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Programme (NALAP
3
Baseline Assessment 2009). Teaching sessions in Primary 1 of
three public schools were observed to explore how teachers manipulate the three major
languages used in the community. It was ascertained that all the pupils were bilingual in
English and Twi. Secondly, the teachers who taught
in these schools were also
multilingual in three or all of these languages: English, Akan, Leteh, and Anum. Table 3
illustrates the multilingual background of the pupils.
Table 3
Linguistic Repertoire of Pupils
School
Presbyterian
Primary
Anglican Primary
Methodist
Primary
Number on Roll
40
38
17
English
40
38
17
English, Akan
40
38
17
English, Akan, Leteh
38
35
14
Three teaching sessions were observed. The first lesson was in Environmental
Science at
the Anglican Primary School, and the topic was ‘Dental Care’.
The topic was mentioned
in English and then translated into Akan. The following is an excerpt of the teaching
session.
Figure 1
Language choice in an Environmental Science lesson
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