to desist from the using of the English language as the sole medium<\/span><\/a><\/span> of instruction at the basic level.<\/p>\nAnnis Hafer told Citi News<\/b> that although he agrees that the use of the local languages in teaching is extremely important in the cognitive development of young people, however, several factors need to be considered before it can be productive.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere is a lot of value in the [directive], but we have to begin looking at the practicalities of it,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Mr. Haffer believes that a lot of effort should go into training teachers to use the local dialects effectively \u00a0in basic schools.<\/p>\n
According to him,\u00a0\u00a0the teachers supposed to teach students in these languages need to be \u201cvery versatile\u201d in them, in order to \u201cto be able to speak it as well as understand it deep enough to begin to write and read it.\u201d<\/p>\n
He also argued that schools should employ the language that the students are comfortable with “as the medium of instruction right from the beginning.”<\/p>\n
According to him, \u201cconfidence is built in the students when a mode of expression that comes easiest to them\u201d is employed.<\/p>\n
The Minister, when she gave the directive said that studies had shown students performed better when taught in the local language, and appealed to the teachers to endeavour to use the local language as a medium of instruction at the basic level.<\/p>\n
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By: Edwin Kwakofi\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n
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