Keoneng Magocha
Biographic Data
| ID | 6176525 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Keoneng Magocha |
| GIVEN NAMES | Keoneng |
| FAMILY NAME | Magocha |
| SIGNATURE | MAGOCHA K |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 8 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2000 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2002 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Patterns of Language Use and Language Preference of some Children and their Parents in Botswana
This paper examines the patterns of language use and language preference of some children aged 6–15 and their parents at the University of Botswana. The results indicate that the majority of the children speak Setswana and English, despite the fact that they come from different language groups. However, Setswana, the national language, is the more widely spoken. Very few of the children speak languages such as Ikalanga, Otjiherero and Sesotho and…
Attitudes of Parents to Their Children's Use of English in Botswana1
The paper reports a positive shift in the attitudes of some Batswana towards the local variety of English here described as Botswana English. The new attitude is the result of familiarity with the variety in the last decade or so. It is also the result of the belief that the variety is inherently good and that its users, especially children, use it in a communicatively competent manner. In addition, the respondents believe that not only is the va…
Patterns of Language Use and Language Preference of some Children and their Parents in Botswana
This paper examines the patterns of language use and language preference of some children aged 6–15 and their parents at the University of Botswana. The results indicate that the majority of the children speak Setswana and English, despite the fact that they come from different language groups. However, Setswana, the national language, is the more widely spoken. Very few of the children speak languages such as Ikalanga, Otjiherero and Sesotho and…
Attitudes of Parents to Their Children's Use of English in Botswana1
The paper reports a positive shift in the attitudes of some Batswana towards the local variety of English here described as Botswana English. The new attitude is the result of familiarity with the variety in the last decade or so. It is also the result of the belief that the variety is inherently good and that its users, especially children, use it in a communicatively competent manner. In addition, the respondents believe that not only is the va…
Attitudes of Parents to Their Children's Use of English in Botswana1
The paper reports a positive shift in the attitudes of some Batswana towards the local variety of English here described as Botswana English. The new attitude is the result of familiarity with the variety in the last decade or so. It is also the result of the belief that the variety is inherently good and that its users, especially children, use it in a communicatively competent manner. In addition, the respondents believe that not only is the va…
Patterns of Language Use and Language Preference of some Children and their Parents in Botswana
This paper examines the patterns of language use and language preference of some children aged 6–15 and their parents at the University of Botswana. The results indicate that the majority of the children speak Setswana and English, despite the fact that they come from different language groups. However, Setswana, the national language, is the more widely spoken. Very few of the children speak languages such as Ikalanga, Otjiherero and Sesotho and…
Multilingual Education and Policy (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Artificial Intelligence (1 work) · Computer Science (1 work) · Developmental psychology (1 work) · Epistemology (1 work) · Linguistics (1 work) · Linguistics, Language Diversity, and Identity (1 work) · Migration and Labor Dynamics (1 work) · Preference (1 work)