Improving the effectiveness of English as a medium of instruction in sub-Saharan Africa

• Published in: Comparative education Vol. 52; no. 3; pp. 359 - 374
• Main Authors: Clegg, John, Simpson, John
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Routledge 01.08.2016; Routledge Journals, Taylor & Francis; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: Ability; Africa; African Languages; Barriers; Change Strategies; Comparative Education; Curricula; Curriculum; Educational Improvement; Educational Policy; Educational Practices; Effectiveness; English (Second Language); English as a second language; ESL; Foreign Countries; Language; Language of Instruction; Language policy; Language Role; language-supportive; Management; Mass media; Mass media effects; Monolingualism; mother-tongue; multilingual; Multilingualism; Program Effectiveness; Quality of education; Second language learning; Sociolinguistics; Sub-Saharan Africa; Teaching; translanguaging; Africa

Most academic discussion on the role of language in education in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) supports the extended use of African languages as media of instruction (MoI), while most practice preserves a monolingual role for European languages. Many ministries of education maintain the belief that Afric...