[lg policy] Nabisunsa Girls’ School lobbies for teaching of Turkish language By Francis Emorut Added 14th February 2019 01:01 PM The National Curriculum Development Centre has incorporated the teaching of Chinese language in secondary schools beginning this academic year. Turkeyvisit2 703x422 EDUCATION As the government implements the policy of teaching Chinese language this academic year, Nabisunsa Girls School has lobbied for the inclusion of Turkish language as well. According to the head teacher of Nabisunsa Girls’ School, Zulaika Nabukeera, this will increase employment and scholarship opportunities for the girl child in Turkey. She said this during a meeting with the Turkish ambassador, HE Kerem Alp, who paid a courtesy call to the school on Wednesday. “We are already teaching German, French and Chinese Languages and we would be glad to start teaching Turkish as well,” Nabukeera told the Turkish ambassador to Uganda and his delegation. The National Curriculum Development Ce
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- Previous message (by thread): [lg policy] Don’t leave the L1 out of English-taught programs, OUP experts warn Posted on Feb 14, 2019 by Claudia Civinini Posted in News, Research, under Europe. Tagged with Bilingual programs, EMI, European Schools, Oxford University Press. Bookmark the permalink. Policy makers should consider alternatives to the exclusive use of English when devising English-taught programs, in favour of a bilingual approach that includes the students’ first language, a white paper released by Oxford University Press argues. English language proficiency should never come at the expense of the first language, experts warn. Photo: Pixabay Share this: About Claudia Civinini Born and bred in Genoa, Italy, Claudia moved to Australia during her masters degree to teach Italian. She studied and worked in Melbourne for five years before moving to London, where she finally managed to combine her love for writing and her passion for education. She worked for three years as a reporter for the EL Gazette before joini
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