An EVALUATION OF THE FACTORS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO LOW TRAINEE-TEACHER ENROLMENT IN LINGUISTICS AND AFRICAN LANGUAGES AT KWAME NKRUMAH UNIVERSITY IN ZAMBIA
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This paper evaluates the factors that contribute to low trainee-teacher enrolment levels in Linguistics and African languages at Kwame Nkrumah University in Zambia. The article aims to establish and analyse the challenges facing the career development of certain Zambia courses in colleges and universities and possible remedies to alleviate such problems. The study used a qualitative approach, questionnaires, elicitation and document analysis methods to collect data. The paper used descriptive, analytical and thematic principles to analyse the data. The study is guided by the marginal framing backed by the tenets of effective management. The study shows that low enrolment levels of trainee-teachers in Linguistics and African Languages at Kwame Nkrumah University are associated with several factors which include; an inferiority complex, superiority complex, lack of government scholarships, lack of confidence, lack of career guidance at grade Twelve level, negative attitude of pupils while in Grade Twelve, a misconception that there are no employment opportunities, a fallacy that linguistics of Bantu languages is complicated, criticism of pupils during secondary school days, lack of consideration for Head of Department of Literature and Languages and lack of parental support.
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