Standard Languages Teaching and Plurilingual Education: Implications for the Promotion of Multilingualism in Cameroon

Journal Title: Advance Knowledge for Executives - Year 2022, Vol 1, Issue 2

Abstract

Objective: Cameroon is a multilingual country with over 250 languages divided into four groups that determine the linguistic and cultural complexity of the country. In this context, official bilingualism has been preferred as the national language policy to achieve territorial merging. They are creating measures to check factors which may spark national disintegration. Some local languages were introduced at school, mindful of the constitutional provisions that committed the State to promote and protect national languages. The effective inclusion of local identity languages in school curricula drew wide interdisciplinary attention. This paper examines plurilingual education and multilingualism promotion in Cameroon. Method: The analysis is driven by networking theory which agrees on the dissemination of universal knowledge through all the languages involved in a speech community. Result: The results discuss the pedagogical, didactical and sociolinguistic challenges related to implementing plurilingual education and examine its implication in promoting linguistic diversity. The empirical data of the research, collected from previous works, surveys and an online interview with informants, reveal that plurilingual education is an asset for inclusive education and linguistic diversity promotion in Cameroon. They represent a holistic approach to all the language and cultural areas in contact with the learning environment and the curriculum. Recommendation: The paper suggests standard language teaching in each division as an experimental strategy for plurilingual education and local language teaching in Cameroon, considering their impact on integrating autochthonous and halogen communities.

Authors and Affiliations

Kamagoua, J. S. N. , & Assembe, E. E. C. N. T.

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Kamagoua, J. S. N. , & Assembe, E. E. C. N. T. (2022). Standard Languages Teaching and Plurilingual Education: Implications for the Promotion of Multilingualism in Cameroon. Advance Knowledge for Executives, 1(2), -. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-711184