Dora Francisca Edu-Buandoh Quotes

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

The country's discourses are becoming increasingly toxic, and has therefore called for a conscious effort to readjust towards positive engagements.

The use of indecent language affected even Ghana’s Parliament, I cited a research by me and another which indicated that 73 unsavoury comments, including some offensive, abusive and insulting language were used in Parliament between 2005 and 2018.

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 to emphasise the "us" versus "them" which painted others negatively and “ourselves positively”, a situation which was impacting negatively on national cohesion and development.

I attended public schools yet I dared to challenge myself to do my utmost without considering where I was coming from and the private schools my mates attended.

You need to build social skills and learn to volunteer because as teachers, you will do more than teaching. Sometimes, you will have to do other things without pay.

We claim we are Africans, but we respect those who speak English in our schools, describing others as local, when the language is not our birth language.

I encourage the students to exude traits of commitment, diligence, respect, perseverance, curiosity, and responsibility to reach their desired peaks in life.

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.