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Improving the Effectiveness of English as a Medium of Instruction in Sub-Saharan Africa
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Clegg, John; Simpson, John – Comparative Education, 2016
Most academic discussion on the role of language in education in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) supports the extended use of African languages as media of instruction (MoI), while most practice preserves a monolingual role for European languages. Many ministries of education maintain the belief that African languages are not appropriate as MoIs beyond…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Language of Instruction, Educational Improvement