Language policies in schools
According to Nikki Stein's Languge in schools, "Section 29(2) of the Constitution provides that every
learner has the right to receive a basic education
in the language of his or her choice, where this is
reasonably practicable. This right is an important
recognition of equality and diversity, and the
need to depart from a history in which education
– and language in education, in particular – was
used as a vehicle to implement and strengthen
apartheid. Through this right, learners’ diversity and
individuality is recognised, and this can facilitate the
important objective of unlocking their potential."
We spoke to Mbulungeni Madiba who is an Associate Professor and Co-ordinator of the Multilingualism Education Project at the University of Cape Town. He obtained his MA in African languages and DLitt et Phil in Linguistics at the University of South Africa. He has studied in Germany where he spent six months at the University of Cologne and was an Oppenheimer Fellow at the University of London (SOAS). He was also a Visiting Research Fellow at the University of Birmingham and a Mandela Fellow at Harvard University. He has published widely on language planning and policy.
We spoke to Mbulungeni Madiba who is an Associate Professor and Co-ordinator of the Multilingualism Education Project at the University of Cape Town. He obtained his MA in African languages and DLitt et Phil in Linguistics at the University of South Africa. He has studied in Germany where he spent six months at the University of Cologne and was an Oppenheimer Fellow at the University of London (SOAS). He was also a Visiting Research Fellow at the University of Birmingham and a Mandela Fellow at Harvard University. He has published widely on language planning and policy.
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