The importance of mother tongue as language of instruction in light of African experiences
Author
Source
Issue
Vol. 2018, Issue 4 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.25-43, 19 p.
Publisher
Publication Date
2018-12-31
Country of Publication
Somalia
No. of Pages
19
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
This paper explores the link between language and education and its role in development, while it traces back to the colonial history of education in Africa and how foreign languages contributed to the lack of establishing native languages as national official languages in many African countries, which created educational development setbacks.
The paper focuses on Tanzania and Somalia experiences regarding to mother tongue campaigns.
The paper also investigates the importance of mother tongue or first languages in the success of education.
In this paper, the author followed the analytical, descriptive method and collected the required data from different references.
The paper suggests that Somalia needs to reutilize its language in education, while not ignoring the practical obstacles impeding the use of Somali language in education.
However, as history teaches us, we can overcome these impediments as we did earlier
American Psychological Association (APA)
Uthman, Sharif. 2018. The importance of mother tongue as language of instruction in light of African experiences. Mogadishu University Journal،Vol. 2018, no. 4, pp.25-43.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-854634
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Uthman, Sharif. The importance of mother tongue as language of instruction in light of African experiences. Mogadishu University Journal No. 4 (2018), pp.25-43.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-854634
American Medical Association (AMA)
Uthman, Sharif. The importance of mother tongue as language of instruction in light of African experiences. Mogadishu University Journal. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 4, pp.25-43.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-854634
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Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 40-43
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BIM-854634