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Exposé Cameroun DPA

Exaucée Eba-Elongo

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The Adoption of English and French as Official Languages in Cameroon

EBA-ELONGO Exaucée & NKOA PADARE Daniella Trésor

Summary

I. Colonial era

II. The struggle for independance

III. Official languages in independant Cameroon

IV. The challenges of bilingualism

V. Anglophone region crisis

VI. Conclusion

I-

Colonial Era

A. German colonization (1884-1916)

B. French and British colonization (1916-1960)

C. Impact of colonization on laguages

II-

The struggle for independance

A.

Nationalist Mouvements

Ahmadou Ahidjo, the first president of the republic of Cameroun
Ruben Um Nyobè

Lumière

La voix du Cameroun

l'étoile

Kamerun National Congress (KNC) - British Cameroon

Union des populations du Cameroun (UPC) - French Cameroon

B.

International Negotiotions

Timeline

Independance of the british admistered territory on the 1st october of 1961

Reunification on the 1st october of 1961

independance of the french administered territory on the 1st october of 1960

III-

official languages in independant Cameroon

A. Adoption of English and French

B. Constitution of 1961

C. Evolution of the status of languages

IV-

The challenges of bilingualism

A.

Coexistence of Languages

250 distinct languages bakoko, bamoun, ewondo, tikar, douala, bassa, yabassi, dimbambang, bakweri, bulu, peul or foufouldé, Haoussa, mafa, fe'efe' or nufi, fang...

The Bamiléké Region

B.

Promotion and preservation of local languages

C.

Bilingual Education

V-

Anglophone Region Crisis

A. Causes of anglophone crisis

B. Key developments and conflit

C. Current status

VI-

Conclusion

Thank you!