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Ndimande-Hlongwa, Nobuhle; Balfour, Robert J.; Mkhize, Nhlanhla; Engelbrecht, Charlotte – Language Learning Journal, 2010
The University of KwaZulu-Natal approved its bilingual language policy in 2006 based on the framework of the National Language Policy for Higher Education of 2002. The guiding principles of this policy suggest that the university develops the use of isiZulu as a language of instruction and communication, in line with recommendations of the…
Descriptors: African Languages, Higher Education, Language Planning, Language Attitudes
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Madiba, Mbulungeni – Language Learning Journal, 2010
South African universities are required by the Language Policy for Higher Education adopted by the government on 6 November 2002 to implement multilingualism in their learning and teaching programmes. Multilingualism is recommended in this policy as a means to ensure equity of access and success in higher education, in contrast to past colonial…
Descriptors: Municipalities, Higher Education, Language Planning, Racial Segregation
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Anderson, Jim – Language Learning Journal, 2008
A key issue, which has undermined the development of community/heritage language teaching in the UK over recent decades, has been the need to define an appropriate pedagogical approach which takes account of the bilingual and bicultural background of the majority of learners studying these languages. Within the National Curriculum, community…
Descriptors: National Curriculum, Language Planning, Multilingualism, Misconceptions