Browsing Languages and Social Sciences Education by Subject "Language policy"
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The bumpy road to mother tongue instruction in Malawi
(Routledge. http://www.informaworld.com, 2008-09)In 1996, the Ministry of Education in Malawi directed that in future Standards 1 to 4 would be taught through mother tongues. It took eight years before the pilot phase of the language policy could begin. The paper critically ... -
No easy walk to linguistic freedom: a ritique of language planning during south Africa's first decade of democracy
(Nordic Association of African Studies. http://www.njas.helsinki.fi, 2006)In 1994, South Africans of all races and political parties took part in the first democratic elections. The election and inauguration of Nelson Mandela as the first black president marked the beginning of a new era - an ...