VOA Our Voices 216: Lessons in Mother Tongue Education

“Hello”, “Bonjour”, “Ola” – all greetings in languages used in classrooms across Africa. But how many are actually indigenous to the African continent? This week, #VOAOurVoices examines mother tongue education in African schools. Should children be taught in the language they speak at home? Host, Hayde Adams FitzPatrick is joined by Madina Maishanu of VOA’s Hausa news service, Mwamoyo Hamza, of VOA’s Swahili, and Jackson Mvunganyi, from VOA’s Upfront. South African linguist, Somikazi Deyi, from the University of Cape Town also joins the show.