Language of instruction in education in Africa: How new questions help generate new answers

Bert van Pinxteren

International Journal of Educational Development, 2022, vol. 88, issue C

Abstract: This paper reviews the major arguments used over the years in favour of mother-tongue instruction in Africa. It analyses the reasons that have been given for the lack of progress made. It suggests that the current Western paradigms obstruct a view of current and expected developments in this area. It offers a new analysis, based on the evolution of enrolment rates in education. The paper argues that in the next decade or so, a transition to using African languages more at all levels of education will become unavoidable.

Keywords: Language of instruction; Language maintenance; Enrolment rate; Comparative education; Sub-Saharan Africa (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ijedudev.2021.102524

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