Hvorfor taler de fransk i burkina faso?
Languages of Burkina Faso
Det officielle sprog er fransk, som blev indført, da Frankrig koloniserede Burkina Faso i 1919. Fransk er hovedsproget i administrative, politiske og retslige institutioner, offentlige tjenester og i pressen. Det er det eneste sprog for love, administration og domstole. Fransk er undervisningssprog i landets skoler. Imidlertid bruger mindre end 15 % af befolkningen fransk i dagligdagen. På trods af denne lave procentdel er der stor opbakning til at bevare fransk som undervisningssprog, fordi det giver børnene en vej til social mobilitet og sikrer fortsat økonomisk støtte til uddannelse. Ifølge en rapport fra 1998 "så burkinaberne ingen interesse i at sende deres børn i skole for at lære et sprog, som de allerede talte derhjemme".
Languages of Burkina Faso
The official language is French, which was introduced when France colonized Burkina Faso in 1919. French is the principal language of administrative, political and judicial institutions, public services, and the press. It is the only language for laws, administration and courts. French is the language of instruction in the nation's schools. However, fewer than 15 percent of the population uses French on a day-to-day basis. Despite this low percentage, there is a high amount of support in keeping French as the language of instruction because it provides children a pathway to social mobility and assures continued economic support for education. In fact, according to a 1998 report, “Burkinabe saw no interest in sending their children to school to learn a language that they already spoke at home”.
Languages of Burkina Faso