kent, Samuelia; Tambo, Munyaradzi (University of Namibia, 2018)

  Cancer is a growing global health concern due to increased exposure to risk factors including infection by viruses such as human papillomavirus (HPV). HPV is associated with several cancers and may be an etiological agent ...
• Disaster and health vulnerability assessment for the population of the Kingdom of Bhutan 

  Tandlick, Roman; Angala, Hallo; Vhiriri, Eunice P.; Ngqwala, Nosiphiwe P.; Srinivas, Sunitha C. (University of Namibia, 2018)

  Bhutan has reached medium level of human development. This and other factors make it prone to the negative impacts of climate change, flooding, droughts and epidemics. The government of Bhutan has participated in regional ...
• Trend analysis on gender disparities in Namibia's mining sector: evidence from the Affirmative Action reports of 2011-2015. 

  Mwetulundila, Paulus; Indongo, Nelago (University of Namibia, 2018)

  Gender inequality has become a global concern as it involves the denial of opportunities and equal rights based on ones’ gender. Namibia is no exception to this global phenomenon. The country’s labour force is characterised ...
• The retail sector growth, expansion, employment and income inequality: a case study of Shoprite and Pick N Pay in South Africa and Namibia 

  Mathekga, Jerry Mmanoko; Maciko, Loyiso (University of Namibia, 2018)

  The South African and Namibian economy is liberalised, and there is a movement of big companies from outside Africa to South Africa and Namibia. Some South African firms are operating in Namibia. Shoprite and Pick n Pay ...

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