Language in Education in Uganda: The policy, the actors and the practices. A case of the Urban District of Kampala.

Abstract

This paper, “Language in Education in Uganda: The policy, the actors and the practices, a case study of the Urban District of Kampala”, sought to explore how a monoglot policy is implemented in a multilingual setting within an urban district. The paper discusses the policy, gives views of some of the actors towards the implementation of the policy of English as the medium of instruction (MoI) in primary schools and the actual practices in the classrooms. A case study approach to understanding the current classroom practices was undertaken. It was concluded that the actual practices in the classrooms where, teachers and learners are some of the actors, do not rhyme with the policy.