Henry Quartey, the President’s ministerial nominee for the Greater Accra Region, says one of the things he will prioritize if he is accepted is the teaching and learning of the Ga language in regional schools.
Despite what appears to be a teacher shortage, he finds the study of the indigenous language to be a top priority.
“I will lead the charge [to promote Ga education in schools] and partner with the Ghana Education Service (GES). It should be on the curriculum, but the question is whether there are enough teachers in the schools to teach Ga. During his vetting on Monday, he told Parliament’s Appointments Committee, “We must make it a priority.”
It was recently announced that some basic schools in the Greater Accra Area are attempting to phase out the study of the Ga language.
The shortage of trained teachers to help in the teaching and learning of the language, according to school owners, has necessitated this situation.
Many concerned officials expressed concerns about the negative impact on Ghana’s social fabric, heritage, and cultural cohesion, especially among students, if schools refuse to include the Ga language in the curriculum.
The problem has been aggravated, according to the Minister-designate, because the few qualified and available Ga teachers are being relocated to other regions rather than being allocated to schools where their Ga language expertise is required.
When Henry Quartey was appointed substantive Minister, he announced that he will work with relevant stakeholders in the Education sector to ensure that the disturbing trend is reversed.
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“If provided the green light, I’ll work with the Ministry of Education and the GES to make sure that even the few [teachers] we have are returned to teach Ga in schools [in the region].” We’ll depend on the support of other opinion leaders to help us award scholarships to people who demonstrate an interest in studying Ga at the Bureau of Languages,” he promised.
SOURCE: ATLFMNEWSONLINE
