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Title
Language Ideology and Practice on the Aflao-Lome Borderland: The Case of Two Border Schools |
Full text
http://ugspace.ug.edu.gh/handle/123456789/36589 |
Date
2020 |
Author(s)
Chachu, S.; Omoniyi, T. |
Abstract
Research Article - This paper explores language practices in the school domain in
Aflao-Lome on the Ghana/Togo border. Here, the boundary line
bisects the Ewe thus creating two contrasting communities:
French-speaking Ewe and English-speaking Ewe. Our study
investigates language practices in two schools located on either
side of the border since the school as a sociolinguistic domain is a
contested site of language practice where tensions abound
between medium of instruction policy, home language practices
and cultural routines. The data analyzed comprised reports and
observations of adherence to state medium of instruction policy
in the classroom by teachers and pupils, and language in activities
outside the classroom when formal 'language policing' is
negligible or in fact non-existent. It was discovered that the
English and French languages were viewed differently on either
side of the border and that school policies on language had to
make room, in some cases, for the local language |
Subject(s)
English; French; Ewe; border schools; medium of instruction |
Language
en |
Publisher
Journal of Borderlands Studies |
Type of publication
Article |
Format
application/pdf |
Repository
Accra - University of Ghana
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