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Using English only in the South African English classroom?

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dc.creator Gary P. Barkhuizen
dc.date 2013-02-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned 2015-07-20T22:24:40Z
dc.date.available 2015-07-20T22:24:40Z
dc.identifier 10.5785/12-1-211
dc.identifier 0259-2312
dc.identifier 2224-0012
dc.identifier https://doaj.org/article/b4b27dab17cf465cb55221dbe3a4f04a
dc.identifier.uri http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/21218
dc.description Decisions made about language choice in educational settings are not easy to make: teaching contexts throughout the country are very different, and massive changes in the national language and language-in-education policies have taken place. The inherent power of English and attitudes to all South African languages are also determining factors. This article examines the place of home languages other than English in the English classroom in South Africa. Contextual factors for considering the English only/home language issue are presented The attitudes of student English teachers with regard to the use of the home language in their foture English classes are then examined This exploratory study reveals a difforence in attitude towards the acceptability of home language use between teachers who are themselves English speakers and those who are not. Besluite oor taalkeuse in die onderwys is 'n moeilike saak weens die konteksverskille in die land Groat beleidsveranderinge op nasionale vlak en t. o. v. taal in die onderwys het plaasgevind. Die inherente mag van Engels en houdings teenoor a/le Suid-Afrikaanse tale is verdere bepalende faktore. Hierdie artikel ondersoek die plek van 'n ander huistaal as Engels in die Engels-klaskamer in Suid-Afrika. Kontekstuele faktore vir die oorweging van Engels as enigste taal!huistaal word gebied Die houdings van studente-Engelsonderwysers t.o.v. die gebruik van huistaal in hul toekomstige Engels-klasse word ondersoek. Hierdie verkennende studie toon 'n houdingsverskil teenoor die aanneemlikheid van huistaalgebruik tussen onderwysers wat self Engelssprekend is en die wat nie is nie.
dc.language English
dc.publisher Stellenbosch University
dc.relation http://perlinguam.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/211
dc.relation https://doaj.org/toc/0259-2312
dc.relation https://doaj.org/toc/2224-0012
dc.source Per Linguam : A Journal of Language Learning, Vol 12, Iss 1 (2013)
dc.subject Education (General)
dc.subject L7-991
dc.subject Education
dc.subject L
dc.subject DOAJ:Education
dc.subject DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject Education (General)
dc.subject L7-991
dc.subject Education
dc.subject L
dc.subject DOAJ:Education
dc.subject DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject Education (General)
dc.subject L7-991
dc.subject Education
dc.subject L
dc.subject Education (General)
dc.subject L7-991
dc.subject Education
dc.subject L
dc.subject Education (General)
dc.subject L7-991
dc.subject Education
dc.subject L
dc.title Using English only in the South African English classroom?
dc.type article


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