<div dir="ltr"><p><strong>Dr.
Avea Ephraim Nosh, a Lecturer at the University of Education, Winneba
(UEW), Department of Gur-Gonja Languages Education, has called on
lecturers, students to collectively work with politicians and other
stakeholders in education to ensure that children continue to benefit
from their mother tongue in a much improved manner.<a href="http://www.spyghana.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/wpid-ghana20flag.jpg" class=""><img class="" src="http://www.spyghana.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/wpid-ghana20flag-300x187.jpg" alt="wpid-ghana20flag.jpg" height="148" width="237"></a></strong></p>
<p>Dr. Nosh made the called in a presentation delivered on the topic
“Are indigenous Languages still relevant in the current dispensation?”
at a durbar as part of this year’s International Mother Language Day
Celebration held at the College of Languages Education, UEW Ajumako
Campus.</p>
<p>The celebration was on the theme “Inclusion in and through Language
Education counts”, was attended by personalities including, chiefs in
the area led by the Paramount Chief Ajumako Traditional Council Nana
Ogeabo Ababio Hammah, lecturers of the UEW, students and other
stakeholders in education.</p>
<p>The General Conference of the United Nations Education, Scientific
and Culture Organization (UNESCO) in November, 1999 declared 21st
February every year as the International Mother Language Day aimed at
promoting awareness of linguistic and culture diversity, multilingualism
and above all, to promote and indemnify the linguistic rights of
individuals specially children across member countries.</p>
<p>The United Nations General Assembly on 16th May, 2009 endorsed it
compelling all member countries “to promote the preservation and
protection of all languages used by peoples of the world” which
fortunately, these international conventions found expression and space
in Ghana’s national laws including the language policy in education and
in the 1992 constitution, he added.</p>
<p>Dr. Nosh said on International Mother Language Day it was legitimate
to seek answers to the questions why thousands of BECE and WASCE
graduates should be denied admission into the higher institutions when
they pass Kasem, Asante or Ewe but fail the English language, a
situation in which the young ones were deny opportunities because of
artificially created languages barriers, which were inexhaustible and
heart breaking.</p>
<p>“The day reminds us of the responsibility to our children with
respect to the use of language in education and we cannot talk of
inclusive education when thousands of children are excluded from
education simply because they speak a particular language from some part
of the county or just that they cannot pass some foreign language
examination, these are discrimination and the constitution of the
country frowns on them,” he added.</p>
<p>He said there was no doubt about the relevance of indigenous
languages in the present day of “our” country or even the current global
setting whereby we have to accept the fact that the we have gone a long
way but much more needs to be done.</p>
<p>According to him, as a people, we have to realize that our attitudes
to mother tongue worldwide is not different from what is seen in the
country and for that matter policy makers should speed up with the
language policy.</p>
<p>Earlier in the day students from various tribes at the University
dressed in their tribal costumes, amidst drumming and dancing to portray
the rich culture and traditions, as well as entertain the gathering.</p>
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