Doc name informing the refugee policy response in uganda. That a national language advisory board be established to assist in the development of uganda languages. Introduction this paper is on mothertongue education and the south african sa language policy which was introduced after 1994 when south africa became a democratic country. Kenya, tanzania, and uganda in the context of globalization. Since ugandans political independence in october 1962, it has been preoccupied with the struggle. Language policy contributes to the growth of the field by publishing highquality studies that help build a sound theoretical understanding of the subject area. The challenges of teaching reading in uganda apples journal.
Pdf language policy and education in uganda oketcho phillip. Uganda has the highest percentage of trained teachers at 85%, but in spite of this also has significantly higher ptrs at 1. Results from the uganda refugee and host communities 2018 household survey language english rel. Uganda has respected that rule and the use of 09 out of 65 local languages is clearly stated in the policy through the use of the thematic curriculum which was introduced in 2007. These countries have a similar history given that they are neighbors and were colonized by the same colonial powerthe british, although the germans colonized tanzania for a short time. One captivating aspect that this book brings to the limelight is the. The impact of language policy and practice on childrens. You will be redirected to the full text document in the repository in a few seconds, if not click here. At the time of independence from britain in 1962, education in uganda was more advanced than in neighboring countries, although still unsatisfactory. Contrary to the long held postulation that it was the objective of the colonial government to promote english language in the colony, the colonial. Pdf this paper aims to explain the trend of mother tongue mt education in uganda by examining particularly the governments practices.
Integrating ict into mainstream educational curricula to provide for equitable access for all students regardless of. Abstract the provision of a uniform, practicalinformed mother tongue mt education policy has proved to be a major challenge to the ugandan governments attempt to solve the problem of poor literacy acquisition in the initial years of primary. Postprimary education is the principal focus of this research as it is critical to preparing young people to participate in uganda s socioeconomic and political development process and thus. Proj id ugpoverty monitoring and analysis in uganda p167311. Though 90 percent of children attend primary school, that drops below 25 percent in secondary school due to. The colonial language policy in kenya is important putting into consideration that it impacted greatly on postcolonial language policy. Language policy, multilingual education, and power in rwanda article pdf available in language policy 93. It consists of seven years of primary education following which students have a wide range of options for both public and private education institutions depending on their aptitude, ambitions and resources. South african language policy, indigenous languages, isixhosa, medium of instruction, multilingualism. Implementing educational policies in uganda english. Box 7063 kampala, uganda king george vi way, embassy house. Tanzanias language policy according to grimes, there are about 112 native languages in tanzania, and the number of speakers for each ranges from a few thousand to millions.
Implementation strategy for advocacy of local languages in uganda. While both in tanzania and kenya swahili has been systematically promoted in all spheres of everyday life, uganda has lacked a coherent government policy on language development and the position of swahili in uganda has always been very ambiguous. Teacher perspectives on the new thematic curriculum. It helps us account for changes in language and education in uganda. Movementocracy and ugandas foreign policy within the. It presents papers that deal with the widest range of cases, situations and regions. Of these, 41 are indigenous and 2 are nonindigenous. I go on to explore the failings of educational language policy as it now stands, focusing on the jarring transition from swahilimedium primary school to englishmedium secondary school. Pdf language policy and education in uganda oketcho. We also recognize that policy development is an increasingly resourceintensive process, and we will seek to reflect this in the context of our broader public service reform program psrp.
Additionally, the local government act 1997 specifically. This case study examines the impact of globalization on education policies, structure and practice in uganda during a 20year period from 19872007. Language in education policy and literacy acquisition in multilingual. The user has requested enhancement of the downloaded file. At the secondary level, uganda has 82% of trained teachers, while ghana has 74%. Such topdown forms of language policy and planning. The dilemmas and complexities of implementing languagein. Policies in uganda global database on the implementation. Uganda faces many challenges in the coming years, but education in uganda faces a new challenge in particular. The impact of language policy and practice on childrens learning argues that improved evidence, networking, southtosouth learning and advocacy are going to be crucial to create a focus on mothertongue education environments. Intention, interpretation, implementation article pdf available april 2018 with 9,551 reads how we measure reads.
The 5 groups in turn came under 3 language families. Pdf thematic curriculum and mother tongue education in. Finally, propositions for the way forward are offered. Objective 2 of the policy addresses human resource capacitybuilding with strategies that include. In line with the language policy, all schools within this study.
Policy documents ministry of health republic of uganda. The report provides a critical evidence base for responding to the changing development context. While the language policies of tanzania are described as confusing, contradictory, and ambiguous, the language policies of south africa seem clearer and more. Unicef works in more than 190 countries and territories to reach the most disadvantaged children and adolescents and to protect the rights of every child, everywhere. A comparative study of language policy in japan and rwanda 3. Documents such as the national constitution merely allude to language policy, but stop short of fully declaring a position. The language policy is in use in other countries like nigeria, ghana, south africa, zambia. This book is one of the most comprehensive and uptodate works on language policy and education in uganda. Education system in uganda uganda s education system has been in place since the early 1960s. Data to be used in the paper is part of the ongoing research on ugandas foreign policy in the security complexes in the great lakes region under the movementocracy, by the author. Indeed, education is a key element in eliminating poverty in uganda. There have been two main longterm government objectivesprimary school expansion. National ict policy in uganda uganda developed its national ict policy in 2003. Mother tongue debate and language policy in south africa.
Language policy for education and development in tanzania. I recommend this guide to all who read it, as an important contribution to policy making in uganda. The language situation in east africa is characterized by the widespread use of swahili. Teacher policies in nigeria, ghana, south africa and. Review of education policy in uganda revised working paper submitted to uganda national curriculum development centre ncdc, 2014 by ojijo the author, ojijo, is a public speaker and consultant in financial literacy, collective investment schemes investment clubs and saccos, and business financial projections. On uganda governments commitment to the development and. It formulated to promote multilingualism, to ensure that languages are not barriers to access and success in higher education and to encourage the. Furthermore, 5 are institutional, 27 are developing, 7 are vigorous, 2 are in trouble, and 2 are dying. These aimed at establishing a national system of education to lead kenya on the path of selfdetermination ominde, 1964. While both in tanzania and kenya swahili has been systematically promoted in all spheres of everyday life, uganda has lacked a coherent government policy on. However, there is need to critically look at the language policy of uganda and explore how the language resources are used for education. This journal covers both language policy and educational policy. South africa, south sudan, swaziland, uganda, united republic of. This thesis reports on a study on multilingual language policies conducted in two primary schools in.
Language policy and its impact on student learning outcomes. According to nyatiramahobo 2004, botswanas language education policy is not written. Two policies are announced herewith, namely, the language in education policy in terms of section 34m of the national education policy act, 1996 act 27 of 1996, and the norms and standards regarding language policy published in terms of section 61 of the south african schools act, 1996. Pdf language policies and practices in tanzania and. Pdf language policy, multilingual education, and power. Pdf on jan 1, 2002, margaret jepkirui muthwii and others published language policy and practices in education in kenya and uganda find, read and cite all the research you need on researchgate.
The team that carried out the survey of language use and language teaching in eastern africa with specific reference to uganda was noncommittal on stating the number of languages there are in uganda. The failure of language policy in tanzanian schools. National ngo policy uganda 7 strengthening partnerships for development 1. In recognition of the growing importance of technology and accepting the need to have a computer literate population the ministry of education and sports in uganda has made a. Its no wonder that the national adult literacy rate rose from 68. This chapter examines education language policy debates in three east african countries.
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