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The Challenges of Language Testing in African Countries: From a Cultural Perspective

Introduction In Africa, linguistic diversity is a major characteristic that strongly influences language assessments. With hundreds of languages ​​spoken across the continent, it becomes complex to standardize language tests. This linguistic diversity poses a major challenge when assessing language skills, as it is difficult to create fair tests that take

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Bilingual Education as a Mechanism for Modernizing Education in Mozambique

Introduction Mozambique’s educational system faces significant challenges related to the country’s linguistic diversity. The introduction of bilingual education aims to adapt education to Mozambique’s linguistic and cultural reality, providing a more inclusive and effective model. This article explores how bilingual education can serve as a mechanism for modernizing education in

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The challenges of language testing in African countries

Introduction In Africa, linguistic diversity is a major characteristic that strongly influences language assessments. With hundreds of languages spoken across the continent, it becomes complex to standardize language tests. This linguistic diversity poses a major challenge when assessing language skills, as it is difficult to create fair tests that take

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Living Voices: Saving Africa’s endangered languages

A language is endangered when there is a risk of it falling out of use. This happens when speakers die or lose fluency in favour of speaking another language. Endangered languages can become ‘dead’ when there are no more native speakers, or ‘extinct’ when nobody can speak the language at

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