Ghana ranked 6th in Africa in global English proficiency index

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sosu 5 days ago

mathematics is the key that is why the Nederlands, Ghana is bigger than always at the top among the worlds Best.they are open to different languages in schoolbut keeps their home language as a priority.

mathematics is the key that is why the Nederlands, Ghana is bigger than always at the top among the worlds Best.they are open to different languages in schoolbut keeps their home language as a priority.
FRANKIE 5 days ago

Ghana would have been 1st or 2nd if not for the fact that even in official circles, including public administration and service etc, Twi is the language of response even if you speak in English. It's high time we get real. En ...
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Ghana would have been 1st or 2nd if not for the fact that even in official circles, including public administration and service etc, Twi is the language of response even if you speak in English. It's high time we get real. English is the language of the internet, science and technology, engineering, architecture, banking and finance, economics, diplomacy, parliament, medicine, agriculture, artificial intelligence, nanotechnology, etc and therefore the language of opportunity. And that is why it is a prerequisite for admission into any higher level of education. Unfortunately all our local languages will face the same fate as other non-competitive languages - extinction, because they have not evolved over the years due to a lack of innovation. Learn and stick to English now or perish!
Pelicles. 5 days ago

FRANKIE, I read somewhere that the Portuguese had a direct link to the King of Congo in the 1400 or something, and what language did connect them? Yes, right now, there is nothing we can do about the English language, but it ...
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FRANKIE, I read somewhere that the Portuguese had a direct link to the King of Congo in the 1400 or something, and what language did connect them? Yes, right now, there is nothing we can do about the English language, but it is not late to develop one of our local languages as a national one.
Dr Mumbi Seraki 5 days ago

Hello youth of Ghana. You can take your own life with medicine...............for instance 15 paracetamol at once. Or combine medicine and akpeteshie or weedicide.

Hello youth of Ghana. You can take your own life with medicine...............for instance 15 paracetamol at once. Or combine medicine and akpeteshie or weedicide.
YOU SEE GHANAIAN? 5 days ago

If Ghana had come first, they would not be speaking ill of a colonial language da. Now you came almost last with Gambia at 7th and you’re not ashamed.
Read Kenyan Newspapers and learn better English. I blame GhanaWeb for p ...
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If Ghana had come first, they would not be speaking ill of a colonial language da. Now you came almost last with Gambia at 7th and you’re not ashamed.
Read Kenyan Newspapers and learn better English. I blame GhanaWeb for publishing news full of English Language errors.
Retarded Ghanaians 5 days ago

Is Britain richer than China or Japan where they use Chinese and Japanese respectively as their official languages. This is just a garbage rating

Is Britain richer than China or Japan where they use Chinese and Japanese respectively as their official languages. This is just a garbage rating
Antwi 5 days ago

Don't be inferior. Inferiority complex will kill you @
Frankie

Don't be inferior. Inferiority complex will kill you @
Frankie
Nzema K 5 days ago

You guys can not speak Nzema, your native Language but jumping to catch the 6th English proficiency position.. Learnt to Speak Nzema and stop this Abrofo S3m.. Hahahahaaa

You guys can not speak Nzema, your native Language but jumping to catch the 6th English proficiency position.. Learnt to Speak Nzema and stop this Abrofo S3m.. Hahahahaaa
Ghana Speaks 5 days ago

Biased report. How can any African country be ahead of Ghana in the English language when they ( the other African countries) speak horrible English with horrible accents. In Ghana we speak the true Oxbridge and the Queen’s ...
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Biased report. How can any African country be ahead of Ghana in the English language when they ( the other African countries) speak horrible English with horrible accents. In Ghana we speak the true Oxbridge and the Queen’s English.
kulbogo 5 days ago

At Ghana speaks, that is where you go wrong, just travel to these countries which were mention in the report being above Ghana in english language, you would realised that those countries indeed speak better english than Ghan ...
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At Ghana speaks, that is where you go wrong, just travel to these countries which were mention in the report being above Ghana in english language, you would realised that those countries indeed speak better english than Ghana, there is no biased here dude, just travel and would see by yourself ok,
Are you normal 5 days ago

Is Nigerian pidgin English and their pronunciation of English words better than how Ghanaians speak the English language?

Is Nigerian pidgin English and their pronunciation of English words better than how Ghanaians speak the English language?
Kwadwo 5 days ago

Colonialist mentality wasteful priority on language of the colonialist.
Nonsense. How about the best in African philosophy, mathematics, history, geography, values of the continent? How about that? Nkwasia news!!

Colonialist mentality wasteful priority on language of the colonialist.
Nonsense. How about the best in African philosophy, mathematics, history, geography, values of the continent? How about that? Nkwasia news!!
FRANKIE 5 days ago

But you wrote your comments in English. That is the power of the English language, the language of opportunity.

But you wrote your comments in English. That is the power of the English language, the language of opportunity.
bawuliar, weak fundamentals = Exchange rate exposure 4 days ago

stop fooling, the guy is right. dont be proud of this.

stop fooling, the guy is right. dont be proud of this.
kulbogo 5 days ago

I always tells folks on this platform that south africa speak better english than Ghana, But you guys would not agreed with me, Ghanaians always think they are the best when it comes to english language, i have been vindicat ...
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I always tells folks on this platform that south africa speak better english than Ghana, But you guys would not agreed with me, Ghanaians always think they are the best when it comes to english language, i have been vindicated by these index report,
Met 5 days ago

Is not true you can compare Ghana to South Africa when it comes to English. Majority of them don't even speak English I live here

Is not true you can compare Ghana to South Africa when it comes to English. Majority of them don't even speak English I live here
Met 5 days ago

Sorry cant

Sorry cant
Parakletos 5 days ago

There's no way South Africa speaks better English than Ghana. I loved in SA for over 10years and I thought there. Please, the assessment is mainly based on literacy rate rather than the quality English spoken. Do you want to ...
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There's no way South Africa speaks better English than Ghana. I loved in SA for over 10years and I thought there. Please, the assessment is mainly based on literacy rate rather than the quality English spoken. Do you want to say that Nigeria speaks better than Ghana?
Justice 5 days ago

Hahaha your English is very poor @parakletos. Read what wrote here, it's total nonsense.

Hahaha your English is very poor @parakletos. Read what wrote here, it's total nonsense.
COD 5 days ago

Being proficient or rattler or waxer in the Whiteman`s language is meaningless whilst many of us are unable to read and write in our own Ga, Fante, Dagatti, Frafra, Twi, Akan, etc., languages.
And being masterful in someone` ...
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Being proficient or rattler or waxer in the Whiteman`s language is meaningless whilst many of us are unable to read and write in our own Ga, Fante, Dagatti, Frafra, Twi, Akan, etc., languages.
And being masterful in someone`s language whilst we struggle in our own renders us fools and miseducated people.
Being proficient in another`s language whilst our environs remain filthy, smelly and dusty make us look foolish.
Being proficient in the Colonial Master`s dialect whilst our roads remain deathtraps across our land make look perfectly as ignorant and low IQ individuals.
the Villager 5 days ago

What happened to te Ghana Institute of Languages in AJUMAKO? What happened to its products when they went to teach in the secondary schools? Many of them opted to teach other subjects because they were looked down upon.

What happened to te Ghana Institute of Languages in AJUMAKO? What happened to its products when they went to teach in the secondary schools? Many of them opted to teach other subjects because they were looked down upon.
DA 5 days ago

That is indeed the problem with Ghanaians. Inferiority complex about learning and mastering the writing of our own languages. How shameful! At another level, we are encouraging Twi hegemony in all parts of the country. It's ...
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That is indeed the problem with Ghanaians. Inferiority complex about learning and mastering the writing of our own languages. How shameful! At another level, we are encouraging Twi hegemony in all parts of the country. It's wonderful to speak many languages. But don't ignore your own language and speak Twi because you think that impresses some people. Get real! Show pride in your own language !
The Devil’s Advocate 4 days ago

Talk about twi hegemony?
In the sixties and seventies no credible media outlet in Ghana would dare sideline the English language.
In Ghana today particularly the radio stations seem to believe that everyone speaks twi. It m ...
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Talk about twi hegemony?
In the sixties and seventies no credible media outlet in Ghana would dare sideline the English language.
In Ghana today particularly the radio stations seem to believe that everyone speaks twi. It may well be widest spoken but is nevertheless a very much underdeveloped language adulterated with poor anglicised terms which l believe has contributed hugely to the decline of English standards in Ghana.
Pelicles. 5 days ago

Koo Bibini adwene nye papa.

Koo Bibini adwene nye papa.
the Villager 5 days ago

I cannot believe this report. Just Google African parliaments and watch the Youtube videos, you hardly understand what the Sout African and East Africans are saying in parliament.

I cannot believe this report. Just Google African parliaments and watch the Youtube videos, you hardly understand what the Sout African and East Africans are saying in parliament.
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Yaw 5 days ago

Nonsense! Colonialism still at its peak!

Nonsense! Colonialism still at its peak!
Kumasi is a village 5 days ago

Minus Kumasi fo). Kumasi fo) be ku br3fo with R and L pros.

Minus Kumasi fo). Kumasi fo) be ku br3fo with R and L pros.
nii ga 5 days ago

KUMASI IS BETTER THAN YOUR SHITTY REGION...ODWAN

KUMASI IS BETTER THAN YOUR SHITTY REGION...ODWAN
Kande 5 days ago

Hwɛ ne gyimiii. What have you achieve with your better English? You wouldn’t be here typing rubbish if you were busy working.

Hwɛ ne gyimiii. What have you achieve with your better English? You wouldn’t be here typing rubbish if you were busy working.
ABIZZY BEY!!! 5 days ago

Absolute Nonsense!!When at all will my fellow Africans come to their SENSES and decolonize their warped MENTALITY? Why would anyone in his or her right mind take pride in speaking a COLONIAL LANGUAGE proficiently? What have w ...
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Absolute Nonsense!!When at all will my fellow Africans come to their SENSES and decolonize their warped MENTALITY? Why would anyone in his or her right mind take pride in speaking a COLONIAL LANGUAGE proficiently? What have we been able to achieve since dependence by doing so?? That foolish and retarded mistake was what propelled Akufu to the helm of affairs in Ghana.......Just because he's eloquent in the language of the COLONIZERS...and NOT based on the Important fact of his EFFICIENCY!!! Wake the Up AFRICANS!!
Nonsense 5 days ago

This is no achievement. Also because of English our local languages face extinction.

This is no achievement. Also because of English our local languages face extinction.
Holy Sinner 5 days ago

NONSENSE, Grammatically or from Oral speaking point of view ?.If from oral speaking point then that's fine but Grammatically na lie,Ghana is the finest ,that is why the ex American president advised Col Gaddafi to Come back t ...
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NONSENSE, Grammatically or from Oral speaking point of view ?.If from oral speaking point then that's fine but Grammatically na lie,Ghana is the finest ,that is why the ex American president advised Col Gaddafi to Come back to Ghana and not America for English tutors if their needed them.
AFRICANS PROUD OF THIS? - worldwatch 5 days ago

Oh Africans,we are proud being proficient in the language of our colonisers?..Is it something we have to be proud of? It is a big shame. A dis grace to us.Go to India english is not the official language and they refused the ...
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Oh Africans,we are proud being proficient in the language of our colonisers?..Is it something we have to be proud of? It is a big shame. A dis grace to us.Go to India english is not the official language and they refused the imposition of tbe whiteman's religion on them. And yet India is far developed than all african nations.
Kande 5 days ago

What has that done to the country???

What has that done to the country???
Sam 5 days ago

So this people say Nigerians with their bad pronunciation of English words are better than Ghana in English proficiency, sad.

So this people say Nigerians with their bad pronunciation of English words are better than Ghana in English proficiency, sad.
So Clean 5 days ago

This is how the Brits get idiots to learn their language - rank them

This is how the Brits get idiots to learn their language - rank them
Oteng kwasi 5 days ago

This nonsense don't follow fake report South Africa Zimbabwe Nigeria Uganda this nonsense report

This nonsense don't follow fake report South Africa Zimbabwe Nigeria Uganda this nonsense report
Rawlings a Lebanese? 5 days ago

Africans are always blaming their colonial masters for their ( Africans) inferiority complex. The USA, Canada, Australia are still using the colonial masters language bequeathed to them by their forebears and have become adva ...
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Africans are always blaming their colonial masters for their ( Africans) inferiority complex. The USA, Canada, Australia are still using the colonial masters language bequeathed to them by their forebears and have become advanced countries.Africans are pathetic idiots.
You are just retarded, fool 5 days ago

The countries you mentioned people are all of British lineage, so did you expect them not to speak their mother tongue. You have shown your stupidity and inferiority complex

The countries you mentioned people are all of British lineage, so did you expect them not to speak their mother tongue. You have shown your stupidity and inferiority complex
Nonsense 5 days ago

What English do Nigerians and Kenyans speak. Does using broken pidgin English makes Nigeria a good English speaking country?

What English do Nigerians and Kenyans speak. Does using broken pidgin English makes Nigeria a good English speaking country?
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Dd 5 days ago

Is this an achievement? Colonial mindset

Is this an achievement? Colonial mindset
Tanna 5 days ago

Every where you go in Accra, you are greeted in Twi, even by receptionist in offices, restaurants, schools etc.
A lot of people in the streets of Accra can't speak or even understand English.Worse in the villages. Disgracefu ...
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Every where you go in Accra, you are greeted in Twi, even by receptionist in offices, restaurants, schools etc.
A lot of people in the streets of Accra can't speak or even understand English.Worse in the villages. Disgraceful. They should put us 15 on the list
Our traditions are stronger than our central government 5 days ago

Our traditions are the most important to us in Ghana — all the countries before us have lost their traditions; the English culture has almost replaced their local cultures and that is a sign that they are losing their local ...
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Our traditions are the most important to us in Ghana — all the countries before us have lost their traditions; the English culture has almost replaced their local cultures and that is a sign that they are losing their local languages for the English language and culture. Ghanaians should be rather proud
kuuro 5 days ago

@Tanna, exactly my point, in south Africa one would hardly meet an Oldman or woman who wouldn't be able to express themselves in English language, But can same thing be said in Ghana about our old people, Alot of people even ...
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@Tanna, exactly my point, in south Africa one would hardly meet an Oldman or woman who wouldn't be able to express themselves in English language, But can same thing be said in Ghana about our old people, Alot of people even in the street of Accra who are not even old are not able to speak English and not to even talk of the right one,
Our traditions are stronger than our central government 5 days ago

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Our traditions are the most important to us in Ghana — all the countries before us have lost their traditions; the English culture has almost replaced their local cultures and that is a sign that they are losing their local languages for the English language and culture. Ghanaians should be rather proud
Know your boundaries 4 days ago

O how! Nigeria 5th and Ghana 6th ?
What kind of English proficiency is that?

O how! Nigeria 5th and Ghana 6th ?
What kind of English proficiency is that?
Kweku 4 days ago

The Chinese and Japanese do not speak English yet they are 2 of the most advanced economies in the world.

The Chinese and Japanese do not speak English yet they are 2 of the most advanced economies in the world.
Billy Bones 4 days ago

In fact,Africans and for that matter Ghanaians are really fools,what has this rating got to do with our economy,our lives and our destiny,we are fools to celebrate this ratings...this is exactly why we are lacking behind in t ...
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In fact,Africans and for that matter Ghanaians are really fools,what has this rating got to do with our economy,our lives and our destiny,we are fools to celebrate this ratings...this is exactly why we are lacking behind in terms of technological development, because we can't use our own indigenous language to educate our people to the highest level of education..... poor we
bawuliar, weak fundamentals = Exchange rate exposure 4 days ago

shit pride. I want ghana to be 6th in technology. Stick this trophy in a shithole.thanks

shit pride. I want ghana to be 6th in technology. Stick this trophy in a shithole.thanks
Showers 4 days ago

Is this an achievement?

Is this an achievement?
Jack Toronto 3 days ago

I am proud of my native language.

I am proud of my native language.

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