Social media affecting english of students - Ablakwa

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Ghfuo, heaven is NOT for idiots! 9 years ago

Kwasia, u head like nyamoranza kenkey in plastic bag. U sound as if only ghana has access to social media. Has social media English impacted the writing skills of other kids in other countries all over the globe? Wbh don't u ...
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Kwasia, u head like nyamoranza kenkey in plastic bag. U sound as if only ghana has access to social media. Has social media English impacted the writing skills of other kids in other countries all over the globe? Wbh don't u tell the teachers to teach them well? Will you go seek a job in chale wotey? Stupid fool! Nigga, if u have nothing to say. Shut the mouth! Ur teeth like squirrel!
BBC NEWS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 9 years ago

ABLAKWA YOU BORE GHANAIANS WHEN YOU OPEN YOUR MOUTH, JUST SHUT UP AND CHOP YOUR BOOTY! IS YOUR FIRST LADY"S ENGLISH BETTER/?

ABLAKWA YOU BORE GHANAIANS WHEN YOU OPEN YOUR MOUTH, JUST SHUT UP AND CHOP YOUR BOOTY! IS YOUR FIRST LADY"S ENGLISH BETTER/?
GBC NEWS 9 years ago

Her accent is hard-edged and her pronunciations go through loop-holes. What a pity!

Her accent is hard-edged and her pronunciations go through loop-holes. What a pity!
Justin 9 years ago

Speaks like she is cracking a stone in the mouth

Speaks like she is cracking a stone in the mouth
Lorgo Ligri 9 years ago

Come on fellas, spare the First Lady your laughing bombs and concentrate on the shinny bald headed Ablakwa. It's him who annoys us anytime he gobble-gobbles like a smart turkey. Let's put him on the table come this Christmas! ...
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Come on fellas, spare the First Lady your laughing bombs and concentrate on the shinny bald headed Ablakwa. It's him who annoys us anytime he gobble-gobbles like a smart turkey. Let's put him on the table come this Christmas!!!!
Maame Grace. 9 years ago

I know from your write up that you are not a fun of this guy and rightly so, but what he is saying is the gosple truth and its affecting children all over the world. The question is what are we us parents doing about it and t ...
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I know from your write up that you are not a fun of this guy and rightly so, but what he is saying is the gosple truth and its affecting children all over the world. The question is what are we us parents doing about it and the part that the government is also doing to correct it.. We need libaries and reading and writing clubs so children who are behind in the 3Rs could get help.
kk3 9 years ago

How did social media affect your spelling Maame Grace? Quit the nonsense.

How did social media affect your spelling Maame Grace? Quit the nonsense.
BUSH DOCTOR I 9 years ago

Mr.Ablakwa, I do vehemently disagree with you, sir. You only have to read articles by Ghanaweb and 99.9% of comments by Ghanaians to know that the country Ghana is constricting the social media world to death with really real ...
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Mr.Ablakwa, I do vehemently disagree with you, sir. You only have to read articles by Ghanaweb and 99.9% of comments by Ghanaians to know that the country Ghana is constricting the social media world to death with really really sorry English, spoken or written.
Hey Ghanaweb, I you guys always write horrible English but, massa, you just can't write "affecting english of students". It is absolutely wrong.
Ablakwa, my friend, I have an idea that will definitely solve this national crisis. Let's introduce compulsory essay writing for every student in the country, from Class One to Postgraduate. Then, let's force the president, his vice, the opposition and all government ministers to READ and MARK the essays every week. Honourable, I promise you, after just one month the government would acknowledge that the education system is "shit" and would fix it.
Mike 9 years ago

Maame Grace, you've spoken the truth. The minister is damn right

Maame Grace, you've spoken the truth. The minister is damn right
Obed Adore 9 years ago

Great. This is for a good cause.

Great. This is for a good cause.
Opoku 9 years ago

I doubt the competence of this Ablakwah himself. If he writes he will fail. Nothing in the head, shouting, talking before thinking like the one who appointed him. The two are noise makers, one shouting and insulting Ghanaians ...
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I doubt the competence of this Ablakwah himself. If he writes he will fail. Nothing in the head, shouting, talking before thinking like the one who appointed him. The two are noise makers, one shouting and insulting Ghanaians in the US and Ablakwa also making the noise in the country, talking before thinking as usual
OVERLORD 9 years ago

The Twi and other local languanges on all radio and TV stations are to be blamed for the decline in student performance in English. Call a spade a spade people!Bunch of cowards!

The Twi and other local languanges on all radio and TV stations are to be blamed for the decline in student performance in English. Call a spade a spade people!Bunch of cowards!
NON ALIGNED 9 years ago

OVERLORD or whatever you call yourself.......Are you English????

The Chinese come to your country to develop it, without speaking a word of English!!! Have you thought about that? You then turn round to import toothpicks f ...
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OVERLORD or whatever you call yourself.......Are you English????

The Chinese come to your country to develop it, without speaking a word of English!!! Have you thought about that? You then turn round to import toothpicks from them!!! (Think about it).

South Koreans come to your country and sing in your local 'lingos' and you find that amusing??? So, you rush to buy their CDs.......HOW STUPID CAN WE CONTINUE TO BE?

Our understanding of ‘Education’ is all about perfecting other peoples ‘powerful tools’ (language) based on collecting knowledge without the basic understanding of its origins and values.

It is all about aping other humans’ lifestyle, totally contrary to our cultural heritage and good traditional beliefs. The worst of it all is that, everything is done without any practical aspects to the implementation of the theoretical side of things.

So, my question is…..why do we seem surprised with the results of failure in everything we do in this our society? Can’t we think to realize that our whole approach is wrong?????
Our so-called ‘Education’ system is deeply-rooted i n the concept of reading a in book (in someone else’s language), memorizing it again, again and again, regurgitating it out of the ‘memory box’ (that is, if one has one) unto an exam paper, get good grades and eventually attain a degree/masters and forget everything after the process. Another sequence for this kind of education system is called – ‘chew’, ‘pour’, ‘pass’ and ‘forget’ – which gives no room for any form of analytical thinking.
A system that basically breeds ‘educated illiterates’ who behave like zombies posing around in someone else’s ‘lingos’. These breed then go on to become AFROPEANS...who see no good in their own citizens and then go on to collaborate with their slave masters to rape their nations dry, at the expense of their children’s future. Therefore, the ‘rat syndrome’ cycle continues.

It is a colonialist system of education devised for us Africans to continue to be subservient to our slave masters forever. A system that teaches us how POOR we are as Africans……….even though we are sitting on most of the world’s richest natural resources. A system designed to encourage brain drain. A system that makes us believe that everything African is evil and POOR…..EVEN our ‘lingos’.

Most of our wise people and intellectuals have died and gone with so much wisdom to help our nation but, for lack of speaking someone else’s ‘lingo’ they passed away without being recognized. What a shame!

When are the likes of you ever going to get it?

GOD BLESS GHANA!
AFRICAN FOREVER!
G. Juan 9 years ago

They perceive speaking english equates to intelligence.
Not their fault.Years of misinformation in their education.

They perceive speaking english equates to intelligence.
Not their fault.Years of misinformation in their education.
KOOBOY 9 years ago

BLAME OUR EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM.

BLAME OUR EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM.
BOB TEMA 9 years ago

ABOA OGIMEFOR IS ENGLISH YOUR LANGUAGE WHAT ABOUT YOUR EWE FOOLISHMAN BECOS YOU AND YOUR BRAINLESS MAHAMA HAVE BRAINWASH HE SPEAKS ENGLISH IN UNIATEDNATIONS EVERYBODY SPEAKS IN THEIR OWN LANGUAGES ONLY BLANKMAN GONJA MAN SHO ...
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ABOA OGIMEFOR IS ENGLISH YOUR LANGUAGE WHAT ABOUT YOUR EWE FOOLISHMAN BECOS YOU AND YOUR BRAINLESS MAHAMA HAVE BRAINWASH HE SPEAKS ENGLISH IN UNIATEDNATIONS EVERYBODY SPEAKS IN THEIR OWN LANGUAGES ONLY BLANKMAN GONJA MAN SHOWS THAT HE CAN SPEAK ENGLISH OH AFRICANS WE HAVE LOST,SOMEONE IN LONDON WILL SAY AH MY KIDS DONT UNDER GHANAOO ABOA YOUR MOTHER MOTHERS WERE ENGLISH WHERE IS OUR INDEPENDENT FOOLS
Joe Turkey 9 years ago

Babies with sharp teeth. What is new about this? Its like saying Ebola is killing people in Liberia. We know that; what solution does this JSS graduate have. I hear Ablakwa has littered the Aflao road with his petrol stations ...
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Babies with sharp teeth. What is new about this? Its like saying Ebola is killing people in Liberia. We know that; what solution does this JSS graduate have. I hear Ablakwa has littered the Aflao road with his petrol stations. Better Ghana, or is it?
Yaw Gyasi 9 years ago

Just read the heading of this news report ("Social media affecting english of students") and you shouldn't miuss how Ghanaweb spelt English ('english").

The problem is not with only the poor Ghanaian students but those who ...
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Just read the heading of this news report ("Social media affecting english of students") and you shouldn't miuss how Ghanaweb spelt English ('english").

The problem is not with only the poor Ghanaian students but those who should have known better too. Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!
mojingles 9 years ago

Two weeks ago, some higher-up in the NDC administration noted that university graduates in Ghana have poor writing skills....how so true!!!!

Ablakwa is a product of an educational system that was gutted and rendered ineffe ...
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Two weeks ago, some higher-up in the NDC administration noted that university graduates in Ghana have poor writing skills....how so true!!!!

Ablakwa is a product of an educational system that was gutted and rendered ineffective by the P/NDC in the 1980s, there is no wonder therefore that he blames social media for the poor English language skills of Ghanaian students....

The problem goes way back....social media may, and I repeat, may have exacerbated it, but the fault-lines are clear for all to see....if you take apart a system that was in place for decades and replace it one that was not tested, or, thoroughly vetted, you end up with students who can't string together a sentence....
Dr Robert K Glah 9 years ago

English language essay competition
is desirable but the topic and its focus is narrow-minded.

The topic should be broadened to enable teachers and students to demonstrate analysis and understanding of broad concepts like ...
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English language essay competition
is desirable but the topic and its focus is narrow-minded.

The topic should be broadened to enable teachers and students to demonstrate analysis and understanding of broad concepts like culture, education, governance, leadership, industrialization, health, skills and development, nation building, law making and the rule of law.
Yaw 9 years ago

Why do Ghanaian ministers talk by heart like that? Where is the research study evidence to back up the claims?

Anyway, one cannot expect any meaningful submissions to be made by this coconut head minister.

Why do Ghanaian ministers talk by heart like that? Where is the research study evidence to back up the claims?

Anyway, one cannot expect any meaningful submissions to be made by this coconut head minister.
Kanewu 9 years ago

Are you just speculating or you have evidence? You are a graduate(maybe) and a man of power so you have to back up what ever you say with facts. Are you hearing this from teachers or you just making up a problem?

Are you just speculating or you have evidence? You are a graduate(maybe) and a man of power so you have to back up what ever you say with facts. Are you hearing this from teachers or you just making up a problem?
jato bibio 9 years ago

We should all remember that Language in general is dynamic so from time to time new words are formed and used. If one checks the Google site, a number of so called social media words have been accepted and have been incorpora ...
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We should all remember that Language in general is dynamic so from time to time new words are formed and used. If one checks the Google site, a number of so called social media words have been accepted and have been incorporated into dictionaries
Jay london 9 years ago

I have never found Ablakwa using the English language correctly so perhaps his words should have been social Media Affecting Ablakwa's English

I have never found Ablakwa using the English language correctly so perhaps his words should have been social Media Affecting Ablakwa's English
kk3 9 years ago

what dey wrong these fools.....

what dey wrong these fools.....
NON ALIGNED 9 years ago

It's about time we rethink our entire education system in our country and more importantly on our continent - AFRICA!!!

Why do we continue with this brainwash education system which has kept us in the doldrums for years� ...
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It's about time we rethink our entire education system in our country and more importantly on our continent - AFRICA!!!

Why do we continue with this brainwash education system which has kept us in the doldrums for years………? All we do is to teach our children in someone else’s ‘lingo’ and expect to be like them???

Unfortunately, our understanding of ‘Education’ is all about perfecting other peoples ‘powerful tools’ (language) based on collecting knowledge without the basic understanding of its origins and values. It is basically all about aping other humans’ lifestyle, totally contrary to our cultural heritage and good traditional beliefs.

Our so-called ‘Education’ system is deeply-rooted in the concept of reading books (in someone else’s languages and of their experiences totally alien to ours), memorizing them again, again and again, regurgitating them out of the ‘memory box’ (that is, if one has one) unto exam papers, get so-called good grades and eventually attain a degree/masters and forget everything after the process. Another sequence for this kind of education system is called – ‘chew’, ‘pour’, ‘pass’ and ‘forget’ – which gives no room for any form of analytical thinking that stimulates the COMMON SENSE (the gift from GOD), bestowed upon every human being.

I would honestly like to seek answers to the following:

What were Africans educating themselves in, in the past before English or the French languages?
Which African language did all the scholars from all walks of life (from and beyond our continent), who achieved greatness from the first university in the world, located in Timbuktu – Mali were educated in?
Why was there an explosion of African Civilization which stretched from the North and South of the Great Nile River before the English language?
Why don’t we look to our past achievements to shape and secure our future as a continent, just as any other nations have done?
Why the choice of a language IMPOSED on us by the colonialists - who had enslaved us and suppressed the minds of our people?
Why the choice of a language, wholly alien to our African cultural heritage, good traditions and values?
Why not an AFRICAN LANGUAGE to educate ourselves to carve up a future and a proud identity for us and OUR unborn generations?
What have we Africans achieved……… since embarking on educating ourselves in suppressive languages that has bred inferiority complex towards the colonialists and other foreigners?

Well, others may argue that, we should not re-invent the wheel that has already been created for us……….and my question is, have we ever made good use of that created wheel? If not, then why????????????

Please, please, please let's challenge our minds and reach a better way forward, because history if it’s anything to go by, tells us that we are barking up the wrong tree......in the hope of being like the people we can never be like....just by aping around like them and speaking their ‘lingo’?

These same people we are trying to be like, became who they are by the use of THEIR OWN ‘lingos’, correcting THEIR OWN mistakes and experiences within the confines of THEIR OWN environments and for the GOOD of THEIR OWN nations. DON’T WE GET IT????

So, why then do we engage the Chinese or the Brazillians who speak no word of English to construct our roads, dams etc. for us? Don't you think there is more to it than speaking and writing in English?????

GOD BLESS GHANA!
AFRICAN FOREVER!
MARCUS AMPADU 9 years ago

One standard shouldn't be the hallmark of Ghana's education system. There should be choice. Choice to study what students and their parents desire, as long as national standards are met. Home schooling, charter schools, missi ...
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One standard shouldn't be the hallmark of Ghana's education system. There should be choice. Choice to study what students and their parents desire, as long as national standards are met. Home schooling, charter schools, mission schools, art schools, agricultural schools, engineering schools, maritime schools, etc.
peki akobi 9 years ago

"birth certificates or photocopies of international passport data page, to get into the competition" what do you need them for? to get into their privacy? or to sell them abroad for money

"birth certificates or photocopies of international passport data page, to get into the competition" what do you need them for? to get into their privacy? or to sell them abroad for money
paa kwesi 9 years ago

weldone, this is the only message i've seen you've spoken well. weldone

weldone, this is the only message i've seen you've spoken well. weldone

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