Language Contact in Ghanaian Islamic Schools

Abstract

Using Islamic schools as a point of reference, this paper investigates the language contact phenomenon within the Islamic schools in Ghana and how it affects the teaching and learning of English in the classrooms across schools located in the Islamic communities. This investigation is done in relation to language policy of education for the primary schools in Ghana. Data was collected from three primary Islamic schools located in three different communities namely in Accra. This study provides insight into the language contact situation in Islamic schools: codeswitching and language interference. The implication of the issues for the planning of literacy in multicultural contexts is also highlighted.

Keywords: Language contact, Ghanaian Islamic schools

DOI: 10.7176/JEP/11-24-09

Publication date:August 31^st 2020