Ghana: Country Status Report (Revision).

Autor/in	McFerren, Margaret
Institution	Center for Applied Linguistics, Washington, DC. Language/Area Reference Center.
Titel	Ghana: Country Status Report (Revision).
Quelle	(1984), (13 Seiten)Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Adult Education; African Languages; Akan; Armed Forces; Bilingualism; Elementary Secondary Education; English; Ewe; Ga; Government (Administrative Body); Hausa; Higher Education; Industry; Language Maintenance; Language of Instruction; Language Role; Language Standardization; Language Usage; Mass Media; Monolingualism; Multilingualism; Official Languages; Public Policy; Ghana + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adult; Adults; Education; Adult basic education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Africa; Language; Languages; Afrika; Sprachen; Afrikanische Sprache; Military; Militär; Bilingualismus; English language; Englisch; Government; Regierung; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Industrie; Sprachpflege; Teaching language; Unterrichtssprache; Sprachgebrauch; Massenmedien; Mehrsprachigkeit; Multilingualismus; Office language; Amtssprache; Öffentliche Ordnung
Abstract	A survey of the status of language usage in Ghana begins with an overview of the distribution and usage of English, as the sole official language, and of the local languages Akan, Ewe, Adangme, Dagbani, Nzema, Ga, Dagaari, and Hausa. A matrix follows that rates these languages on: (1) their usage rating using State Department classifications; (2) increase and decrease trends by the year 2000; (3) chief of state use in addressing the populace; (4) use in armed forces, government, court, and diplomatic communications, written and oral; (5) use as a language of instruction or required language in higher education, on the secondary and elementary levels, and in adult education; (6) use in the popular press, radio and television broadcasting, and film; (7) business and professional use, written and oral; (8) use in intellectual circles; (9) the alphabet situation; (10) the status of indigenous literature; (11) use in public signs and notices; and (12) the availability of instructional materials and dictionaries in the native languages for use in English as a second language teaching. Explanatory notes give the number and population percentages using the languages, the type of alphabet used, and specific instructional materials titles. A selected bibliography is also included. (MSE)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC