Dora Francisca Edu-Buandoh Quotes

Those with legitimate power, including those with academic, legal, political and media authority, must understand that power was transient, fragile and must be used wisely.

The professor of language said it had gone so bad that the Speaker himself had to use "unparliamentary" language to address unparliamentary comments.

Perhaps that is why we have an ethno-linguistic crisis looming.

Studies indicated that some Ghanaian students did not speak even one Ghanaian language, explaining that schooling had a way of making people speak English to ignore and look down on their language.

focusing on academic sustainability would help produce competent academic staff for universities to create sustainability in their countries and the continent.

Discourse was socially prescribed, and that it was important for all to understand the context and the people, and be decorous in the use of language.

Language had been used in different contexts by persons I describe as legitimate power holders to often manipulate others through discourses, often for selfish gains.

Universities do not train students to fit into specific jobs but produce well-rounded critical thinkers who can assume different positions.

I told myself if I was going to become a teacher, I would push till I reached the top. So, on my journey, I became the head of the Department of English, the Dean of the Faculty of Arts, the Provost of the College of Humanities and Legal Studies, and the first female Pro Vice-Chancellor of the University.

Delivering her inaugural lecture on the topic, Our identity as a people is closely linked to our discourses.

I proposed an inclusive environment where everyone felt valued and respected by adhering to the social norms of language use.

I describe current national discourses as worrying, indecent, manipulative, controlling and lacking decorum. Use ‘powers’ wisely

In the current dispensation that the University of Cape Coast is championing the entrepreneurship drive, students need to add value to themselves by gaining both hard and soft skills necessary to ensure their holistic moulding into responsible citizens.

I also expressed worry that Ghanaians had negative perceptions about our language, it was obvious that as a country we were headed towards an ethno-linguistic identity crisis.

I reiterated the need for the students to aim at becoming economically independent, especially women, before venturing into life-long commitments such as marriage.