Abstract

The goal of the study reported on in this article was to determine whether the current biliteracy programme in Ghana (National Literacy Acceleration Program or NALAP) and the medium of instruction are considered as factors contributing to language and literacy learning of public school students according to teachers and parents. The target group (n = 126) consisted of 63 teachers and 63 parents in the Ashanti region of Ghana. The results drawn from self-administered questionnaires indicated that most of the respondents were positive that the biliteracy programme enhances students’ literacy skills. Most teachers reported that they prefer the use of both the Ghanaian L1 and English as media of classroom interaction and instruction, whereas most parents preferred English to be used as the medium of interaction. The study contributes to understanding the factors which support biliteracy learning based on teachers’ and parents’ views. The study made a methodological contribution in the development of a set of questionnaires.

摘要

本文报道的研究目标是确定是否根据加纳老师的看法，将加纳目前的双文化计划（国家扫盲计划或NALAP）和教学语言视为有助于公立学校学生语言和识字学习的因素和父母。目标群体（n = 126）由加纳的Ashanti地区的63位教师和63位父母组成。从自我管理的问卷调查中得出的结果表明，大多数受访者都对双语计划提高了学生的读写能力表示肯定。大多数老师报告说，他们更喜欢同时使用加纳L1和英语作为课堂互动和教学的媒介，而大多数父母更喜欢英语作为互动媒介。这项研究有助于基于教师和父母的观点来理解支持双语学习的因素。这项研究为开发一套调查表做出了方法上的贡献。