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Ngano: Teaching Environmental Education Using the Shona Folktale

Mutasa, Davie E.; Nyota, Shumirai; Mapara, Jacob (The Journal of Pan African Studies, 2008-03)

This paper examines the implications of using the Shona folktale as a tool and method for teaching environmental education (EE) which asserts that the folktale is a very effective means in teaching EE since it instructs ...
African Indigenous Games: Opportunities and Challenges

Mapara, Jacob (OSM Communications and Training Solutions, 2009)

This paper argues that indigenous games are those games and related activities that are performed by the indigenous populations of a particular geographical area. In the case of Africa, these are games and activities that ...
Indigenous Knowledge Systems in Zimbabwe: Juxtaposing Postcolonial Theory

Mapara, Jacob (The Journal of Pan African Studies, 2009-09)

This paper argues that indigenous knowledge systems’ emergence via Zimbabwe as an example is more than a case of a sudden realisation on the part of the international community (especially from Western scholars of the ...
Self-inflicted tragedies: an assessment of the impact of language use by the political parties in postindependence Zimbabwe

Mapara, Jacob; Wasosa, Wellington (Journal of Research in Peace, Gender and Development, 2012-12)

This research is an examination of the effects of language use by political parties in post-independence Zimbabwe. It proceeds from the realization that the language used in slogans, songs, speeches and on banners by the ...
It has always been a man's world: the woman as other in the Shona and Ndebele proverbs

Mapara, Jacob; Thebe, Simangenkosi (Advances in Social Sciences Research Journal, 2015-04-25)

The) paper) argues) that) despite) assertions) that) have) been) made) in) some) circles) that) women) have) been) treated) as) equal) to) men) in) preTcolonial) Zimbabwe,) an) analysis) of) both)Shona)and)Ndebele)prov ...
Traversing the Sociolinguistic: The Status of Languages Spoken in Southern and Southeast Zimbabwe

Madlome, Khesani Steyn (Africology: The Journal of Pan African Studies,, 2018-10)

This paper seeks to analyse the status of languages spoken in Zimbabwe, mainly on languages such as Xitsonga, Tshivenda and Pfumbi via a comparative analysis in relation to languages which were traditionally declared as ...
A linguistic gap in translation: A case of English to Xichangana/Xitsonga of Zimbabwe

Madlome, Khesani Steyn (South African Journal of African Languages / Routledge Francis and Taylor Group, 2018-11-29)

This study falls under the discipline of translation studies, which may sometimes be referred to as applied cultural linguistics. The aim of this study is to critically analyse linguistic challenges encountered in ...

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