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    Towards an integrated teaching of foreign languages in institutions of higher learning
    (African Journal: Journal of Emerging Trends in Educational Research and Policy Studies., 2018-02-01) Bakurumpagi, Victoria
    This study is based on interviews we had with 40 respondents half of whom had done what we called course switching in order to have content and language learning because to them, one without the other seemed inadequate in today`s job market. This resulted in doing two Bachelor`s degree, one after another instead of going straight for a Master`s degree program. We try to understand the rationale behind this decision and propose how foreign language learning should be restructured in Higher Institutions of learning in order to teach languages in the way that students of the 21st century want. We also offer insights on why it is important to study foreign languages in this globalized world. The study is based on the experiences of students and alumni of Kyambogo and Makerere University. These experiences contain interesting lessons which are pointers to new ways learners are suggesting to their institutions of Higher learning if they are to embrace the study of languages wholeheartedly. Students are yearning for integration of foreign languages both in sciences and arts courses. To these learners, the era of segregated teaching of foreign languages appears irrelevant and updated.
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    The Use of Carnival Features for the Promotion of a New African Image in the Novels of Ouologuem, Kourouma and Labou Tansi
    (African Journal of Education, Science and Technology, 2018-04) Bakurumpagi, Victoria
    In this article, after defining the concepts of the Negro myth and the carnival, I show what these three novels have in common: giving the impression that the negative image given to Black Africa by Europe was justified while at the same time giving a fresh interpretation of many of the prejudices against the black man since slave trade. The article shows that the creation of African imaginary territories and the dual language characteristic of the carnival are intended to promote a new African image. In order to arrive at the interpretation given here, I used the postcolonial theory as described by Edward Said Culture and imperialism and the deconstructive criticism as defined by Atkins Douglas in Reading deconstruction and deconstructive reading.