I will never allow my kids to attend any school that use that language to instruct
I will never allow my kids to attend any school that use that language to instruct
zee 8 years ago
u r a big fool still a slave to be seeing english language above your local language show me one advance country apart from u.k that has english as its national language
u r a big fool still a slave to be seeing english language above your local language show me one advance country apart from u.k that has english as its national language
GORGORDUTOR 8 years ago
Bokor, you tribal idiotic bigot, we are now going to use Ewe the midiun of instruction in the Ghanaian schools!
Are you then satisfied, you tribal primitive fool!
Bokor, you tribal idiotic bigot, we are now going to use Ewe the midiun of instruction in the Ghanaian schools!
Are you then satisfied, you tribal primitive fool!
Kofi Ali 8 years ago
So many languages developed with English apart from UK as national language. USA is a good example.
So many languages developed with English apart from UK as national language. USA is a good example.
Bawku boy 8 years ago
You are an ILLITERATE!!!!!
You are an ILLITERATE!!!!!
Efua Frimpong-Manso 8 years ago
Advanced countries with English as the medium of instruction:
1. U.S.
2. Canada
3. Scotland
4. Wales
5. Singapore
6. Philippines
7. Pakistan
8. India
9. Hong Kong, China
10.Zimbabwe
11.Tanzania
Advanced countries with English as the medium of instruction:
1. U.S.
2. Canada
3. Scotland
4. Wales
5. Singapore
6. Philippines
7. Pakistan
8. India
9. Hong Kong, China
10.Zimbabwe
11.Tanzania
C.Y. ANDY-K 8 years ago
First of all, I agree totally that what she said is crap! Indeed, vintage crap. However, I think she is being misunderstood. I posted this earlier, edited for effect.
The confused woman said children should be taught in th ... read full comment
First of all, I agree totally that what she said is crap! Indeed, vintage crap. However, I think she is being misunderstood. I posted this earlier, edited for effect.
The confused woman said children should be taught in their "mother tongue", not a chosen Ghanaian language. The question of which Ghanaian language to be chosen therefore does not arise at all, as that shall defeat her basic, simplistic premise: other countries developed 'cos they teach their children in their mother tongues. Since Twi is not the mother tongue of Gas, Ewes, Dagombas, in fact, the majority of Ghanaians, we can expect Twi to be used as the chosen language. Not even any other single language. Hence, every child must be taught in the mother tongue, that's, if the fathers of kids from wives who don't belong to the same ethnic group as them shall agree to such a thing.
Of course, it is all humbug! We have the experience of Malaysia's M. Bathir to remind us of what such a policy of teaching everybody in Malay diud to the disadvantaged Malay pop. he taught he was helping. The Indians and the Chinese made sure their children get the best of English language education privately and increased their worth tremendously and thus became the partners to the foreign investors, while the Malay graduates struggle to speak English properly and were still relegated. One of Bathirs last actions before he left office was to re-instate English as a medium of instruction in schools.
Some of us shall not sit down and allow this woman with backward thinking to ruin our people. By all means, kids in class one to say 3 should be taught in their mother tongues, while being taught English as well. The privileged children who go to preparatory schools begin to speak English even before they master their mother tongues, if they learn it at all. English then is their mother tongue!
Language alone is not enough to engender devet. It is the cultural pathos, values, attitudes, etc., that count most. And those things in Ghana are simply anathema to a civilised devt. Those are the things we need to change; not the language of instruction.
Andy-K
C.Y. ANDY-K 8 years ago
"... we CAN'T expect Twi to be used as the chosen language."
"... we CAN'T expect Twi to be used as the chosen language."
Dr. Otto 8 years ago
Oh1 Yes! I thought as much that the PRIMITIVE Ewes were going to demonstrate about it.
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like C.Y. ANDY-Kwawukume, the son of an Ewe corrupt thief is rightly protesting:
...we CAN'T expect Twi to be used as t ... read full comment
Oh1 Yes! I thought as much that the PRIMITIVE Ewes were going to demonstrate about it.
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like C.Y. ANDY-Kwawukume, the son of an Ewe corrupt thief is rightly protesting:
...we CAN'T expect Twi to be used as the chosen language.
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Fine, Ghana will be using Ewe nation wide ti teach in all schools. are you satisfied?
YOU ALL, ANTI-SIÓCIAL PRIMITIVE TRIBAL BIGOTS SHOULD GO BACK TO TOGO IF YOU ARE NOT COMFORTABLE IN GHANA. AFTER ALL, YOU PEOPLE ARE POLITICAL REFUGEES IN GHANA. ...We thanks Kwame Nkrumah for that nonsense.
Kojo T 8 years ago
DR Professor, wise man Otto , establish private schools that use Twi only .THe tax payer must not carry this burden
DR Professor, wise man Otto , establish private schools that use Twi only .THe tax payer must not carry this burden
MAWULIAN 8 years ago
How is that to happen? Is she going to ensure that Achimota School / Tamale Sec Schools etc instructs students in Twi or what? Even Central Region have their own version of the Akan language. And dont dare go to the top schoo ... read full comment
How is that to happen? Is she going to ensure that Achimota School / Tamale Sec Schools etc instructs students in Twi or what? Even Central Region have their own version of the Akan language. And dont dare go to the top schools of Volta Region with that crap. It will brew civil war.
Godd 8 years ago
I suspect many of us misunderstood the Minister. Maybe we could have asked her to explain herself better before passing judgment.
Ghanaian media are also not to be trusted to report things accurately. The report said the l ... read full comment
I suspect many of us misunderstood the Minister. Maybe we could have asked her to explain herself better before passing judgment.
Ghanaian media are also not to be trusted to report things accurately. The report said the listeners applauded the Minister's suggestion. Why would they do that?
I suspect something is being taken out of context. I doubt if the Minister can really mean that we should jettison English in favour of "mother tongue" as medium of instruction at all levels of education and that this should happen tomorrow!
It will be good if the minister comes out to explain herself properly to all Ghanaians and/or tell us the well-worn politician's excuse: I was quoted out of context.
But the Minister's attitude during the Ghana came last in test episode earlier in the year was also appalling. She's probably not good material for a minister's post but Ghanaians are in awe of people with PhDs. And that's what we get...
Efua Frimpong-Manso 8 years ago
I agree that there must be 'more' to the story. She could not possibly have meant what was printed.
I agree that there must be 'more' to the story. She could not possibly have meant what was printed.
WISSYWISE 8 years ago
Fellow countrymen and women, the minister just came out with what she thought is preventing the motherland from developing. But we all know that Africa politicians always confuse their people by diverting their attention from ... read full comment
Fellow countrymen and women, the minister just came out with what she thought is preventing the motherland from developing. But we all know that Africa politicians always confuse their people by diverting their attention from weightier matters. Corruption and bad leadership are the issues to address but now the minister chose to throw language issue into the court of Ghanaians. Please ignore the English professor and talk about something meaningful.
Efua Frimpong-Manso 8 years ago
So nice to read a well thought out response. As I read her proposal to end English as the language of instruction, I couldn't help but wonder where she planned to get the money to print textbooks in every traditional language ... read full comment
So nice to read a well thought out response. As I read her proposal to end English as the language of instruction, I couldn't help but wonder where she planned to get the money to print textbooks in every traditional language from nursery through university. Even today all schools do not have textbooks, libraries, computers, electricity, toilets, or even windows. I'd like to sit with her to attempt to understand her logic.
Kojo T 8 years ago
She has no ideas Mahaaa please relieve her .Use the resources for Technical and vocational training and agriculture ,We cannot waste resources .What a loser?
She has no ideas Mahaaa please relieve her .Use the resources for Technical and vocational training and agriculture ,We cannot waste resources .What a loser?
francis kwarteng 8 years ago
Kojo T aka dirty Ewe, and his typical hallmark of a tribal, selfish, unsocial, lazy and primitive Ewe.
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Author: Kojo T
Date: 2015-10-19 04:35:47
Comment to: TWI MY FOOT!
She has no ... read full comment
Kojo T aka dirty Ewe, and his typical hallmark of a tribal, selfish, unsocial, lazy and primitive Ewe.
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Author: Kojo T
Date: 2015-10-19 04:35:47
Comment to: TWI MY FOOT!
She has no ideas Mahaaa please relieve her .Use the resources for Technical and vocational training and agriculture ,We cannot waste resources .What a loser?
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Will you anti-progress lunatic Ewes be ok if we use Ewe as a midium of instructions in our Ghanaian schools?
ANTI-SOCIAL & PROGRESS WEEDS!
OBIBINI 8 years ago
I always feel very embarassed seeing my president adressing ghanaians in english.Is english a ghanaian dialect? Is it not a relic of colonialism?
I always feel very embarassed seeing my president adressing ghanaians in english.Is english a ghanaian dialect? Is it not a relic of colonialism?
GHANANI 8 years ago
My brother you have said it all.Because of english we have adopted a foreign culture which is making it hard for us to develop as a nation.Our society is like a mango tree with an orange branch grafted on it to produce a frui ... read full comment
My brother you have said it all.Because of english we have adopted a foreign culture which is making it hard for us to develop as a nation.Our society is like a mango tree with an orange branch grafted on it to produce a fruit which is neither orange nor mango and with a different taste.We are neither english nor ghanaians.We think in english and tranlate our thoughts into our local languages.Go to any cemetry in any part of Ghana only english is written on tombstones.
MAWULIAN 8 years ago
Tanzania tried this model with Swahili. -They just cant function in the world!!
It is just because she and some people in Ghana are over-challenged and cant speak or learn English so they are looking for an easy way out. Sta ... read full comment
Tanzania tried this model with Swahili. -They just cant function in the world!!
It is just because she and some people in Ghana are over-challenged and cant speak or learn English so they are looking for an easy way out. Start with Nyantekyi.
Efua Frimpong-Manso 8 years ago
Soooo English is preventing Ghana from developing as a nation? Was Ghana developing 'before' English came about? Does the 'work ethic' have anything to do with development?
Soooo English is preventing Ghana from developing as a nation? Was Ghana developing 'before' English came about? Does the 'work ethic' have anything to do with development?
Kofi 8 years ago
Obibini, Ghana itself is a relic of colonialism. Before colonialism, there was no country called Gold Coast which became Ghana. There existed Gonja kingdom, Asante kingdom, Akyim Kotoku, Akyim Abuakwa, etc, etc. If you accept ... read full comment
Obibini, Ghana itself is a relic of colonialism. Before colonialism, there was no country called Gold Coast which became Ghana. There existed Gonja kingdom, Asante kingdom, Akyim Kotoku, Akyim Abuakwa, etc, etc. If you accept to call yourself Ghanaian, you must be ashmed of yourself then!
Afriyie 8 years ago
Which Ghanaian language do you suggest will be more appropriate? What is the priority now?
For the sake of peace, let's ignore the idiot who has nothing to offer as educationist. No legacy for posterity. She should just d ... read full comment
Which Ghanaian language do you suggest will be more appropriate? What is the priority now?
For the sake of peace, let's ignore the idiot who has nothing to offer as educationist. No legacy for posterity. She should just disappear. A disgrace to the academia.
Bawku boy 8 years ago
His Excellency should address us in his mother tongue, are you okay? Idiot?
His Excellency should address us in his mother tongue, are you okay? Idiot?
Jasmine 8 years ago
Ghana to change English as medium of instruction
“Prof. Jane Naana Opoku Agyemang largely blamed the inability of the educated working class to develop the nation to the language used in teaching them in schools.”
I h ... read full comment
Ghana to change English as medium of instruction
“Prof. Jane Naana Opoku Agyemang largely blamed the inability of the educated working class to develop the nation to the language used in teaching them in schools.”
I have never heard anything soooo stupid in recent years. I think some Ghanaians should be banned from attaining Ph. D; some of these guys just make education look foolish. With judges being so corrupt, Naana Opoku blames underdevelopment on the only unifying language – the lingua franca English.
The lady should consider translating “Light Amplification by Simulated Emission of Radiation, Electroencephalogram, electro-mechano-acoustic circuit, photoelectric effect’ and see it she is making sense.
Lante France 8 years ago
There are 34 ethnic groups in Ghana. We do not need English as a lingua franca. Everybody must learn the 34 languages in the land. It must start in the schools. Newspapers, books and all official documents must have 34 langua ... read full comment
There are 34 ethnic groups in Ghana. We do not need English as a lingua franca. Everybody must learn the 34 languages in the land. It must start in the schools. Newspapers, books and all official documents must have 34 languages. That is patriotic. Down with imperialism and colonialism.
TARANTULA 8 years ago
I reproduce my earlier comments on this subject below.
I have had the occasion to say many times before that the NDC is a disease - a contagious mental disease. If not, what the hell has happened to this fine woman - a pro ... read full comment
I reproduce my earlier comments on this subject below.
I have had the occasion to say many times before that the NDC is a disease - a contagious mental disease. If not, what the hell has happened to this fine woman - a professor at that?
Clearly the woman is not the archetypal vulgar NDC activist, but I suspect that through many years of close association with the likes of her Deputy, Okudjeto-Ablakwa, the moral and intellectual standards of this poor woman has continued to decline and degenerate to the point that she is also now a subject of public ridicule.
She is completely out of sync even with the material situation on the ground around her and the Ministry that she supervises.
Permit me to illustrate my point through a recent encounter. Just the other day I was on an errand through Accra central which took me through Bukom. For readers who are not familiar with the dire conditions of Bukom, let me say that, through no fault of the people who live there, that part of Accra represents the most despicable depths to which human society can sink to. It is so bad that, many other residents of Accra would not even as much as drive through Bukom for fear of health considerations and personal security.
Now as I was walking to reach my destination, I passed by several groups of very young school-children who had closed from public school and were returning home to Bukom. What struck - or fascinated me was that, these 4 to 6-year olds were speaking impeccable basic English amongst themselves. At least the quality of the basic English they were speaking was far better than the basic English I had heard spoken by our Ministers and especially Parliamentarians. In the brief moments that I was within ear-shot of their conversations I could hear them properly pronouncing the definite article 'the' of the English language instead of the corrupted form of 'de' as most wastefully educated Ghanaians with even PhDs routinely and persistently say. In addition, the linguistic elocution of these little children from extremely deprived Ga homes was generally amazing. It dawned on me that the quality of teaching in our public schools was not that bad after-all and that there was some hope for our little ones.
Relating this encounter back to the subject at hand, I do not think that whatever language that children are taught in at school, necessarily improves or worsens a childs intellectual ability or progress. I believe that a childs intellectual progress is dependent on the quality and substance of education that the child is given access to. If proper Ga children in the wastelands of Bukom could express themselves so well in English - and probably better than they would in their native Ga language, then what is the Minister talking about? The English language today is not just a language. It is also a certificate to function globally. It is no more the property of the English people than it is for all those countries that the British colonized at one time or the other in history.
To now belatedly pretend that we have not been thoroughly psyched with the English language to the extent that we will be rendered totally flat-footed if we dared off-load it as the major means of instruction and as the official language, is to pretend or hallucinate that the world is flat.
For instance even though English was the medium of education, the nationalist substance and quality of education made available to Ghanaians during the period of Kwame Nkrumah significantly projected Ghanaians as well as our intellectual and professional ability throughout the world to take up more than our fair share of prominent posts in all the major international organizations of the world. These included the UN and all its major subsidiary institutions, the World Bank, the AU(OAU) and many others. That quality nationalist education in English is in fact what has sustained this country up to recently.
That our educated elite are failing to perform the most basic administrative tasks in their offices today, is testimony of the break from that serious nationalist education system and not because of the linguistic means of instruction.
I do not think that the Minister of education gave even one minute thought to her bizarre wish to conduct our education in local languages. If she had, she would not have considered - much more, come up with this ridiculous and near-insane idea that has the potential to spark ethnic conflagrations throughout the country - not to mention the envisaged monumental and infinite costs of transforming all educational material and subjects into our various under-developed, limited and short-sighted languages.
Come on Education Minister, be serious!
Jasmine 8 years ago
Apart from this, quoted from your post, I found your takes interesting and relevant: "...I do not think that whatever language that children are taught in at school, necessarily improves or worsens a childs intellectual abili ... read full comment
Apart from this, quoted from your post, I found your takes interesting and relevant: "...I do not think that whatever language that children are taught in at school, necessarily improves or worsens a childs intellectual ability or progress."
Basically, you either you don't know the etymology and morphology of the English language to case insinuation like the above. In fact, listening to kids in Western countries reason - I am talking about UK, the US, France, Germany and Spain among others, you'd find out their reason power is really so strong they outdo to a considerable degree our parliamentarians. Listening to them talk, every time, there are times you want to think they just relay someone's ideas. Not only do they reason like adults but they have the appropriate vocabulary to offer very stunning logic of thought you'd find lacking in our men in politics. And I am talking about kids below twelve years old.
Speaking a language and thinking in the language is very different where the nature and amount of vocabulary and expressions are very important.
As a linguist I have studied our local languages, their construction and vocabulary and found out we are light-years away from giants like English. The structure and etymology of local languages, especially the Twi and Ewe follow the same structure for the most past. Extending it to other indigenous languages in Ghana just follows the same type construction. You can't manipulate these languages to form new words like you could in English. In English, you could invent your own words every time to explain situations and your interlocutor would understand. In the local languages where calling some objects is reduced to description to come up with the name, it is often difficult or impossible to come up with a name.
When you look at the Western countries, you'd find out all other languages strain to catch up with English, and that's just the problem. So adopting a national language at this time in a so-called bid for development is rather myopic, to say the least.
Jasmine 8 years ago
I mean, either you don't know, or you ignore completely what etymology and morphology mean, and their place in the development of languages and impact they have on the individual.
I mean, either you don't know, or you ignore completely what etymology and morphology mean, and their place in the development of languages and impact they have on the individual.
Jasmine 8 years ago
Everybody must learn the 34 languages, lol.
Everybody must learn the 34 languages, lol.
Efua Frimpong-Manso 8 years ago
Ghana has more than 250 languages and dialects. I vote we make a 'new' language using words from ALL 250. hahaha
Ghana has more than 250 languages and dialects. I vote we make a 'new' language using words from ALL 250. hahaha
New Sherrif in Town 8 years ago
But for Bokor's ethnic swipe at Akans, or the Twi language I would give him a B+. As a natural consequence of the numbers of Akans in the country the Akan (Bokor would say Twi) language will dominate as a medium of national s ... read full comment
But for Bokor's ethnic swipe at Akans, or the Twi language I would give him a B+. As a natural consequence of the numbers of Akans in the country the Akan (Bokor would say Twi) language will dominate as a medium of national social and economic discourse or intercourse - take it or leave it "Dr." Bokor
KOFI KYEI 8 years ago
That woman is an ass hole. If you were to educate in your mother language am not sure you would have been there.
That woman is an ass hole. If you were to educate in your mother language am not sure you would have been there.
abuah 8 years ago
the minister is crazy.
the minister is crazy.
Michael K. Tettevi 8 years ago
Akan, Dagbani, Ewe, Ga and Hausa. Which of these languages shall we all embrace and accept to take the place of English as a medium of instruction in our schools nation wide ? If wishes were horses, beggars might ride.
Akan, Dagbani, Ewe, Ga and Hausa. Which of these languages shall we all embrace and accept to take the place of English as a medium of instruction in our schools nation wide ? If wishes were horses, beggars might ride.
Afriyie 8 years ago
Whose mother tongue is the so-called minister of education talking about? While she shamefully superintends the falling standard of education in our schools, one will expect her to wake up to reality. Instead she is mastermin ... read full comment
Whose mother tongue is the so-called minister of education talking about? While she shamefully superintends the falling standard of education in our schools, one will expect her to wake up to reality. Instead she is masterminding making Twi Ghana's lingua franca. Just let them try.
She should just resign if she has nothing to offer.
I don't blame her if not for NDC's mediocre appointments.
Cut the Crap ! 8 years ago
English is a Ghanaian language for heaven's sake - just like Frafra, Twi, Ewe, Ga , Fanti and others.
it has been spoken in our country for centuries. it originated in England but no longer belongs to England. most speaker ... read full comment
English is a Ghanaian language for heaven's sake - just like Frafra, Twi, Ewe, Ga , Fanti and others.
it has been spoken in our country for centuries. it originated in England but no longer belongs to England. most speakers of the language today arrant British and the whole world is rushing to learn English.
Those who want to have a local language as the medium of instruction in schools should go ahead and set up private schools and send their own children there. Of course they would not send their children to Twi-language schools. Why should anybody want that when it is a sure path to nowhere ?
The poorer people in Ghana already know that English is the language go status and anybody who can afford it sends their child to a private school- notifier fun or display but tolerant and master the English language.
People know what they want and do not need arrogant politicians and bureaucrats to tell them what to do. it is more than likely that this minister sends or has sent her own children to a private school to make them fluent in English.
Already the biggest socio-economic divide in Ghana is between those who have command of the English language and those who do not.
This whole argument is really much ado about nothing ! An ethnic language such as twi , no matter how widely it is spoken will never be accepted as an official language in Ghana and it cannot be imposed lest the country be thrown into civil unrest and even war.
This argument crops up every now and then and quietly dies off till another stupid person brings it up again.
Meanwhile life goes on and so does the culture of mediocrity that prevails in Ghana.
TARANTULA 8 years ago
The points you raised are correct but your moniker is offensive
The points you raised are correct but your moniker is offensive
LONTO-BOY 8 years ago
Whereas there is the need to develop our ethnic Ghanaian languages to teach our children well in basic literacy and numeracy, the English Language as a medium of instruction in our schools isn't the cause of the appalling fai ... read full comment
Whereas there is the need to develop our ethnic Ghanaian languages to teach our children well in basic literacy and numeracy, the English Language as a medium of instruction in our schools isn't the cause of the appalling failure of our current Education System and the state of Ghana's development.
Prof. Jane Naana Opoku Agyemang's idea is ludicrous and misguided attempt at 'nationalistic triumph'. I'm not quite sure she has reflected on the impact of her idea and the ethno-cultural consequences for our national identity.
And, how is Twi/Fanti/Ga/Ewe/Gonja/Krach-Nchumuru/Frafra/Konkoma, etc, going to equip the nation's children to perform in the modern world?
OFOSUAA 8 years ago
THE WOMAN IS A TOTAL FOOL....LOOK AT SHE ATTACKED EVEN THE SCHOOL WHICH REQUESTED FOR CHALK WHICH LED TO THE STUPID SECOND LADY SPEAKING LIKE A PIG TO GHANAIANS.....THIS EDUCATION MIN IS A REAL PROF WITH NOTHING BUT FAECES IN ... read full comment
THE WOMAN IS A TOTAL FOOL....LOOK AT SHE ATTACKED EVEN THE SCHOOL WHICH REQUESTED FOR CHALK WHICH LED TO THE STUPID SECOND LADY SPEAKING LIKE A PIG TO GHANAIANS.....THIS EDUCATION MIN IS A REAL PROF WITH NOTHING BUT FAECES IN HER HEAD
Akonta besi fom 8 years ago
Into Twi,Frafra and Kusasi:
Chlorhexidine Digloconate and Mongolglycenol Hydrosterate.
Just asking please,Antie Minister and WeGeHe Senior Prefect.
Into Twi,Frafra and Kusasi:
Chlorhexidine Digloconate and Mongolglycenol Hydrosterate.
Just asking please,Antie Minister and WeGeHe Senior Prefect.
ALEX MARFO 8 years ago
In my opinion, i think the minister/prof wasnt prepare for the forum. Ghana is not ready for that now
In my opinion, i think the minister/prof wasnt prepare for the forum. Ghana is not ready for that now
John,Tema 8 years ago
the best language to be taught in school should be ewe language as its being spoken in Togo,Benin Republic and some part of Nigeria and yes here in Ghana.
the best language to be taught in school should be ewe language as its being spoken in Togo,Benin Republic and some part of Nigeria and yes here in Ghana.
Jasmine 8 years ago
The lady is blaming the English language for development issues and you're talking about Benin and Togo? We should learn Ewe to communicate with Togo, and what development does that offer?
The lady is blaming the English language for development issues and you're talking about Benin and Togo? We should learn Ewe to communicate with Togo, and what development does that offer?
Holy Moses 8 years ago
Very SAD indeed that this article or comments is coming from an academic Dr Bokor. That he doesn't see any value or sense in our wise sister, the minister of education Dr Opoku Agyemang's wisdom of local language to be medium ... read full comment
Very SAD indeed that this article or comments is coming from an academic Dr Bokor. That he doesn't see any value or sense in our wise sister, the minister of education Dr Opoku Agyemang's wisdom of local language to be medium in Ghanaian school system. Before I go any further a question for you the reader and brother Bokor - 'what's the population of India and what's their language, how about China their population and language used there? Hindu for India and Mandarin for China but note that both countries have so many dialects or local languages. I'm NOT against English language as it's good for them whereas any Ghanaian language it's the best for Ghana. Without your mother tongue one has NO soul. Why were you born in Ghana but not UK or elsewhere. How will you feel if I come to live with you in your own house and dictate to you, to speak only my dialect, eat my kind of food or live my lifestyle but all these doesn't suit you? Local language , yes any Ghanaian mother tongue WILL be the the best for the nation, BRAVO soul sister Dr Opoku-Agyemang you have our full support and blessings. Kindly visit www.ghanafirst.org for the very benefit of the nation Ghana please.
The tribal Ewe Bokor 8 years ago
Bokor and Ph.D. ok! but he lacks proper thinking and reasoning owing to his hypocrite, selfish, partisan and tribal habbit.
Bokor and Ph.D. ok! but he lacks proper thinking and reasoning owing to his hypocrite, selfish, partisan and tribal habbit.
KOFI Kwame 8 years ago
Do we loved democracy,let's go to the pools and decide.The question we to ask ourselves is did English language made us developed after 58yrs of independence.Time as come to stop comparing Gh,to N9yja,let cry our own cry,do ... read full comment
Do we loved democracy,let's go to the pools and decide.The question we to ask ourselves is did English language made us developed after 58yrs of independence.Time as come to stop comparing Gh,to N9yja,let cry our own cry,do compare Gh,with Korea,Japan,Taiwan,Singapore if really wants to advance like those nations,Come Asia,and see Western medical Doct,Engineers,Artisans,Science lectures,Univ,profs.who do not understand English but yet still they does their job alright and even went ahead and grabbed Nobel price,in their native languages,How many Ghanians had won the price since it out doors.insnt a shame a Gh,calling Fellow Gh,man an illiterate,simple he or she can not write English,if we can not take our own language to the top then we as Ghanians are not Humans but Alians.we should not lie to ourselves say we can not translate those English books into our local languages
maw dinnani 8 years ago
Comrades , can't we share ideas which are free from insults ? If u disagree with somebody , does that call for insults and name callings. Have we forgotten that we are one people with one destiny ? Oh , my beloved brothers an ... read full comment
Comrades , can't we share ideas which are free from insults ? If u disagree with somebody , does that call for insults and name callings. Have we forgotten that we are one people with one destiny ? Oh , my beloved brothers and sisters , is this the kind of legacy we want to pass on to the generations to come ? Can't we see what politics has done to Ghana ? We still can point out the minister's mistakes to her without insulting or calling her name.
I will never allow my kids to attend any school that use that language to instruct
u r a big fool still a slave to be seeing english language above your local language show me one advance country apart from u.k that has english as its national language
Bokor, you tribal idiotic bigot, we are now going to use Ewe the midiun of instruction in the Ghanaian schools!
Are you then satisfied, you tribal primitive fool!
So many languages developed with English apart from UK as national language. USA is a good example.
You are an ILLITERATE!!!!!
Advanced countries with English as the medium of instruction:
1. U.S.
2. Canada
3. Scotland
4. Wales
5. Singapore
6. Philippines
7. Pakistan
8. India
9. Hong Kong, China
10.Zimbabwe
11.Tanzania
First of all, I agree totally that what she said is crap! Indeed, vintage crap. However, I think she is being misunderstood. I posted this earlier, edited for effect.
The confused woman said children should be taught in th ...
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"... we CAN'T expect Twi to be used as the chosen language."
Oh1 Yes! I thought as much that the PRIMITIVE Ewes were going to demonstrate about it.
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like C.Y. ANDY-Kwawukume, the son of an Ewe corrupt thief is rightly protesting:
...we CAN'T expect Twi to be used as t ...
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DR Professor, wise man Otto , establish private schools that use Twi only .THe tax payer must not carry this burden
How is that to happen? Is she going to ensure that Achimota School / Tamale Sec Schools etc instructs students in Twi or what? Even Central Region have their own version of the Akan language. And dont dare go to the top schoo ...
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I suspect many of us misunderstood the Minister. Maybe we could have asked her to explain herself better before passing judgment.
Ghanaian media are also not to be trusted to report things accurately. The report said the l ...
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I agree that there must be 'more' to the story. She could not possibly have meant what was printed.
Fellow countrymen and women, the minister just came out with what she thought is preventing the motherland from developing. But we all know that Africa politicians always confuse their people by diverting their attention from ...
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So nice to read a well thought out response. As I read her proposal to end English as the language of instruction, I couldn't help but wonder where she planned to get the money to print textbooks in every traditional language ...
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She has no ideas Mahaaa please relieve her .Use the resources for Technical and vocational training and agriculture ,We cannot waste resources .What a loser?
Kojo T aka dirty Ewe, and his typical hallmark of a tribal, selfish, unsocial, lazy and primitive Ewe.
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Author: Kojo T
Date: 2015-10-19 04:35:47
Comment to: TWI MY FOOT!
She has no ...
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I always feel very embarassed seeing my president adressing ghanaians in english.Is english a ghanaian dialect? Is it not a relic of colonialism?
My brother you have said it all.Because of english we have adopted a foreign culture which is making it hard for us to develop as a nation.Our society is like a mango tree with an orange branch grafted on it to produce a frui ...
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Tanzania tried this model with Swahili. -They just cant function in the world!!
It is just because she and some people in Ghana are over-challenged and cant speak or learn English so they are looking for an easy way out. Sta ...
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Soooo English is preventing Ghana from developing as a nation? Was Ghana developing 'before' English came about? Does the 'work ethic' have anything to do with development?
Obibini, Ghana itself is a relic of colonialism. Before colonialism, there was no country called Gold Coast which became Ghana. There existed Gonja kingdom, Asante kingdom, Akyim Kotoku, Akyim Abuakwa, etc, etc. If you accept ...
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Which Ghanaian language do you suggest will be more appropriate? What is the priority now?
For the sake of peace, let's ignore the idiot who has nothing to offer as educationist. No legacy for posterity. She should just d ...
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His Excellency should address us in his mother tongue, are you okay? Idiot?
Ghana to change English as medium of instruction
“Prof. Jane Naana Opoku Agyemang largely blamed the inability of the educated working class to develop the nation to the language used in teaching them in schools.”
I h ...
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There are 34 ethnic groups in Ghana. We do not need English as a lingua franca. Everybody must learn the 34 languages in the land. It must start in the schools. Newspapers, books and all official documents must have 34 langua ...
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I reproduce my earlier comments on this subject below.
I have had the occasion to say many times before that the NDC is a disease - a contagious mental disease. If not, what the hell has happened to this fine woman - a pro ...
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Apart from this, quoted from your post, I found your takes interesting and relevant: "...I do not think that whatever language that children are taught in at school, necessarily improves or worsens a childs intellectual abili ...
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I mean, either you don't know, or you ignore completely what etymology and morphology mean, and their place in the development of languages and impact they have on the individual.
Everybody must learn the 34 languages, lol.
Ghana has more than 250 languages and dialects. I vote we make a 'new' language using words from ALL 250. hahaha
But for Bokor's ethnic swipe at Akans, or the Twi language I would give him a B+. As a natural consequence of the numbers of Akans in the country the Akan (Bokor would say Twi) language will dominate as a medium of national s ...
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That woman is an ass hole. If you were to educate in your mother language am not sure you would have been there.
the minister is crazy.
Akan, Dagbani, Ewe, Ga and Hausa. Which of these languages shall we all embrace and accept to take the place of English as a medium of instruction in our schools nation wide ? If wishes were horses, beggars might ride.
Whose mother tongue is the so-called minister of education talking about? While she shamefully superintends the falling standard of education in our schools, one will expect her to wake up to reality. Instead she is mastermin ...
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English is a Ghanaian language for heaven's sake - just like Frafra, Twi, Ewe, Ga , Fanti and others.
it has been spoken in our country for centuries. it originated in England but no longer belongs to England. most speaker ...
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The points you raised are correct but your moniker is offensive
Whereas there is the need to develop our ethnic Ghanaian languages to teach our children well in basic literacy and numeracy, the English Language as a medium of instruction in our schools isn't the cause of the appalling fai ...
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THE WOMAN IS A TOTAL FOOL....LOOK AT SHE ATTACKED EVEN THE SCHOOL WHICH REQUESTED FOR CHALK WHICH LED TO THE STUPID SECOND LADY SPEAKING LIKE A PIG TO GHANAIANS.....THIS EDUCATION MIN IS A REAL PROF WITH NOTHING BUT FAECES IN ...
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Into Twi,Frafra and Kusasi:
Chlorhexidine Digloconate and Mongolglycenol Hydrosterate.
Just asking please,Antie Minister and WeGeHe Senior Prefect.
In my opinion, i think the minister/prof wasnt prepare for the forum. Ghana is not ready for that now
the best language to be taught in school should be ewe language as its being spoken in Togo,Benin Republic and some part of Nigeria and yes here in Ghana.
The lady is blaming the English language for development issues and you're talking about Benin and Togo? We should learn Ewe to communicate with Togo, and what development does that offer?
Very SAD indeed that this article or comments is coming from an academic Dr Bokor. That he doesn't see any value or sense in our wise sister, the minister of education Dr Opoku Agyemang's wisdom of local language to be medium ...
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Bokor and Ph.D. ok! but he lacks proper thinking and reasoning owing to his hypocrite, selfish, partisan and tribal habbit.
Do we loved democracy,let's go to the pools and decide.The question we to ask ourselves is did English language made us developed after 58yrs of independence.Time as come to stop comparing Gh,to N9yja,let cry our own cry,do ...
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Comrades , can't we share ideas which are free from insults ? If u disagree with somebody , does that call for insults and name callings. Have we forgotten that we are one people with one destiny ? Oh , my beloved brothers an ...
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