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Phaka, Fortunate Mafeta; Ovid, Dax – Current Issues in Language Planning, 2022
The discussion of African languages as languages of learning and teaching can be traced back to the 1980s. To date, this discussion still continues and efforts to intellectualise African languages have been lax. Here, we present practical South African examples of higher education achievements in African languages that demonstrate the challenges…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Teaching Methods, African Languages, Second Language Learning
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Trinick, Tony; May, Stephen – Current Issues in Language Planning, 2013
Over the last 25 years, there has been significant modernisation and elaboration of the Maori language mathematics lexicon and register to support the teaching of (Western) mathematics as a component of Maori-medium schooling. These developments are situated within the wider Maori language revitalisation movement in Aotearoa/New Zealand, of which…
Descriptors: Malayo Polynesian Languages, Pacific Islanders, Ethnic Groups, Mathematics Instruction