Abstract
THE IMPACT OF GLOBALIZATION ON LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION IN THE DEVELOPING COUNTRIES: AN EXPERIENCE FROM TANZANIA
Issa Omar Malecela (Ph.D)*
ABSTRACT
Globalization process has brought a change on the language of instruction in the developing countries across the globe. This change is made by shifting from using vernacular/native languages to English language as their medium of instruction. The emergence of English as a language of instruction threatens the survival of vernacular/native languages as well as quality education in the developing countries. Additionally, culture and national identity are gradually diminished by the so called globalization. This paper attempts to answer the following questions: 1. what is the best way of embedding English language as a medium of instruction without affecting the existence of the first language (vernacular), culture and national identity in the countries where English is not the first language? 2. What is the best way of embedding English language as a medium of instruction without affecting the quality of education in the countries where English is not the first language?
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