Kenya: To teach in vernacular or not; that's the question

[Francis Hult]

Via lgpolicy...
 

To teach in vernacular or not; that's the question

By DAVID ADUDA  Posted Sunday, September 20 2009 at 16:50

Local languages are not only transitive instruments in basic
schooling, but a lasting feature of the entire education system. At
the core of the debate was the question: Is the current policy that
stipulates that children in lower primary school be taught in their
mother-tongue viable?  Answering a question raised by Nominated MP
Millie Odhiambo, Education Assistant minister Ayiecho Olweny fumbled
about language policy and catchment areas, but failed to clarify
issues. The debate about the language of instruction has a long
history, dating back to the colonial times. Way back in 1949, the
colonial government set up a committee under one L. J. Beecher, to
examine the scope, content and methods of an education system for
Africans.

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