Ghana language-in-education policy: The survival of two South Guan minority dialects

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dc.contributor.authorAnsah, A.M.
dc.contributor.authorAgyeman, N.A.
dc.date.accessioned2018-11-29T08:53:21Z
dc.date.available2018-11-29T08:53:21Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.description.abstractThe paper investigates the survival of two South-Guan minority dialects, Leteh and Efutu, in the context of the Ghana language-in-education policy. The study is done from the perspective of the UNESCO Universal Declaration on Linguistic Rights (1996). In every multilingual state, the formulation of policies concerning language use has always presented challenges. The government has to decide which of the languages need to be promoted and for what purposes. In Ghana, since the introduction of formal education, English has indubitably been the language of education, trade, law, media, government and administration. However, there has always been a debate surrounding the language-in-education policy, especially at the basic level of education. The argument has always been whether English should be emphasised or Ghanaian languages. For purposes of formal education, the government of Ghana has promoted nine languages known as government-sponsored languages. These are languages which have literary tradition and can be used as media of instruction in schools. This decision was to the detriment of some Ghanaian languages; languages which are often described as minority languages, and which are not government-sponsored. The paper argues that, if language and culture are intertwined, and the culture of a people must be preserved, then language policymakers need to consider the linguistic rights of speakers of the so-called minority languages. Data for the study were sourced from language surveys and observation.en_US
dc.identifier.citationTY - BOOK AU - Ansah, Mercy AU - Ama Agyeman, Nana PY - 2015/05/23 SP - T1 - Ghana language-in-education policy: The survival of two South Guan minority dialects VL - 31 DO - 10.5785/31-1-592 JO - Per Linguam ER -en_US
dc.identifier.otherDOI: 10.5785/31-1-592
dc.identifier.otherVOL 31(1):89-104
dc.identifier.urihttp://ugspace.ug.edu.gh/handle/123456789/25993
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subjectLanguage policyen_US
dc.subjectGhanaen_US
dc.subjectSouth-Guanen_US
dc.subjectvitalityen_US
dc.subjectLetehen_US
dc.subjectEfutuen_US
dc.titleGhana language-in-education policy: The survival of two South Guan minority dialectsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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