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Topic: Kiswahili

Children at a school in Kenya.
World
Sunday, 6/28, 06:38 AM

Mother Tongue or English? Kenya's Schools Face a Language Dilemma

  • Kenyan policy says young children should first learn in their mother tongue.
  • In practice, many sit through lessons in English or Kiswahili they barely understand — and education researchers say the children who can least afford to fall behind are the ones who do.

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