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Namibia: Conference for English Teachers At Oshakati

david — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 13:59:29 +0000

More than 200 English teachers, mostly from the northern regions, attended a professional development conference last weekend at the University of Namibia in Oshakati. The event was probably the largest gathering of English teachers in the history of the country.

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Namibian Learners Meet British Counterparts

david — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 09:49:17 +0000

Namibia & United Kingdom: Learners from three Namibian schools yesterday met some of their British counterparts under a programme, Connecting Classrooms, by the British Council in Namibia.

The programme is aimed at promoting intercultural dialogue through school links.

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Becky Ndjoze-Ojo: importance of English cannot be overemphasized

david — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 07:07:13 +0000

Namibia: Minister Stresses Importance of English

Deputy Minister of Education Dr Becky Ndjoze-Ojo says the importance of the English language locally, nationally and internationally cannot be overemphasized. She was the keynote speaker at a two-day conference of the English Teachers’ Association (NETA) at the Polytechnic of Namibia on Friday.

“There are Namibian languages that must be developed and used as media of instruction in schools. As a result, a bilingual education system is advocated whereby every learner is expected to do first the mother tongue, plus the official language (English),” Ndjoze-Ojo said.

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