Mother Tongue Education and Transitional Literacy in Sierra Leone: Prospects and Challenges in the 21st Century.

Kamanda, Mohamed Combo

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ERIC Number: EJ657541

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 2002

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Mother Tongue Education and Transitional Literacy in Sierra Leone: Prospects and Challenges in the 21st Century.

Kamanda, Mohamed Combo

Language and Education, v16 n3 p195-211 2002

Discusses the historical perspective relating to current problems facing mother tongue instruction in Sierra Leone and examines post-independence policies to highlight the institutional bases of mother tongue education and to consider causes of inertia and negative attitudes towards it since independence. (Author/VWL)

Descriptors: African Languages, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Language Attitudes, Language Planning, Native Language Instruction, Public Policy, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Uncommonly Taught Languages

Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Sierra Leone

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