The Education Minister of Ghana has asked heads and teachers of basic schools to desist from the use of the English language as the sole medium of instruction in the classrooms.
Sounds logical, since when concepts are explained in a language you properly understand, your chances of grasping it are very higher compared to the vice versa
My #OddQuestion is, what local language can be added to the English for instruction since a typical class would not have all the students speaking one local language? Or students speaking same local language are now going to be grouped so that the teacher can use both English and local languages?
There are about 9 govt sponsored languages in Ghana (see below)
1. AKAN (Ashanti, Fante, Akuapem, Akyem, Kwahu) (Written Twi)
2. DAGAARE / WAALE Spoken in Upper Western Region (UWR)
3. DANGBE " Greater Accra.(G/A)
4. DAGBANE " Northern Region (NR)
5. EWE " Volta Region (VR)
6. GA " Greater Accra Region (G/A)
7. GONJA " Northern Region (NR)
8. KASEM " Upper Eastern Region (UER)
9. NZEMA " Western Region (WR)
There are also over 20 non-govt sponsored local languages.
Assuming the nine (9) languages above are to be used, does it mean there would be 9 teachers for each class level? Example, Class 1 AKAN, DAGAARE / WAALE , DANGBE,
DAGBANE,EWE,GA,GONJA , KASEM , NZEMA , since its possible to have all these languages spoken by students at one class level
It’s a good thought; maybe the ministry should come together with the school heads on how this 'instruction' would be implemented with the students not feeling segregated.
to be continued ....
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