ANALYSIS OF THE CHALLENGES OF MULTILINGUALISM IN SCHOOLS AND HIGHER/UNIVERSITY INSTITUTIONS IN KISANGANI (DRC)

Authors: Ruben Mbula Ndongolo & Charles Kumbatulu Sita

ABSTRACT

The focus of this article is on the challenges of multilingualism in schools, colleges and universities. The world is multilingual, and therefore multicultural. But today, with globalization, cross-linguistic phenomena are becoming more and more systematized, extending into all sectors of societal life and, more especially, wherever several speakers of different languages and cultures come together. Of course, the meeting of several speakers of different languages always raises management issues. In educational environments, the following challenges have been identified: communication difficulties between managers and staff; languages of instruction and teaching materials; languages of communication with other partners. A number of strategies can be considered, depending on the field, context and stakeholders involved. For example, managers should adopt the strategy of relevance, i.e. using a language that is adapted to a specific category and context.

Keywords: Challenges, Plurilingualism, school, college and/or university, educational environments.

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