African Perspectives on the Teaching and Learning of English in Higher Education

This book brings together the work of African scholars and educators directly involved in initiatives to improve the teaching and learning of English in higher education across Africa. Offering alternative perspectives across different African countries with examples of decolonised practice in research, the book provides a critical discussion and examples of successful practice in the teaching of English in Africa. Each chapter of the book reports on a specific context and a specific teaching and/or learning initiative in higher education, with emphasis on comparability of information and on clear evaluation and critical analysis of the intervention. The editors offer a thoughtful comparison of different methods, strategies and results to provide an authoritative reference to effective strategies for English teaching and learning. The book paints a cohesive picture of the field of English language teaching in Africa and will be of great interest to researchers, scholars and postgraduate students in the areas of applied linguistics, English teaching and comparative education.

Alexandra Esimaje is Professor of English and Applied Linguistics, Benson Idahosa University, Nigeria. Bertus van Rooy is Professor of English Linguistics, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands. 'Demola Jolayemi is Professor of English and Digitised Linguistics, University of Africa, Nigeria. Daniel Nkemleke is Professor and Chair of Department of English, Ecole Normale Supérieure (ENS), University of Yaounde 1, Cameroon. Ernest Klu is Educational Linguist and Professor of Academic Literacy, University of Venda, South Africa.

Part 1: Setting the scene 1. Challenges of teaching and learning English in higher education in Africa Part 2: Teaching strategies 2. Teaching English Language in SNE Contexts: Problems and Prospects of Conversation Analysis-Based Approach 3. Design and teaching of academic writing in tertiary education in Cameroon 4. Integration of information communication technologies (ICTs) in teaching communication skills at a state university in Zimbabwe: Lecturers' perceptions and experiences 5. Examining the use of Technology in Literature Teaching and Learning at University in Uganda 6. Multimodal representation and its implication for reading and writing practices Part 3: Teacher Training 7. A survey of university lecturers' attitude and approaches to English language grammar teaching in selected universities in East Africa 8. ESL teachers' professional development as a Catalyst for Effective ELT in the Post Covid-19 Africa: The case of Nigeria 9. Teaching English in Nigeria: Incorporating Standard Nigerian English into the Higher Education Curriculum 10. From 'common' English Language teachers to experts: An approach to dealing with classroom challenges in Cameroon Part 4: Learner development 11. Formative feedback in a writing programme at the university of Ghana 12. Understanding English vague expressions as second language learners 13. Standard English speech pitfalls of ESL/EFL student-teachers in Cameroon: theorising effective teaching of pronunciation in non-native settings Part 5: Solutions and conclusions 14. African solutions to the challenges of teaching and learning English in higher education