Ghanaians' inability to speak and write good English a national catastrophe - Dr Linda Forde

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asem 8 years ago

Can you do a thorough research and give us the years when the English language deteriorated? thank you madam learned.

Can you do a thorough research and give us the years when the English language deteriorated? thank you madam learned.
PRINCE KWASI ADADE (OFIE P33) 8 years ago

PER NDC THINKING, AMISAH ARTHUR MUST BE MADE THE UNOPPOSED SUCCESSOR OF MAHAMA. THAT IS NDC THINKING AND THEIR DEMOCRATIC PHILOSOPHY . ANYTHING SHORT OF THIS WILL MEAN THE NDC HATE AKANS . AMISSAH!! STAND UP AND FIGHT TO LEAD ...
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PER NDC THINKING, AMISAH ARTHUR MUST BE MADE THE UNOPPOSED SUCCESSOR OF MAHAMA. THAT IS NDC THINKING AND THEIR DEMOCRATIC PHILOSOPHY . ANYTHING SHORT OF THIS WILL MEAN THE NDC HATE AKANS . AMISSAH!! STAND UP AND FIGHT TO LEAD NDC. TELL THEM YOU WERE THE NDC AKAN VICE PRESIDENT AND THAT, NOW, IT IS YOUR TURN TO AUTMATICALLY LEAD NDC. REMEMBER WHAT CORRUPT NDC SAID WHEN ALIU CONTESTED, LOST AND HUMBLY ACCEPTED DEFEAT IN NPP PRIMARIES.
insight to the bone 8 years ago

Its evident that Nana has surrounded himself with smooth talking bullshitters who know nothing except for kissing ass like Bawumia .He lacks proper advisors who are knowledgeable in geopolitics and its effect on economies , h ...
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Its evident that Nana has surrounded himself with smooth talking bullshitters who know nothing except for kissing ass like Bawumia .He lacks proper advisors who are knowledgeable in geopolitics and its effect on economies , he has no one with any understanding of industrialization , the culture of security or even historical understanding of the true nature of the forces that influence the world . Nana is a weak president who doesn't know how to use the power to serve the interests of the people.Some people want to ignore the fact that our nation overwhelmingly voted for change and not for a continuation of the old values but different criminals . They deny the the people wanted a total halt and u turn from the further islamisation , retrogression , primitiveness and irresponsible selfish corruption of our leaders so wish to seriously disappoint us with their stupidity.The basis of any successful beneficial productive or fruitful relationship be it public , private or intimate is RESPECT, no love or emotions or even freedom. Some deputy minister came and told our people to stop whining and didn't even get sacked because that is the general attitude or mindset of our ruling elite who think the people are there to serve him and his cronies to get rich and not he to serve the interests of the people . We see they do everything not to ensure the well-being of our people but cause distress , frustration , poverty , despair and systematically erase all positive potentials in favor of toxic situations and problems that will take 50 years or more to rectify. Another air-brained idiot minister comes out with glee to announce who are investors are so we get Turkey , China , Russia , Brasil , UAE but none with the ability to make available new technology or future markets we desire or are worth competing in.One the basic rules to industrialization is the acquisition of technologies in the form of sustainable profitable businesses and when that is done the desirable capital follows , thats what even China Japan or Germany did. They pay lip service to our desire for jobs and industrialization but when it comes to actually doing something they have their arms stretched. For example our IGP came out to say the police are poorly equipped yet we know there are several proposals to set up a pistol making factory , produce our own explosives /gun powder , uniforms etc from mainly christian democracies in Europe and the USA but all these are ignored because the diaspora promoters will not or cant afford to bribe our politicians so our police die in absurd stupid situations like what happened at Lapaz. Yes we are aware of over 50,000 in words fifty thousand proposals , ideas , factories , processing plants that our industrious Akan and the diaspora have developed over the past 150 years but what happens . The concepts or ideas are stolen , watered down and offered to Chinese and whatever toxic capital is out there and the promoters /developers killed , marginalized or in some other way destroyed so we get eventually half baked , incomplete white elephant projects like VALCO and such. Our self centered leaders and their arrogant political appointees are so sell indulged they fail to take heed to the world trends and secure a better future . Another example of an easy 3 million jobs we throw away because we refuse to think strategically is in tourism , instead of organizing that almost every household has one tourist standardized room and mobilizing our diaspora to encourage and support our tourism we choose to litter our landscape with edifices and buildings of terror/ fear , mosques. All Islamic countries or fake secular states are now loosing billions and instead of us capitalizing on this we alienate ourselves from the 15 to 30 billion dollars we could make per year by accepting all year round up 10 million christian tourists and continue to approve building of mosques even in police stations . I will elaborate over the next few months why we will not achieve within the next 15 years a robust economy of 500 billion dollars GDP even though its doable. We should seriously consider going to war to attain true freedom for our Akan people as there seems to be no peaceful way with this corrupt political oligarchy of fools .
Oh my god!!!! 8 years ago

is english language a ghanaian language? can you write and speak english yourself?

is english language a ghanaian language? can you write and speak english yourself?
Kwadwo Kyei 8 years ago

No, English is a universal language and that's why it is important for Ghanaians to be proficient in it if our country is to be competitive in the global marketplace. It is as simple as that.

No, English is a universal language and that's why it is important for Ghanaians to be proficient in it if our country is to be competitive in the global marketplace. It is as simple as that.
ASANTE IMPERIALISTS 8 years ago

Asantes are promoting Twi as National Language because they are LAZY to learn English.

Asantes are promoting Twi as National Language because they are LAZY to learn English.
Sankofa 8 years ago

The Chinese and Russians did not have to learn English to expand trade and investment with the rest of the world.

The Chinese and Russians did not have to learn English to expand trade and investment with the rest of the world.
ASANTE IMPERIALISTS 8 years ago

You want to compare that FUCKING TWE or TWI or whatever with Russian and Chineese? They have over 1000 years of writing Science and Engineering books. Can you show me a FUCKING TWE or TWI physics book?
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You want to compare that FUCKING TWE or TWI or whatever with Russian and Chineese? They have over 1000 years of writing Science and Engineering books. Can you show me a FUCKING TWE or TWI physics book?
How do you compete in Hi Tech?
This is not about cooking RAT MEAT or POUNDING FUFU at Nyame Bekyere CHOP BAR. Dont get it twisted.
Sankofa 8 years ago

You can translate any book into any language provided you are literate in those languages.

Do you know that the oldest centres of learning in the world were on our continent - Morocco (Al Azhar, the Library and research ce ...
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You can translate any book into any language provided you are literate in those languages.

Do you know that the oldest centres of learning in the world were on our continent - Morocco (Al Azhar, the Library and research centre at Alexandria in Egypt, University of Timbuktu in Mali.

Disciplines studied included Mathematics, Astronomy, Science, Medicine, Rhetoric, Philosophy, History, Religion, Finance etc.
Do you know that Algebra was invented in North Africa?

They did not have to study English in these ancient centres of learning.
Sahaq 8 years ago

..." which needs a consented effort of all." Should read which needs the concerted effort of all.

..." which needs a consented effort of all." Should read which needs the concerted effort of all.

Aban Kooby 8 years ago

Tell Ghanaians, we don't even produce anything here, we import most goods, how are they reading manufacturer labels when they are not in Akan to use them effectively.

Tell Ghanaians, we don't even produce anything here, we import most goods, how are they reading manufacturer labels when they are not in Akan to use them effectively.
Akan Prophecies 8 years ago

WE STILL HAVE EDUCATED. IDIOTS AMONG. US.PULLING US BACK TO COLONIAL CAPRICES. HEY ! WOMAN LEAVE THE KIDS ALONE .ENGLISH IS THE POOREST AMONG THE COLONIAL FEED-SPOONS. I. KEEP WONDERING WHY THESE MASTERS OF PUPPETS STILL KE ...
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WE STILL HAVE EDUCATED. IDIOTS AMONG. US.PULLING US BACK TO COLONIAL CAPRICES. HEY ! WOMAN LEAVE THE KIDS ALONE .ENGLISH IS THE POOREST AMONG THE COLONIAL FEED-SPOONS. I. KEEP WONDERING WHY THESE MASTERS OF PUPPETS STILL KEEPS MARKETING THIS TROJAN'S POISON !
Aban Kooby 8 years ago

Ghana is an English speaking country, everything's else is in English medication, road sign, all public facilities, shopping for articles,
currencies so it's a disease to think speaking Akan or local languages are enoug ...
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Ghana is an English speaking country, everything's else is in English medication, road sign, all public facilities, shopping for articles,
currencies so it's a disease to think speaking Akan or local languages are enough, go to school and learn reading and writing English as it's official, only herbal medicine and local drinks are manufactured in local languages.
Nana Malik 8 years ago

Just look at her complete European name and she's an African Ghanaian.What do you expect from such a naughty professor?She should give us a break with her slave mentality.

Just look at her complete European name and she's an African Ghanaian.What do you expect from such a naughty professor?She should give us a break with her slave mentality.
Afrikatu Kofi 8 years ago

The French, The Germans,The Chinese,The Japanese,The Czechs,The Slovaks,The Russians dont speak good enlgish at all and it is such a national catastrophe for them because they cannot developed without it.Hey,hey.hey eh look a ...
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The French, The Germans,The Chinese,The Japanese,The Czechs,The Slovaks,The Russians dont speak good enlgish at all and it is such a national catastrophe for them because they cannot developed without it.Hey,hey.hey eh look at another mis educated megro with a slave name coming down to talk to us as if we are her children.Madam english what do you take us for?Just get lost with your imbecility and low self esteem.You are not making sense madam so you are educated fool period.
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Sammy 8 years ago

It is not actually a catastrophe. The problem we have in this nation is the assumption that being fluent in English is an indication of intelligence. Germans do not use English as their first language but their inventions are ...
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It is not actually a catastrophe. The problem we have in this nation is the assumption that being fluent in English is an indication of intelligence. Germans do not use English as their first language but their inventions are phenomenal. We just need to enrich the content of our curriculum in line with international standards and we can turn this nation around. English is just a language.
Ganiyu 8 years ago

How many scholarly journals in science and computer science are published in German?Then again you will be the genius who can explain the Fabonacci series in Ewe, Kyerepong, Nzema or Dagbani to Ghanaians. A language only!

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How many scholarly journals in science and computer science are published in German?Then again you will be the genius who can explain the Fabonacci series in Ewe, Kyerepong, Nzema or Dagbani to Ghanaians. A language only!

Legal, Commerce and Science default to English worldwide. Go figure
Be wise 8 years ago

And what have have done with your stupid English, kurasenii bi ba aboa, kwasia what do you have in your house that were made by Ghanaians, stupid idiot sometimes I hate to be African, we are so dumb to the ground, what is it ...
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And what have have done with your stupid English, kurasenii bi ba aboa, kwasia what do you have in your house that were made by Ghanaians, stupid idiot sometimes I hate to be African, we are so dumb to the ground, what is it in your home that was not made in China, kwasia ba how many Chinese speaks English aboa ba.....
ST. GHFUO, is this the best you can d 8 years ago

imagine the number of jobs u can provide to university grads in indiginous gh languages if we decide to translate scholarly articles from english, french etc to our local languages. so other gh who can speak those languages a ...
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imagine the number of jobs u can provide to university grads in indiginous gh languages if we decide to translate scholarly articles from english, french etc to our local languages. so other gh who can speak those languages also have access to such insightful, scholarly artikels...lol. do u think far?

Kofi 8 years ago

Will that be increasing productivity or just creating jobs for its own sake? Maybe. more jobs could be created if after translating the books to all our indigenous languages we translate them back into the foreign languages.

Will that be increasing productivity or just creating jobs for its own sake? Maybe. more jobs could be created if after translating the books to all our indigenous languages we translate them back into the foreign languages.
Sankofa 8 years ago

If you think that translation and interpreting are unproductive, how else would there be communication, common understanding and relationship-building between different people of different nationalities speaking different lan ...
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If you think that translation and interpreting are unproductive, how else would there be communication, common understanding and relationship-building between different people of different nationalities speaking different languages?

How would world trade and travel be fostered? How, for instance, can a British company open a subsidiary in China or Japan without employing staff who can speak the local language?

The suggestion is to be literate in our local languages and encourage their use. We can still learn English as a foreign language to facilitate external communication.
ASANTE IMPERIALISTS 8 years ago

It is all a hidden Asante Imperialism.
You go to banks, Offices, THEY REFUSE to speak English to you.
When they cant get good grades in Exams, they blame Ewes for getting all jobs and scholarships.

It is all a hidden Asante Imperialism.
You go to banks, Offices, THEY REFUSE to speak English to you.
When they cant get good grades in Exams, they blame Ewes for getting all jobs and scholarships.
Be wise 8 years ago

You stupid ewe you better keep quite, what have you guys done in the country other than stealing state properties, look what you have done to GBC, look at how we the Ashanti's and the kwashu's own almost all the Private busin ...
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You stupid ewe you better keep quite, what have you guys done in the country other than stealing state properties, look what you have done to GBC, look at how we the Ashanti's and the kwashu's own almost all the Private business in the country, you work with your stupid monkey minded degree and we give you a penny as salary and you think you are smart...no wonder your region is among the poorest in the country
ASANTE IMPERIALISTS 8 years ago

See these video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39-5VBf0Vx8

See these video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39-5VBf0Vx8
Kwadwo Kyei 8 years ago

The tribal bigot and fool. Continue to inhabit your little fantasy island.

The tribal bigot and fool. Continue to inhabit your little fantasy island.
Sankofa 8 years ago

Don't display your ignorance!

Mathematics transcends language. The Fibonacci series occurs in so many natural phenomena, that it is very easy to explain it in any language.

The Germans, Russians, Chinese, Japanese, Fren ...
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Don't display your ignorance!

Mathematics transcends language. The Fibonacci series occurs in so many natural phenomena, that it is very easy to explain it in any language.

The Germans, Russians, Chinese, Japanese, French and others did not have to learn English to become technologically advanced.

English and French are the two principal international languages. But that does not mean we should still keep it as our national language. We can learn it as a foreign language, but let us learn to be literate in our indigenous languages first.
Sammy 8 years ago

Hahahaha, Ganiyu I think perhaps you do not understand how scholarly journals are written. A scientific research conducted in the lab either in Germany, Japan, China, France or Korea should be grounded first on the understan ...
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Hahahaha, Ganiyu I think perhaps you do not understand how scholarly journals are written. A scientific research conducted in the lab either in Germany, Japan, China, France or Korea should be grounded first on the understanding of the underlying scientific principles which are universal and irrespective of language. The substance of the key findings or inventions are based on the science and not on the language. The article could then be translated into a language depending on the journal requirements and specification. The fact that most journals are not written in these languages does not affect the substance of their inventions or significant contribution of the knowledge they share. Write a very nice article in English without key interesting findings and see whether it would be accepted in a top journal. I maintain that what is more catastrophic to our educational system is the content and the richness of the training and not necessarily on our inability to rattle the English language
GNASHA 8 years ago

Tell them. Most of the greatest inventors and scientists were not from English speaking countries. Research and see. Look at Avogadro, Mendeleev, Einstein and so on. These were people who were not speaking English at all but ...
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Tell them. Most of the greatest inventors and scientists were not from English speaking countries. Research and see. Look at Avogadro, Mendeleev, Einstein and so on. These were people who were not speaking English at all but they have written in scholarly journals and their names are found in scholarly journals. Please let's just learn and stop this mental slavery.
Yaw Ghana 8 years ago

I agree with Sammy. what has speaking good English got to do with creating opportunities for teaming youth.
Our Lecturers in the universities are the problem to the nation.
Their lectures are very academic not gear toward ...
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I agree with Sammy. what has speaking good English got to do with creating opportunities for teaming youth.
Our Lecturers in the universities are the problem to the nation.
Their lectures are very academic not gear towards job creation.
China who is now the economic giant of the world does not use English to teach their children but they Chinese

ASANTE IMPERIALISTS 8 years ago

Get the fuck outta here.

Get the fuck outta here.
ABDUL 8 years ago

I think the universities are also handicap without the resources. I agree with you but our lying leaders are the problem. Even in business schools, what we are thought is different from what we do at the job.

I think the universities are also handicap without the resources. I agree with you but our lying leaders are the problem. Even in business schools, what we are thought is different from what we do at the job.
OLD SOLDIER 8 years ago

you wants the students to learn french, english, akan and other ethnic languages at the same and you call it catastrophic

you wants the students to learn french, english, akan and other ethnic languages at the same and you call it catastrophic
Osei Kwame 8 years ago

Old,soldier you mean 'you wants'?There you are,

Old,soldier you mean 'you wants'?There you are,
Ras Tafari The First 8 years ago

Osei Kwame,I was about to say exactly what you have said.Thanks a lot my country man.

Osei Kwame,I was about to say exactly what you have said.Thanks a lot my country man.
King Deed 8 years ago

Kwame Osei, at least you got what he meant!! What is wrong if he cant write good English? Conversational English is all we need. Kwadwo Safo Kantanka cant read and write, yet more useful and resourceful than the 'Grandpa Pro ...
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Kwame Osei, at least you got what he meant!! What is wrong if he cant write good English? Conversational English is all we need. Kwadwo Safo Kantanka cant read and write, yet more useful and resourceful than the 'Grandpa Professors' who through out their lecturing have relied on 1960 books
OPANINPA 8 years ago

THIS IS SAD! I AM SURE DR LINDS FORDE CAN SPEAK AND WRITE HER NATIVE LANGUAGE. THE WELSH, THE SCOTS ANDTHE IRISH AARE NOW TEACHING THEIR CHILDREN TO LEARN THEIR NATIVE TONGUE. HERE IS A GHANAIAN LAMENTING THAT THE ENGLISH LAN ...
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THIS IS SAD! I AM SURE DR LINDS FORDE CAN SPEAK AND WRITE HER NATIVE LANGUAGE. THE WELSH, THE SCOTS ANDTHE IRISH AARE NOW TEACHING THEIR CHILDREN TO LEARN THEIR NATIVE TONGUE. HERE IS A GHANAIAN LAMENTING THAT THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE IS SPOKEN BADLY. IF LOCAL LANGUAGES ARE USED IN OUR HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS, WE WILL HEAR LESS OF THESE ANGLOPHILES IN OUR COUNTRY. ADOPTING FOREIGN LANGUAGE, RELIGION, LAWS AND CULTURE IS THE CALAMITY THAT HAS BEFALLEN GHANA.
Victor A. Young 8 years ago

The genesis of this catastrophe can be traced to the doorstep of Rawlings and his AFRC/P-NDC regime. They changed Ghana's quality educational system by introducing a bogus JHS & SHS reducingthe number of years students could ...
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The genesis of this catastrophe can be traced to the doorstep of Rawlings and his AFRC/P-NDC regime. They changed Ghana's quality educational system by introducing a bogus JHS & SHS reducingthe number of years students could study to acquire the knowledge and skills to become successful. These are some of the reasons why most Ghanaians can't speak good english.
Kwami US 8 years ago

Victor, you blamed Rawlings for the instutionalization of jss and sss in Ghana but didn't see anything wrong with Kuffor and Akufo Addo's government the same educational deficiencies. Or you think jhs and shs are different fr ...
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Victor, you blamed Rawlings for the instutionalization of jss and sss in Ghana but didn't see anything wrong with Kuffor and Akufo Addo's government the same educational deficiencies. Or you think jhs and shs are different from jss and sss. No. I don't think that way
Illiterate 8 years ago

One of the mistakes Kwame Nkrumah and co made was keeping English as official language after independence .
Ghana is not fully independence After 60years cuz we continue using the colonial masters language, copy their live ...
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One of the mistakes Kwame Nkrumah and co made was keeping English as official language after independence .
Ghana is not fully independence After 60years cuz we continue using the colonial masters language, copy their live style and depend on them do aids.
What a shame!
John 8 years ago

Can u pls tell me which language shd Be used aside English.

Can u pls tell me which language shd Be used aside English.
Amaapaa 8 years ago

Almost every ghanaian can understand twi.

Almost every ghanaian can understand twi.
James Naru 8 years ago

No it is not true that almost every ghanaian can understand twi..
That is why you akan people are wrong

No it is not true that almost every ghanaian can understand twi..
That is why you akan people are wrong
ASANTE IMPERIALISTS 8 years ago

Fuck off with this FUCKING TWE or TWI or whatever. Twe or Twi is for TWERPS and TWITS!!!

Fuck off with this FUCKING TWE or TWI or whatever. Twe or Twi is for TWERPS and TWITS!!!
AJ 8 years ago

Dude,leave the Ashantes out of your shallow mind.all the Akans tribes speak twi and for you to attack Ashantes make you sound like stupid who don't no Ghana culture and history,Africans are suffering till today due to multipl ...
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Dude,leave the Ashantes out of your shallow mind.all the Akans tribes speak twi and for you to attack Ashantes make you sound like stupid who don't no Ghana culture and history,Africans are suffering till today due to multiple confusion languages which the bible itself makes it clear in Genesis 11:1-9..we can all as a nation see clearly that from the north,east, west and south there's no where in Ghana one would not hear twi language, USA became powerful due to the whole European tribes who embrace one common language which is one of their local lingua in Europe, they did not apdoted a foreign a language from Africa or Asia.the Germans share landboader with 9 countries which I do believe must of those countries German share boaders may have some of their tribal people living in Germany yet they all compromise to adopt the Hanover Deutsch which became their major common language across the whole of Germany. Ghana with only 27 million people can not sacrifice for one common language but keep attacking themselves due to tribal prejudice, jealousy, hate and every Ghanaian one way or the order listening to twi music,watch twi TV programs, use twi to sell his/her stuffs,can not do way with twi from mornings till evenings so whom are you deceiving? Black people stop slumbering and come to reality world.!
Sankofa 8 years ago

What do you expect from someone called Linda Forde?

Is she not trying to be a white woman in black skin? The British succeeded in colonising not only our people, but their minds and identities!!

What do you expect from someone called Linda Forde?

Is she not trying to be a white woman in black skin? The British succeeded in colonising not only our people, but their minds and identities!!
Yabre 8 years ago

Did the Chinese speak "English" to overtake both the UK and the USA in global production and marketing?

Anything that can be "manufactured", the Chinese can build the "tools factory"!

Did the Chinese speak "English" to overtake both the UK and the USA in global production and marketing?

Anything that can be "manufactured", the Chinese can build the "tools factory"!
King Deed 8 years ago

It is rather catastrophic, if she's still a senior lecturer of a university. Just visit south africa, ATMs are no longer programmed in English. All 9 official languages are there. It's high time we stop the 'brofolisation' of ...
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It is rather catastrophic, if she's still a senior lecturer of a university. Just visit south africa, ATMs are no longer programmed in English. All 9 official languages are there. It's high time we stop the 'brofolisation' of our system and go back to the basics. In S.A. teachers up to high school blend English with the local languages in teaching. Up to a senior high school level (A-level), it compulsory for students to get at least 50% in English and A home language to progress.
ST. GHFUO, is this the best you can d 8 years ago

she prolly didnt know what to talk about. gh must emulate what s africa is doing in terms of inculcating local dialects into the mass culture and modus operanda of doing business in the country

she prolly didnt know what to talk about. gh must emulate what s africa is doing in terms of inculcating local dialects into the mass culture and modus operanda of doing business in the country
GNASHA 8 years ago

Just leave these book long people. Even Google has that there are different languages in Ghana and therefore has programmed to follow suit. You visit Google and you will see Akan, Ga, Hausa and so on. Please leave us alone.

Just leave these book long people. Even Google has that there are different languages in Ghana and therefore has programmed to follow suit. You visit Google and you will see Akan, Ga, Hausa and so on. Please leave us alone.
King 8 years ago

Mumu

Mumu
KAM 8 years ago

Ghana is generally an illiterate country. Poor spoken English, conservative unintelligent, easily deceived by fake pators etc etc.

Ghana is generally an illiterate country. Poor spoken English, conservative unintelligent, easily deceived by fake pators etc etc.
Yeboah 8 years ago

Does English give us food , the person who farm to give u food and u who claim to be speaking good English, who is more important

Does English give us food , the person who farm to give u food and u who claim to be speaking good English, who is more important
Opana 8 years ago

Inability of Ghanaians to speak good English a (a foreign language) a national catastrophy? You must be sent straight to the mental hospital for examination. So you speak good English and so what? How does the speaking of a f ...
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Inability of Ghanaians to speak good English a (a foreign language) a national catastrophy? You must be sent straight to the mental hospital for examination. So you speak good English and so what? How does the speaking of a foreign language puts money in our pockets? I work with people of all sort of backgrounds from different countries, not just ordinary people but professionals and in some cases they can't speak English well but these are people who are making things happen. You can eat the oxford dictionary and you know what, nobody cares. This absurd smell a lot. All we need in Ghana is great thinkers. People who can think big and help develop the country and not people like you who feels inferior in your own skin. Bye
Nyameke 8 years ago

What a trush from an academic doctor! This is a very unfortunate assessment. We getting nowhere with this mentality.

What a trush from an academic doctor! This is a very unfortunate assessment. We getting nowhere with this mentality.
geo 8 years ago

You don't need english language to develop. Find out from the south east Asian countries.

You don't need english language to develop. Find out from the south east Asian countries.
Akwasi 8 years ago

This woman cannot be serious, you can't speak and write your own language yet you're fighting for some other people's language, no wonder most Ghanaians don't even know their hometown

This woman cannot be serious, you can't speak and write your own language yet you're fighting for some other people's language, no wonder most Ghanaians don't even know their hometown
K. K Mensah 8 years ago

Forde has never been serious in life. Because people can not pronounce the "Th" well, they are illiterate? What a very warped logic!! She is a nincompoop.

Forde has never been serious in life. Because people can not pronounce the "Th" well, they are illiterate? What a very warped logic!! She is a nincompoop.
pocket lawyer 8 years ago

Last time it was former education minister who trumpeted about the importance of local languages to be spoken as national language instead of English language so are we not better if English language is not better written and ...
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Last time it was former education minister who trumpeted about the importance of local languages to be spoken as national language instead of English language so are we not better if English language is not better written and spoken by ghanaians?
Good man 8 years ago

But the lecturer is not all that different from those she is referring to. I thought she had an RP accent, not knowing she speaks typical Ghanaian English. She should give us a break.

But the lecturer is not all that different from those she is referring to. I thought she had an RP accent, not knowing she speaks typical Ghanaian English. She should give us a break.
AJ 8 years ago

Dude,hahaha I laugh enter my toilet. I taught she is more British then the queen but when I heard her typical Ghanaian english accent, I was like why is she tripping hmmmm Africans with slave masters mentality all the Asian c ...
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Dude,hahaha I laugh enter my toilet. I taught she is more British then the queen but when I heard her typical Ghanaian english accent, I was like why is she tripping hmmmm Africans with slave masters mentality all the Asian countries are using their local languages to teach their kids and even India which is the common wealth must populated country uses its Urdu language as their first lingua before
English?wow the Chinese are taking over the whole of Africa without a damn english and this woman is talking about who speaks better grammar na wa for this funny woman.
Candido 8 years ago

The days of English is gone.We need science and technology.Even Americans say they don't speak English but American.Most countries that are prospering nowadays don't lay much emphasis on the English language .Ghana can't pros ...
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The days of English is gone.We need science and technology.Even Americans say they don't speak English but American.Most countries that are prospering nowadays don't lay much emphasis on the English language .Ghana can't prosper the way English is given prominence over wisdom.Come to America and speak that
Your English and they will tell you your English is bad.Please,madam stop promoting English over science and technology.
K. Anim. 8 years ago

Beautiful and' fine -fine' proficiency in parroting the king's and queen's language, without applying the body of knowledge and experiences leaned and acquired (in the arts,science and technology) to improve and positively im ...
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Beautiful and' fine -fine' proficiency in parroting the king's and queen's language, without applying the body of knowledge and experiences leaned and acquired (in the arts,science and technology) to improve and positively impact our national development agenda, would be meaningless and all about ' Brofo frenkyeem kwa '
KAAJII 8 years ago

It is rather pathetic for an intellectual to impose English language on us whilst the local languages are defunct which is definitely leading us astray. Look at the developed countries, who speaks the English language apart f ...
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It is rather pathetic for an intellectual to impose English language on us whilst the local languages are defunct which is definitely leading us astray. Look at the developed countries, who speaks the English language apart from the British and Americans who consider the language as a congenital and can't avoided. As very versed as you think, there was the need to bring us back to the history instead of imposing the queen's language on us.
kwaku 8 years ago

This woman is a disappointment,how can she say this?.... clearer definition of "educated illiterate "

This woman is a disappointment,how can she say this?.... clearer definition of "educated illiterate "
KSK 8 years ago

All these colo colo book long people who can't think and solve societal problems. All they can do better than the ordinary person is that they can speak English. They can't think

All these colo colo book long people who can't think and solve societal problems. All they can do better than the ordinary person is that they can speak English. They can't think
Frank 8 years ago

Pls, if you wanna by Ghanaian's as a Dr.I think it's better you go to an information centre and say it for short than adding such lose comment. Madam Dr.pls what have Ghana benefited from your speaking and writing of your so ...
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Pls, if you wanna by Ghanaian's as a Dr.I think it's better you go to an information centre and say it for short than adding such lose comment. Madam Dr.pls what have Ghana benefited from your speaking and writing of your so call English?
apuuuu 8 years ago

What the fuck this lady is talking about is English your mother language we let the white man let take advantage of us to speak their language now you are standing there talking about catastrophe English should be our secon ...
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What the fuck this lady is talking about is English your mother language we let the white man let take advantage of us to speak their language now you are standing there talking about catastrophe English should be our second third fourth language what hell apuuuu
Champ 8 years ago

This woman is still a dreamer. She doesn't understand where the World is going. She should visit England and hear the English people if they speak any better grammar. Let us focus on Technical and Vocational Education if we r ...
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This woman is still a dreamer. She doesn't understand where the World is going. She should visit England and hear the English people if they speak any better grammar. Let us focus on Technical and Vocational Education if we really mean business
Smith Adom 8 years ago

Stupid is English out language? Go to Europe and see foolish woman

Stupid is English out language? Go to Europe and see foolish woman
KAAJII 8 years ago

I was wondering why Dr Forde ended up by saying " the teaching profession become attractive as it ought to be" as so versed in English as she claims,I think she should have said " the teaching profession becomes attractive a ...
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I was wondering why Dr Forde ended up by saying " the teaching profession become attractive as it ought to be" as so versed in English as she claims,I think she should have said " the teaching profession becomes attractive as it ought to be" it becomes not it become. I am ever ready to welcome anybody who proves me wrong grammatically with an impeccable write-up.
Sankofa 8 years ago

WHY are you so concerned about people's inability to speak good English?

English is a foreign language imposed on us by colonialists, a pure accident of history.

We should be more concerned about literacy in our own ind ...
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WHY are you so concerned about people's inability to speak good English?

English is a foreign language imposed on us by colonialists, a pure accident of history.

We should be more concerned about literacy in our own indigenous languages. How many Ghanaians are literate in a Ghanaian language?

We should invest more in promoting literacy in our own indigenous languages. We must replace English with an indigenous language as our national official language. We can still learn English as a foreign language to communicate with foreigners who speak English.
Mr. No Name 8 years ago

This woman has nothing to say. Is English our first language?Such statement will have a negative impact to ALL Ghanaians everywhere

This woman has nothing to say. Is English our first language?Such statement will have a negative impact to ALL Ghanaians everywhere
Namiji 8 years ago

Omo Ghana and the imported language

Omo Ghana and the imported language
Mr. No Name 8 years ago

Please learn how to speak in Public; That is a shame to you and your family. Where did you attend school. I doubt if this woman is a proper Ghanaian. They have to check her records and history very well

Please learn how to speak in Public; That is a shame to you and your family. Where did you attend school. I doubt if this woman is a proper Ghanaian. They have to check her records and history very well
Charles Adusei Owusu -Ansah 8 years ago

You can be educated in any language you want! You people have made us lost our identity! It's God who created all the languages in this world! So what makes English language special? Because we black people have allowed ourse ...
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You can be educated in any language you want! You people have made us lost our identity! It's God who created all the languages in this world! So what makes English language special? Because we black people have allowed ourselves to mislead by white people!
THE CRUSADER. 8 years ago

The fantis on it again,is English out language?what about speaking and writhing good English and shutting as anyhow like dogsand literring anywhere?helping the chineese to distroy our foana?where is the interligence?I speak ...
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The fantis on it again,is English out language?what about speaking and writhing good English and shutting as anyhow like dogsand literring anywhere?helping the chineese to distroy our foana?where is the interligence?I speak and write good French and asante ,is the later better off? so called Dr?
Kofi 8 years ago

Ghanaweb has just proven the lady right. The lady must have said concerted effort not consented. This is a bigger problem than reported when even reporters cannot write English!Those criticising her probably did not even see ...
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Ghanaweb has just proven the lady right. The lady must have said concerted effort not consented. This is a bigger problem than reported when even reporters cannot write English!Those criticising her probably did not even see where the problem was!
Pelicles. 8 years ago

Africans are the most useless humans ever to walk this planet. They hate anything that is theirs e.g their language, food, clothes etc. How can people with such mentality develop?

I can swear that this foolish woman can h ...
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Africans are the most useless humans ever to walk this planet. They hate anything that is theirs e.g their language, food, clothes etc. How can people with such mentality develop?

I can swear that this foolish woman can hardly speak, write her own tongue.
AJ 8 years ago

Hahaha dude,you make me laugh to my toilet.No wonder some politicians are calling for intensifying arabic language in Ghana, hmmm Ghanaians are suffering from identity crisis we prefer to boost foriegn languages but we hate o ...
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Hahaha dude,you make me laugh to my toilet.No wonder some politicians are calling for intensifying arabic language in Ghana, hmmm Ghanaians are suffering from identity crisis we prefer to boost foriegn languages but we hate our own....
SPAR. 8 years ago

FOOLISH WOMAN,ARE YOU NOT ASHAMED OF SPEAKING GOOD ENGLISH.THE ASIANS TIGERS DO NOT SPEAK GOOD ENGLISH.

FOOLISH WOMAN,ARE YOU NOT ASHAMED OF SPEAKING GOOD ENGLISH.THE ASIANS TIGERS DO NOT SPEAK GOOD ENGLISH.
Gb 8 years ago

How many can write their own language ?
Is not a problem as a nation but speaking someone language is ok for you
These animals given a platform to speak sensles to the public

How many can write their own language ?
Is not a problem as a nation but speaking someone language is ok for you
These animals given a platform to speak sensles to the public
charles 8 years ago

Leave the poor lady alone!
Ghanaians hate the truth.
She has spoken the truth. Most of you who typed, and attacked her personality, kindly read over your write ups again, and you would be ashamed of the kind of English y ...
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Leave the poor lady alone!
Ghanaians hate the truth.
She has spoken the truth. Most of you who typed, and attacked her personality, kindly read over your write ups again, and you would be ashamed of the kind of English you wrote.
The Germans, Chinese, Russians and blab lala u were referring to; are u aware whatever is developed and invented there is written in the English language?
Are u also aware China is doing so hard to teach it's citizens English ? Because they have realized it is affecting their international competitiveness. Germans are also learning English in their schools. English is the global official language, in case you don't know.
I belived this is coming from half educated people, 'untraveled' local champions and very myopic people in this country.
Thank you all.
Koby 8 years ago

haha dumb fuck what are u talking about how many chinese korean and japanese speak english you people dont travel so you dont know shit even the whites want to learn chinese because of thier economic power nobody gives a fuck ...
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haha dumb fuck what are u talking about how many chinese korean and japanese speak english you people dont travel so you dont know shit even the whites want to learn chinese because of thier economic power nobody gives a fuck about english hip hop and hollywood help english to became more of an international language than science i live in europe the white people dont talk in english shit the chinese and japanese speak useless english but they make samsung toyota and other things while non akans are busy speaking big english we akans are using our language to make kantanka send satelite to space making adom and utv the best station in ghana making sure kumawood the best film industry in ghana making sarkodie the best entertainer my man i hope one day ghana goes to federation than everybody can teach his language so we will see who will develop the poorest region the north.volta and central loves english more than white but they can even stay in thier region they want to hustle in other places that why we were slaves sometimes i hate being because we are so dumb shit iran with sanction are still challenging usa with thier own tech and iran national language is persian even thou they make up only 50% as akans in ghana. we asantes will keep on ruling ghana because some tribes think speaking english is the thing while after going to school they cant think to start thier own business all that they were learning was to speak english
Hi 8 years ago

Ur first Asante president is Kuffour ,so where are ur ruling ?

Ur first Asante president is Kuffour ,so where are ur ruling ?
Richmond, Maryland 8 years ago

English does not develop a nation, science and technology does. Dumb lecturer. Your name tells a lot about you.

English does not develop a nation, science and technology does. Dumb lecturer. Your name tells a lot about you.
Geo 8 years ago

Abi chinese dey speak English and maybe its the reason why they doing better than us

Abi chinese dey speak English and maybe its the reason why they doing better than us
Goro 8 years ago

Doc. you are right as there is no word like "consented" used by this reporter.

Doc. you are right as there is no word like "consented" used by this reporter.
ST 8 years ago

After several years of being a lecturer, this woman speaks from her experience and people are so angered about this. Take scripts from the various tertiary institutions and check the kind of English that people write. Very ho ...
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After several years of being a lecturer, this woman speaks from her experience and people are so angered about this. Take scripts from the various tertiary institutions and check the kind of English that people write. Very horrible. Check the various online news portals and the print media and you will also see several instances of poor English language usage.

For those comparing Ghana to nations like China and the rest, what you are refusing to understand is that we as a country have decided to make English as our main mode of instruction in schools. And so for me, if you want to do it, then do it well.
CO 8 years ago

Just give the woman a break...

Just give the woman a break...
yebopower 8 years ago

some of the most advanced countries in the world were bombed by the Americans.May be Ghana also needed to be bombed by usa to put the fear of God in them for thembto srop corruption.

some of the most advanced countries in the world were bombed by the Americans.May be Ghana also needed to be bombed by usa to put the fear of God in them for thembto srop corruption.
Casca 8 years ago

Who made someones language as a core subject in our schools nd do you expect everyone to excel?

Who made someones language as a core subject in our schools nd do you expect everyone to excel?
JH New York. 8 years ago

Ghanians cannot read and write their own local languages to the levels they are able to speak and write the "bad -English" and that's not Catastrophic but the inability to speak good English- a foreign language.A PhD indeed!. ...
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Ghanians cannot read and write their own local languages to the levels they are able to speak and write the "bad -English" and that's not Catastrophic but the inability to speak good English- a foreign language.A PhD indeed!.I refer whoever said English is the medium to stay Competitive in the Global Market to these Countries which communicate in their own languages but,are globaly Competitive as ff: Germany,China, France,Russia, Italy,Netherlands, Korea,Brazil, Spain, UAE Countries, etc,etc,etc.When will the Ghanaian African emancipate herself from mental Slavery. What this Lecturer doesn't know is that,
adaptations of the Colonialist English language was the Unfinished Business
of the Struggles for Self Rule/Independ ence,in my personal opinion. Anyway.
GNASHA 8 years ago

I think I disagree with you on this madam professor. Ones inability to speak and write good English is not a sign of catastrophe at all. It is only in Africa that it is thought so. Look at China, Germany, France, Russia, Mala ...
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I think I disagree with you on this madam professor. Ones inability to speak and write good English is not a sign of catastrophe at all. It is only in Africa that it is thought so. Look at China, Germany, France, Russia, Malaysia and so on. How fluent are they in the English language but they are doing so well than even UK and US. I think what you should have educated us on was the right mentality.
Doc Akosuah 8 years ago

So sorry for your ignorance. Do Chinese speak English for their development? Twi is what we need to learn and write well and not English. This is slavery thinking. No wonder it's hard to invent anything due to lack of self es ...
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So sorry for your ignorance. Do Chinese speak English for their development? Twi is what we need to learn and write well and not English. This is slavery thinking. No wonder it's hard to invent anything due to lack of self esteem among Africans
Karen 8 years ago

I couldn't agree more!

I couldn't agree more!
Karen Evans, USA 8 years ago

Best speech I've heart yet. That is what we are doing at J & K Academy Schools in Northern Ghana.

Best speech I've heart yet. That is what we are doing at J & K Academy Schools in Northern Ghana.
KOFI ELLISON 8 years ago

Mis-educated Negro

Mis-educated Negro

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Ghanaians' inability to speak and write good English a national catastrophe - Dr Linda Forde

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