Sudan: Local languages in schools to promote betterunderstanding

[Francis Hult]

Via lgpolicy...
 

Sudan: Local languages in schools to promote better understanding
  Monday 28 December 2009 / by Geof Magga

With effect from the 2010 academic year, mother languages will be
included in southern Sudan's school curricula.Southern Sudan nationals
have expressed satisfaction over the introduction of local languages
into their school curricula by the ministry of education. They say it
will help their children to study better. Amos Longwa, a parent and
also chairperson of Magwe parents association in southern Sudan said,
"We are happy about the development. English is a foreign language
which is not easliy learnt by children in primary schools. The
children will learn better in their local languages." The Minister of
Education in the southern Sudan, Job Dhoruai, said during an interview
that "the introduction of mother tongue languages into the curricula,
in primary one to primary three levels, is in accordance with the
Comprehensive Peace Agreement.

Full story:
http://en.afrik.com/article16686.html



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