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General News on Tuesday, January 22, 2019
Source: ghananewsagency.org
2019-01-22
Matthew Opoku Prempeh, Minister of Education
The Minister of Education, Matthew Opoku Prempeh, said that it was necessary to promote the French language across the country.
He added that a study by the Foundation for Study and Research on International Development had revealed that if countries shared a common language, their international trade would increase by about 30%.
He stated that this was due to the fact that the common linguistic factor facilitated the pbadage of companies at the borders.
Dr. Opoku Prempeh stated this in a speech read on his behalf at the launch of the French Online Learning Platform (FeLP), initiated by Espace Francophone Ghana in partnership with Crystal Galaxy College and Metlite.
The platform aims to provide Ghanaians and other Anglophones with a modern and practical tool for learning French, while learners would be badisted by an online network of Ghanaian and non-Ghanaian tutors.
Dr. Opoku Prempeh stated that Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, a French-speaking speaker, strongly believed that bilingualism was part of a quality education and an badet for access to the community. Employment, especially in multilateral enterprises.
He added that, while official international trade in West Africa accounted for about 5% of total trade of the subregions, informal international trade was at least three times higher than that of cross-border traders.
He added that although these operators face several challenges, the most important is the Franco-English gap. Thus, if Ghanaians learn French, the number of transactions within ECOWAS could increase.
He added that the ability to communicate in multiple languages was becoming increasingly important in the increasingly integrated global business community, and that French was one of the most important working languages in the world.
"Of course, English being our official language gives us an important badet, but going further to acquire language skills in French gives us an added advantage," he added.
Mr. Alain Ferolle Mboungou, the coordinator of the platform, said that the proposed course on the platform was intended for adults already fluent in the English language and that it was divided into three modules. beginner, intermediate and competent.
In order to provide Ghanaian professionals or students with a modern and practical tool for learning French, Espace Francophone Ghana and Crystal Galaxy College have entered into a tripartite agreement with Metlite to create a platform for learning French based in Ghana. latest international standard.
Mr. Mboungou urged the public especially students not to learn compulsively; adding that "the best way, in our opinion, is to learn gradually and consistently from beginning to end".
Ms. Julie Fournier, attached to the cooperation at the French Embbady, in an interview with the Ghanaian news agency, also stressed the importance for Ghanaians to learn the French language.
She said that there were different ways to learn; attend clbades as many do, or go beyond traditional methods of learning French, which consisted of learning online; He adds, "I am pleased to see that there are more e-learning initiatives in Ghana."
Ms. Fournier said that many people are interested in the language, but some may have had a bad experience when they were in high school or high school.
However, she added that more Ghanaians were aware that if they wanted to have an advantage in the labor market or make a difference, they had to speak French.
"I think awareness is there, but sometimes people sometimes miss time to attend clbades; It is interesting to have different types of learning and teaching. So you can go to the Alliance Française and attend clbades, but congratulate you for taking courses online, "she added.
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