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Trudell, Barbara – Comparative Education, 2016
In 2014, UNICEF commissioned a review of language policy and education quality in the 21 countries of UNICEF's Eastern and Southern Africa Region. This paper examines findings from the review, related to the role of English and local languages in current education practice in the region. National language policies and implementation practices are…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Quality, Educational Practices, Educational Policy
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Clegg, John; Simpson, John – Comparative Education, 2016
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 African languages are not appropriate as MoIs beyond…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Language of Instruction, Educational Improvement
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Desai, Zubeida – Comparative Education, 2016
Increasingly, there is a growing move towards using global languages such as English as media of instruction. Does one swim against this growing tide or does one look at strategies to accommodate English in multilingual contexts such as prevail in South Africa? In this article I examine the debates in South Africa about the role of English in…
Descriptors: Language of Instruction, English (Second Language), Multilingualism, Low Income Groups
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Polese, Abel – Comparative Education, 2010
The collapse of the Communist bloc in 1989 and then of the Soviet Union in 1991 has presented unique challenges to the educational systems in place during socialist times, and the ensuing transition in Ukraine is no exception. The introduction of Ukrainian as the sole state language when a high number of citizens still prefer to use Russian has…
Descriptors: Textbooks, Language of Instruction, Foreign Countries, Ukrainian
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Imam, Syeda Rumnaz – Comparative Education, 2005
The national language Bangla (Bengali), which is spoken by 98% of the people, is foundational to the nation of Bangladesh as a nation. Language played a crucial role in the struggle for independence from Pakistan which was finally successful in 1971. The medium of instruction in state-provided basic education is Bangla. Nevertheless, as in the…
Descriptors: Language of Instruction, Foreign Countries, Private Sector, Private Schools