An Assessment Of The Impact Of Medium Of Instruction On Non-amahric Linguistic Background Students In Selected Primary School In Addis Ababa

The study was aimed at assessing the impact of a medium of instruction onrnstudents of non Amharic linguistic background in Addis Ababa. There were twornproblem areas: enrolment and performance of these students. Performance in thisrnregard mostly focuses on participation of students in academic andrnextracurricular activities.rnFour groups of informants: 125 migrant children, 50 teaching staff, 30 parentsrnand 4 Addis Ababa Education Bureau officials were considered as sources ofrndata.rnOral interview and chainlike questionnaire were designed in two languages andrndistributed to the informants. The data obtained in such a way were analyzedrnusing percentage and descriptive narration techniques.rnThe analysis of the data indicates that the medium of instruction has its ownrninfluences on performances of students. Most of the migrant students do notrnparticipate in group work, presentation activities, peer learning, asking andrnanswering questions.rnAs far as enrolment is concerned, the findings show that most students like tornattend their lesson in their previous schooling language than Medium ofrnInstruction in Addis. Because they do not have constructive attitude towardsrnlearning in Amharic as they cannot communicate well.rnThe research shows that students lap at least a semester to fit to certainrnacademic norm. Therefore, it is imperative to put a system by which they getrnhome-school language familiarization.

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