Language Choice and Education Quality in Eastern and Southern Africa: A Review

Autor/in	Trudell, Barbara
Titel	Language Choice and Education Quality in Eastern and Southern Africa: A Review
Quelle	In: Comparative Education, 52 (2016) 3, S.281-293 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0305-0068
DOI	10.1080/03050068.2016.1185252
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Educational Quality; Educational Practices; Educational Policy; Language Role; African Languages; English (Second Language); Language of Instruction; Program Implementation; Outcomes of Education + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Quality of education; Bildungsqualität; Bildungspraxis; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Africa; Language; Languages; Afrika; Sprachen; Afrikanische Sprache; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Teaching language; Unterrichtssprache; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg
Abstract	In 2014, UNICEF commissioned a review of language policy and education quality in the 21 countries of UNICEF's Eastern and Southern Africa Region. This paper examines findings from the review, related to the role of English and local languages in current education practice in the region. National language policies and implementation practices are examined, as is the mismatch between the two. The evident widespread use of English as the language of instruction in primary classrooms of Eastern and Southern Africa, even where the pupils do not speak English, generates two central questions: (1) Is English really the villain in this context?; and (2) Why do teachers and pupils in these classrooms have to choose one language or another as medium of instruction? (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01