students with the skills they need to grasp what is taught at the university level. NUL English Language lecturers are
therefore of the view that the English language curriculum of Lesotho high schools should be subject to review by the
English language Department of NUL, in collaboration with the members of the B.ED programme in the Faculty of
Education as seen in the following excerpt.
The level of English of the students we admit into NUL is very low and I believe this is not just because of the
teachers and their teaching methods and other factors. I think the English syllabus used in Lesotho high schools needs
to be reviewed. That syllabus should be given to us here at NUL for review because we know what we expect of the
students when they get here. We will be able to guide them on what they should teach so that they prepare the students
well enough for the English taught here at NUL.