Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu has announced plans by President John Dramani Mahama to introduce a compulsory foreign language course for second-year Senior High School (SHS) students by the end of the year.
The policy is aimed at boosting students’ global competitiveness while allowing learners to choose from a range of international languages, including French, Spanish, German, Chinese, and others, depending on their academic interests.
Speaking at the free sanitary pad programme launch in Accra on Thursday, April 24, the Minister noted that the initiative is designed to equip Ghanaian students with global competencies and multilingual proficiency to better prepare them for opportunities in the international arena.
“It is also the vision of His Excellency John Dramani Mahama that from Senior High School 2, every Ghanaian student will have an option to choose between one major foreign language, French, Spanish, German, Chinese or any other – one compulsory language to accompany your area of study. That will also be introduced as part of our review of curricula” the Minister announced.
The Minister also emphasized that the initiative forms part of a broader effort to reform Ghana’s educational curriculum under President Mahama’s leadership.
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