THEORETICAL AND PRACTICAL TEACHING OF NATIONAL LANGUAGES AND CULTURES AND THE PERPETUATION OF LIVING TOGETHER

Abstract

Living together, the watchword for the Cameroon of tomorrow, is linked to none other than the national languages. This article, therefore deals with this theme. Since the introduction of national languages and cultures into school curricula under Law No. 98/004 of April 14, 1998, the new policy advocated by the Cameroonian government has encouraged harmonious cohabitation between the national languages present throughout the national territory. As language is the primary foundation of an individual's personality and cultural identity, it is therefore considered an indispensable instrument and medium for expressing the thoughts, traditions, beliefs, arts, habits, and customs of people. In short, it is all that remains when everything has been lost. As long as a society accepts, without discrimination, the languages (mother tongues) that are an integral part of its development, it will deal in a concerted manner with the problems that undermine its existence and hinder its development. Members of society are increasingly neglecting their linguistic and cultural heritage in favour of modernism and foreign languages, which are not as conducive to their development as we would have wished. Faced with this situation, we urgently need to set up a teaching method that will act as a bridge between languages, cultures, and living together. To do this, we plan to equip learners, teachers, and community members sufficiently for their prestigious development and general integration without barriers. This is why, in a context marked by linguistic diversity, we are exploring the feasibility of preserving a firm peace through practical methods of linguistic knowledge in institutions. In this vein, we will take the opportunity, after clearing up the key concepts, to identify the impacts and start from the limits in order to make our contribution to the presentation of a productive way of living together.