Language of Learning in South African State Schools and Educational Publishing

The Current Crisis

Bibliographic Data

ID20406582
AuthorsMarietjie Wessels (University of South Africa, corresponding author)
Year1996
Volume27
Issue1
Pages159-196
Publication date1996-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueLanguage Matters (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1022-8195 • E-ISSN: 1753-5395
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/10228199608566108
OpenAlexW2040264774
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited14

Within a multicultural society the existence of a multiplicity of languages can be both an advantage and a source of tension and conflict. This becomes particularly clear when the issue of language policies is discussed. Language policies often involves educational issues, specifically the selection of a language of learning in schools. This issue has for a great part been a contentious issue in the history of education in South Africa, and since the new political dispensation came into being in South Africa, this debate has been started afresh with a new vigour

Multiculturalism · Pedagogy · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Publishing · Social science · Sociology · EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning · Law · Multilingual Education and Policy · Second Language Learning and Teaching

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