At present, more than half of Africa’s 52 countries speak French, but the number is dropping. This month Rwanda defected, announcing that henceforward only English will be taught in the schools. It would not be overstating the case to say that this caused alarm and despondency in France.
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President Paul Kagame yesterday stressed the urgency in the process of using English as a medium of education in all Rwandan schools, saying it is a choice Rwandans have to make if they need development, reports allafrica.com. He said this while visiting Ecole Primaire d’Application de Kimihurura (EPAK), a primary school located in Kimihurura, Gasabo [...]
Rwanda’s cabinet has decided that all education will be taught in English instead of French. Officially the Rwandan decision is a result of joining the English-speaking East African Community.
But relations between Rwanda and France have been frosty following the 1994 genocide, when France was accused of supporting Hutu militias. Rwanda has applied to join the [...]
The Ghana Education service has organised a forum for more than 80 English Language teachers from schools in Greater Accra Region, as part of efforts to promote the teaching and learning of English Language. The GES, earlier in August, held a National forum to address the falling standard of English Language in the country.
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Some fourth-year Bachelor of Education degree students of Edith Cowan University from Australia who aspire to be language teachers have been coming to Mauritius every year, for the last 10 years, for a two-week learning and teaching activity. This exercise is important for them to qualify as a primary school teacher or an early [...]
Over the past decade, Mauritanians have shown an increasing interest in learning English. In acknowledgment of the trend, the government has introduced English language classes earlier in school.
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Parents and guardians have a major role to play in raising the standard of written and spoken English of students, a Deputy General Secretary of the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT), Mr John Nyoagbe, has said.
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A teenager who escaped endless war in homeland five years ago sets her sights on a medical degree after scoring five As at GCSE level, noted The Times.
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Director-General of the National Youths Service Corps (NYSC) said that graduates from some tertiary institutions in Nigeria were not able to make statements in good English. Although the problem with the mastery of English language is also noticeable in some of the world’s great universities, including those in the United States, India and Asia, the [...]
Western Cape Cultural Affairs and Sport MEC Cameron Dugmore has today announced that the closing date for nominations for Board Members for the Western Cape Language Committee has been extended to 21st August, 2008, to provide more time for applications and nominations. Its mission is to actively promote multilingualism, to monitor the use of the [...]
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