
Don't call African languages vernacular, it's derogatory - UG Vice-Chancellor
The Vice-Chancellor of UG says calling African languages 'vernacular' is an affront to culture - but why does it matter?
University of Ghana Vice-Chancellor - Prof. Nana Aba Appiah Amfo - addressed the Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences on the use of African languages. She argues that the term 'vernacular' is derogatory and marginalizes African ways of knowing- but what impact does this have?








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