English as medium of instruction in the curriculum of colleges of education

M.Ed.This study focuses on English as Medium of Instruction in the curriculum of colleges of education, particularly in the senior primary program. The aim of the research was to investigate the low proficiency in English of the prospective teachers. This is in line with the move towards English as Medium of Instruction in the Curriculum of Teacher Education. The move is in view of the fact that all teachers, whether they teach History, Geography or Biology, must remember that they are also language teachers. All teachers must be able to speak and write English proficiently in order to address and solve the problem of transition of medium of instruction, that is from vernacular to English in Grade 5 and earlier. This could even be worse if we think in terms of the communication learning area in OBE where English could start in the lowest grade as medium of instruction. Qualitative research methodology was applied by the researcher to look closely at the research sample of 7 course three Primary Teacher's Diploma students through interviews and the transcripts of the interview as also tape recorded as raw data Issues surrounding EMI were identified and explored in the research. In the final analysis, recommendations based on the findings were presented as guidelines for the prospective teachers, curriculum designers, language policy makers, language practitioners and the Department of Education to consider