Imperialism In Congo

I don’t believe that there is too much wrong with their language policy though. With the nation accepting Swahili and English as their official languages, there are many indigenous languages which are reducing rapidly since it is not common practice to use the language openly. Even though there will be possible language death, I don’t feel as though it’ll impact this country.

Democratic Republic of the Congo
Demographics
In 2014 the population of the Democratic Republic of the Congo was approximately 75 million. There are about 214 languages spoken there. The official language is French with the national languages being Kikongo, Kiswahili, Lingala and Tshiluba.

Colonialism in DRC The Democratic Republic of the Congo was a fiefdom under
The languages that they taught in were Kikongo, Kiswahili, Kitetela, Lingala, Lomongo, Tshiluba and Zande. From 1906-1920 non-mission schools were developed by the government but were, ironically, staffed by Roman Catholics. In 1948 a new curriculum was established and French became required to take as subject in the government-subsidized schools and then as the medium of education from the fourth year onward. By 1958, French became the required medium of education for the government and subsidized schools. Flemish, English, and German were available to take as a foreign language class during the secondary school. Kikongo, Kiswahili, Lingala and Tshiluba were the four national languages and were required subjects in the regions they were most commonly spoken in the country. According to the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie, only about 10% of the population within the DRC spoke French at a proficient level. Data from the United Nations Children’s Fund says that in 2010, about 75% of children went to primary school and 32% were in secondary school. To no surprise at all, the ones who are most literate come from higher
I believe the medium of education for primary school should be one of the national languages based on the region the children live in with French being a subject. Having school taught in French in a country where only about 10% of the population can speak it proficiently is very unrealistic and as we can see, hasn’t been working. In first two years secondary, the medium of education should still be in one of the national languages while having more intense French learning classes. I believe at this point, the French classes should be immersion like where they can only speak in French during class. As for the last four year of secondary I believe there should be options to take certain courses in French. The university level should be a multi-lingual institute as well, offering classes in French and the national languages. In order for this to work, for attention and funding need to go towards the school for educating children, especially for those in very rural