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7. Je, <strong>ni</strong> <strong>katika</strong> mazingira ga<strong>ni</strong> wa<strong>za</strong>zi <strong>na</strong> waalimu<br />

huunga mkono <strong>elimu</strong> <strong>kwa</strong> <strong>lugha</strong>-mama<br />

Tatizo<br />

Wa<strong>za</strong>zi <strong>na</strong> waalimu hukataa <strong>elimu</strong> <strong>kwa</strong> <strong>lugha</strong>-mama <strong>na</strong> <strong>lugha</strong> <strong>nyingi</strong><br />

Miradi mingi hukuta<strong>na</strong> <strong>na</strong> vi<strong>kwa</strong>zo kutoka <strong>kwa</strong> wa<strong>za</strong>zi <strong>na</strong> waalimu pindi i<strong>na</strong>popanga<br />

kuan<strong>za</strong> kutoa <strong>elimu</strong> <strong>kwa</strong> <strong>lugha</strong>-mama <strong>na</strong> <strong>lugha</strong> <strong>nyingi</strong>.<br />

Wa<strong>za</strong>zi wengi wa<strong>na</strong>dai <strong>kwa</strong>mba wa<strong>na</strong>chokitarajia kutoka shule<strong>ni</strong> <strong>ni</strong> watoto wao<br />

kufundishwa <strong>kwa</strong> <strong>lugha</strong> rasmi ili waweze kuwa <strong>na</strong> <strong>na</strong>fasi nzuri <strong>za</strong>idi <strong>katika</strong> soko la kazi.<br />

Wa<strong>na</strong> wasiwasi <strong>kwa</strong>mba <strong>lugha</strong> ya <strong>Kiafrika</strong> ikitumiwa kama <strong>lugha</strong> ya kufundishia, watoto<br />

wao wataachwa nyuma <strong>na</strong> watapata <strong>elimu</strong> du<strong>ni</strong>. Waalimu wengi walioandaliwa <strong>na</strong><br />

mfumo u<strong>na</strong>otumiwa <strong>na</strong> watu walio wengi, u<strong>na</strong>otoa <strong>elimu</strong> <strong>kwa</strong> <strong>lugha</strong> ya kige<strong>ni</strong>, ili waje<br />

te<strong>na</strong> kuutumikia mfumo huo, hawaridhishwi <strong>na</strong> manufaa ya kutumia <strong>lugha</strong> <strong>za</strong> <strong>Kiafrika</strong><br />

<strong>kwa</strong> sababu zi<strong>na</strong> thama<strong>ni</strong> ndogo <strong>katika</strong> mfumo wa <strong>elimu</strong> u<strong>na</strong>otumiwa <strong>na</strong> walio wengi.<br />

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Majibu<br />

Tumeonyesha <strong>katika</strong> sehemu zilizopita <strong>kwa</strong>mba <strong>lugha</strong> <strong>za</strong> <strong>Kiafrika</strong> <strong>ni</strong> nyenzo zi<strong>na</strong>zofaa <strong>kwa</strong><br />

<strong>elimu</strong> <strong>na</strong> <strong>kwa</strong>mba <strong>elimu</strong> <strong>kwa</strong> <strong>lugha</strong>-mama <strong>na</strong> <strong>lugha</strong> <strong>nyingi</strong> huleta athari chanya <strong>katika</strong><br />

ujifun<strong>za</strong>ji wa <strong>lugha</strong> ambayo haikuzoeleka. Hivyo basi, <strong>katika</strong> sehemu hii tutajikita <strong>katika</strong><br />

uzoefu walio <strong>na</strong>o wa<strong>za</strong>zi <strong>na</strong> waalimu, ambao u<strong>na</strong>onyesha <strong>kwa</strong>mba upin<strong>za</strong><strong>ni</strong> wao halali<br />

hutoweka pindi wa<strong>na</strong>poelimishwa vizuri <strong>na</strong> kuyao<strong>na</strong> manufaa ya mkabala huu.<br />

Wa<strong>za</strong>zi tegemeo<br />

Ripoti kadhaa <strong>za</strong> kisayansi kuhusu programu <strong>za</strong> <strong>elimu</strong> <strong>kwa</strong> <strong>lugha</strong> mbili hukanusha madai<br />

<strong>kwa</strong>mba wa<strong>za</strong>zi hupinga <strong>elimu</strong> <strong>kwa</strong> <strong>lugha</strong>-mama <strong>na</strong> <strong>lugha</strong> <strong>nyingi</strong> (<strong>kwa</strong> mfano nchi<strong>ni</strong><br />

Buki<strong>na</strong>faso, ta<strong>za</strong>ma Alidou <strong>na</strong> wenzie, 2008). Sababu kuu <strong>za</strong> ukanushaji huu <strong>ni</strong> hizi<br />

zifuatazo:<br />

Nyame Dua<br />

Madhabahu ya<br />

mbingu<br />

Mungu<br />

Kuwepo <strong>kwa</strong> Mungu<br />

• Wa<strong>za</strong>zi si kundi la watu wenye sifa zi<strong>na</strong>zofa<strong>na</strong><strong>na</strong>. Mao<strong>ni</strong> yao hutoka<strong>na</strong> <strong>na</strong> vigezo<br />

vingi, <strong>na</strong> mara <strong>nyingi</strong> hukosa taarifa kuhusu suala la <strong>lugha</strong> <strong>katika</strong> <strong>elimu</strong>.<br />

• Maswali ya<strong>na</strong>yotumiwa <strong>katika</strong> utafiti wakati mwingine hupotosha. Pindi<br />

wa<strong>na</strong>poulizwa iwapo hupendelea <strong>elimu</strong> <strong>kwa</strong> <strong>lugha</strong>-mama AU <strong>elimu</strong> <strong>kwa</strong> <strong>lugha</strong> rasmi,<br />

mara <strong>nyingi</strong> wa<strong>za</strong>zi huchagua chaguo la <strong>lugha</strong> rasmi. Pindi wa<strong>na</strong>poulizwa iwapo<br />

hupendelea (i) <strong>elimu</strong> <strong>kwa</strong> <strong>lugha</strong>-mama NA <strong>elimu</strong> <strong>kwa</strong> <strong>lugha</strong> rasmi, au (ii) <strong>elimu</strong> <strong>kwa</strong><br />

<strong>lugha</strong> moja ambayo <strong>ni</strong> ya <strong>Kiafrika</strong> au (iii) <strong>elimu</strong> <strong>kwa</strong> <strong>lugha</strong> moja ambayo <strong>ni</strong> rasmi,<br />

mara <strong>nyingi</strong> wa<strong>za</strong>zi huchagua chaguo la (i) <strong>lugha</strong>-mama NA <strong>lugha</strong> rasmi.<br />

• Shule zitoazo <strong>elimu</strong> <strong>kwa</strong> <strong>lugha</strong>-mama ambazo zimewe<strong>za</strong> kuwaridhisha wa<strong>za</strong>zi<br />

<strong>kwa</strong>mba wamefanya chaguo sahihi, huwachukulia wa<strong>za</strong>zi <strong>kwa</strong> maki<strong>ni</strong> <strong>kwa</strong><br />

kuwaelimisha vizuri wakati wote.<br />

• Kwa kawaida wa<strong>za</strong>zi huridhika pindi wa<strong>na</strong>poo<strong>na</strong> watoto <strong>katika</strong> programu<br />

zi<strong>na</strong>zotumia <strong>lugha</strong> <strong>nyingi</strong> (<strong>lugha</strong>-mama/<strong>lugha</strong> iliyozoeleka + <strong>lugha</strong> rasmi) wakifanya<br />

vizuri kuliko watoto walioko <strong>katika</strong> shule zi<strong>na</strong>zotumia <strong>lugha</strong> moja.<br />

• Watoto wa<strong>na</strong>ojifun<strong>za</strong> kusoma <strong>na</strong> kuandika <strong>kwa</strong> <strong>lugha</strong>-mama huwatia moyo <strong>na</strong><br />

kuwahimi<strong>za</strong> wa<strong>za</strong>zi wao pia kujifun<strong>za</strong> <strong>lugha</strong>-mama. Mara <strong>nyingi</strong> wa<strong>za</strong>zi huitikia <strong>na</strong><br />

kuhudhuria mafunzo ya kusoma <strong>na</strong> kuandika (hasa <strong>kwa</strong> <strong>lugha</strong> mbili) ya watu wazima.

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