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Mother-tongue learning lays a better foundation

"But what does multilingualism mean in practice in this context?"

‘An education system that does not prioritise the primary language of the poor black child is an anti-black and anti-poor education system’

We haven’t achieved the aims of June 16

South Africa still does not have an equal education system, yet this is not impossible

Outlandish: Second additional language is a seriously toned-down offering

Multilingualism for everyone, not just a select few

"The quality of ‘input’ or the language exposure students receive is a big factor in the learning of new languages"

Letters to the editor: March 11 to 17 2016

Readers write in about multilingualism and diversityin general and at UCT and Potch.

Multilingualism is magic

Allowing students to use more than one language at university opens many doors.

Multitongue teaching is the only way

An inflexible single-medium system cannot meet the demands of an egalitarian society.

Many reforms were influenced by the policy-making architecture that existed in the late 1990s and during the 2000s. In turn, these were shaped by the goals of a democratic society articulated in the 1996 Constitution. (Madelene Cronje/M&G)

Strategy for multilingual success

Rhodes followed the route of ‘meaningful engagement’ to shape its language policy.

Good start: Ideally

The case for dual-medium instruction

Teaching in vernacular languages only will hamper regional socieconomic growth – it will not fully prepare students for globalisation.

Sharing knowledge: Sibingile Magwaza, Dr Leila Kajee and Professor Rinelle Evans at the Teachers Upfront seminar on language teaching. (Supplied)

Turning multilingual classrooms into rich resources

The latest Teachers Upfront seminar offered ideas to teacher for how they can enhance teaching in a multilingual classroom.

Afrikaans board says English varsities elitist

”Elitist” English universities have done less to promote multilingualism than their Afrikaans counterparts, the Afrikaans Language Board said.