Silvia Kouwenberg
Professor Silvia Kouwenberg is the Dean of the Faculty of Humanities and Education at the University of the West Indies, Mona. She has played a significant role in addressing literacy challenges in Jamaican primary schools, advocating for a linguistics-based approach to teaching English in Creole-speaking communities. Kouwenberg has been instrumental in developing professional training for educators to better understand and utilize Jamaican Creole in their classrooms.
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Professor Silvia Kouwenberg noted the importance of teachers being aware of the language situation in classrooms.
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