STATUS OF TEACHING AND LEARNING LOCAL LANGUAGE AT

UPPER PRIMARY IN UGANDA

In line with the government white paper (1992) and the language
policy, Local Language was introduced as a subject of study at Upper
Primary in schools in Uganda in 2010. This was further necessitated
by the deficiencies in competence in local languages that continued
to characterise majority of the primary school pupils (UWEZO, 2016).
Since its introduction, no formal evaluation has been conducted to
determine the progress of its implementation. Preliminary visits to a
few primary schools by NCDC in 2017 have also cast doubt on the
effectiveness of its teaching and learning as very few of the visited
schools were found teaching local language in upper primary.
However, without a formal study, such informal or non-
commissioned reports or public outcry may not warrant much
attention.
It therefore became imperative that NCDC conducts an official
assessment to get empirical evidence on the status of the
implementation of Local Language at Upper Primary Level.
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