If We Want Native Languages, Schools Should Stop Punishing Children for Speaking Them COMMENT | NANTEZA SARAH KYOBE | President Yoweri Museveni raised an important issue about Ugandans learning and preserving their native languages during his address at the coronation of Tooro Kingdom’s new King Edward Rukidi Nyabongo. I agree …
Read More »Cameroonian schools embrace mother tongue education to preserve cultural heritage
YAOUNDE | Xinhua | On a bright morning at Les Normaliens Lay Private Bilingual School in Foumbot, Cameroon, teacher Belinda Bafon prepared her students for class. Settling in, the children delved into a 30-minute session dedicated to conversing in their mother tongues, a practice central to the school’s curriculum. “Who …
Read More »Over 17,000 teachers trained how to teach in mother tongue
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 17,000 in service teachers across the country have received training in early grade reading to boost literacy rates among learners in Primary 1 to 4. This is part of the activities being undertaken by Uganda Teacher and School Effectiveness Project- UTSEP aimed …
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