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Category: <a href="https://www.ghanabusinessnews.com/category/general-news/" rel="category tag">General News</a> </span>
<span class="">January 29, 2016</span>
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<p><a href="https://www.ghanabusinessnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Screen-Shot-2016-01-29-at-7.49.18-AM.png" rel="attachment wp-att-152979"><img class="" src="https://www.ghanabusinessnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Screen-Shot-2016-01-29-at-7.49.18-AM-300x195.png" alt="Teacher3" height="195" width="300"></a><br></p><p>The
Association of Teachers of Ghanaian Languages, has in a resolution
passed at a conference expressed unhappiness with the current languages
policy on education.</p>
<p>“We acknowledge the inadequacy of the period for the study of
Ghanaian languages at the colleges of education level and advice that
the period for Ghanaian language study at the colleges of education
should be extended to two years.”</p>
<p>The association also suggested that Ghanaian language should be a key
part for the requirement for admission into the colleges of education
and also entering requirement into the Tertiary Institutions.</p>
<p>The conference was on the theme: “Ghanaian Languages: Key to improvement in Ghana Education System.”</p>
<p>The association suggested the need for Ministry of Education and
Ghana Education Service to make the study of Ghanaian languages
compulsory at the basic school level “placing it in the category of
Mathematics, Science, and English”.</p>
<p>“The Ministry of Education should consider the reintroduction of
Ghanaian language as a core subject at the senior high school level.”</p>
<p>Dr Avea Nsoh, Senior Lecturer of University of Education, Winneba,
Department of Gur-Gonja Languages Education, in an address said: “The
goal of appropriate language polices for effective education is worth
pursuing.”</p>
<p>It is obvious that the current policies of over – reliance on
exoglossic languages are failing individuals, their communities and
their countries in Africa, he added.</p><p><a href="https://www.ghanabusinessnews.com/2016/01/29/152978/">https://www.ghanabusinessnews.com/2016/01/29/152978/</a><br></p><br clear="all"><br>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature">**************************************<br>N.b.: Listing on the lgpolicy-list is merely intended as a service to its members<br>and implies neither approval, confirmation nor agreement by the owner or sponsor of the list as to the veracity of a message's contents. Members who disagree with a message are encouraged to post a rebuttal, and to write directly to the original sender of any offensive message. A copy of this may be forwarded to this list as well. (H. Schiffman, Moderator)<br><br>For more information about the lgpolicy-list, go to <a href="https://groups.sas.upenn.edu/mailman/" target="_blank">https://groups.sas.upenn.edu/mailman/</a><br>listinfo/lgpolicy-list<br>*******************************************</div>
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