The government of Ghana has announced that all teachers must now use local languages as the main medium of instruction at the basic school level.
Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu revealed the new policy, calling it a decisive step toward improving learning outcomes and protecting Ghana’s cultural identity. This shift challenges decades of English dominance in Ghana’s education system.
Research by UNESCO and the World Bank has long shown that children learn faster and more confidently when taught in their mother tongue, especially during their early years of schooling.
Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu revealed the new policy, calling it a decisive step toward improving learning outcomes and protecting Ghana’s cultural identity. This shift challenges decades of English dominance in Ghana’s education system.
Research by UNESCO and the World Bank has long shown that children learn faster and more confidently when taught in their mother tongue, especially during their early years of schooling.
For Ghana’s government, the policy is also about cultural empowerment. After generations of using English, a colonial inheritance, as the language of instruction, officials say it’s time to reconnect education with identity.
This idea is also gaining momentum in countries like South Africa, Kenya and Tanzania.
Credit: Africa News
This idea is also gaining momentum in countries like South Africa, Kenya and Tanzania.
Credit: Africa News
