The English-Only Language Education Policy in the Gambia and Low Literacy Rates

Autor/in	Igboanusi, Herbert
Titel	The English-Only Language Education Policy in the Gambia and Low Literacy Rates
Quelle	In: International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 17 (2014) 5, S.558-569 (12 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1367-0050
DOI	10.1080/13670050.2013.851642
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Language Planning; Educational Policy; Illiteracy; Dropouts; Access to Education; Language Usage; English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Language of Instruction; Native Language; African Languages; Educational Change; Policy Analysis; Observation; Gambia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Sprachwechsel; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Analphabetismus; Drop-out; Drop-outs; Dropout; Early leavers; Schulversagen; Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Sprachgebrauch; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Teaching language; Unterrichtssprache; Africa; Language; Languages; Afrika; Sprachen; Afrikanische Sprache; Bildungsreform; Politikfeldanalyse; Beobachtung
Abstract	The education policies of 1988-2003 and 2004-2015 in The Gambia make provisions for the use of the L1 or area languages to serve as the media of instruction from Grades 1 to 3 and as school subjects from Grade 4 onwards. However, the policy on the use of L1 for teaching has not been implemented and what is practised instead is the use of English as a means of teaching from pre-primary to the tertiary level education. Since English is the weakest language of the pupils, schools witness high drop-out rates, limited access to education, inability to read with understanding in the early grades, a lack of understanding of the content of the subject taught, and more seriously, high rate of illiteracy. The present paper reviews the English-only education policy in The Gambia and proposes a reform of the education policy in that country. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10