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Item Language Ideology and Practice on the Aflao-Lome Borderland: The Case of Two Border Schools(Journal of Borderlands Studies, 2020) Chachu, S.; Omoniyi, T.This paper explores language practices in the school domain in Aflao-Lome on the Ghana/Togo border. Here, the boundary line bisects the Ewe thus creating two contrasting communities: French-speaking Ewe and English-speaking Ewe. Our study investigates language practices in two schools located on either side of the border since the school as a sociolinguistic domain is a contested site of language practice where tensions abound between medium of instruction policy, home language practices and cultural routines. The data analyzed comprised reports and observations of adherence to state medium of instruction policy in the classroom by teachers and pupils, and language in activities outside the classroom when formal “language policing” is negligible or in fact non-existent. It was discovered that the English and French languages were viewed differently on either side of the border and that school policies on language had to make room, in some cases, for the local languageItem Language Ideology and Practice on the Aflao-Lome Borderland: The Case of Two Border Schools(Journal of Borderlands Studies, 2020) Chachu, S.; Omoniyi, T.This paper explores language practices in the school domain in Aflao-Lome on the Ghana/Togo border. Here, the boundary line bisects the Ewe, thus creating two contrasting communities: French-speaking Ewe and English-speaking Ewe. Our study investigates language practices in two schools located on either side of the border since the school, as a sociolinguistic domain, is a contested site of language practice where tensions abound between medium of instruction policy and home language practices and cultural routines. The data analyzed comprised reports and observations of adherence to state medium of instruction policy in the classroom by teachers and pupils, and language in activities outside the classroom when formal “language policing” is negligible or, in fact, non-existent. It was discovered that the English and French languages were viewed differently on either side of the border and that school policies on language had to make room, in some cases, for the local language.Item Making West African languages relevant in the development process(2016-09-16) Omoniyi, T.; Amfo, N.B.A.Africa is home to over one-third of the world’s languages, i.e. 2000+ languages. Africa also plays ‘home’ to indigenised varieties of major European languages. Launching her Lordina Foundation in the US recently, the FLOTROG said ‘There is a direct link between poverty and lack of education’. I say, there is a direct link between non-exploration and mobilisation of indigenous values and knowledges conveyed through indigenous languages and snail-speed development or regression. My aim in this presentation is to demonstrate that a renaissance of indigenous languages is unfolding on the African continent. I shall draw illustrations from Tanzania, Malawi, Nigeria and Ghana policy debates, popular culture (Ghana’s Most Beautiful – tokenism?), film industries, and development in information technology. I shall propose that national politics and governance are in dire need of infusion exploration in order to transform the current 'democracy of the elite' in most of our countries to mass participatory and inclusive democracy.