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Title Implementing indigenous languages in education in Francophone Africa: examining ways and means in Burkina Faso
Full text https://www.researchgate.net/publication/363405930_Implementing_Indigenous_Languages_in_Education_in_Francophone_Africa_Examining_Ways_and_Means_in_Burkina-Faso
Date 2022
Author(s) Sanon-Ouattara, F.E.G.; Pinxteren, L.M.C. van
Abstract Experiments with indigenous languages as medium of instruction have been ongoing infrancophone Africa. These experiments have not been generalized to all schools byeducational authorities and have beenlimited to the first few years of primary education.A more generalized approach to using indigenous languages as medium of instructioncan contribute to improve the outcomes of education. However, when is such adevelopment likely to occur and which languages should be chosen? This article exploresthese questions using the case of Burkina Faso as an example. We show that it will bepractically possible to use a limited number of indigenous languages as medium ofinstruction, rather than all languages spoken in the country. In order to do so, weintroduce an approximate assessment of which languages are easy to learn and to teach,for speakers of which other languages. We demonstrate that a gradual transition towardsindigenous languages will become a necessity if the present trend of increasedparticipation in education continues into the future. In order for this to happen, carefulplanning and preparation will be essential; we conclude with a brief examination of whatsuch planning and preparation might consist of. - Descriptive and Comparative Linguistics
Subject(s) Burkina Faso; Education; Medium of instruction; Local languages; Francophone Africa
Language en
Type of publication Article / Letter to editor; info:eu-repo/semantics/article; Text
Format application/pdf
Source ReSciLac
Identifier lucris-id:1222922068
Repository Leiden - University of Leiden
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