Community perceptions of change in their school language policy: A case study of a school community - Couverture souple

Braam, Daryl

 
9783847307860: Community perceptions of change in their school language policy: A case study of a school community
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 384730786X ISBN 13 : 9783847307860
Editeur : LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, 2011

Synopsis

The South African constitution, the South African Schools’ Act and the Language in Education Policy (LiEP, 1997) each advocate the development and promotion of all official languages in the country. LiEP also gives a clear directive for additive bilingualism whereby the home language of learners should be encouraged as the foundation for learning additional languages. In practice, however, Afrikaans and Xhosa are being marginalised in the Western Cape, as Languages of Teaching and Learning (Plüddemann 2004:34) while the dominance of English is being consolidated via the schooling system. Few, if any, public schools have formulated an appropriate school language policy that is based on the additive model. My paper reports on the perceptions of teachers and parents at a primary school in the Western Cape, during the process of determining a school language policy in accordance with LiEP’s policy of additive bilingualism.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

The South African constitution, the South African Schools’ Act and the Language in Education Policy (LiEP, 1997) each advocate the development and promotion of all official languages in the country. LiEP also gives a clear directive for additive bilingualism whereby the home language of learners should be encouraged as the foundation for learning additional languages. In practice, however, Afrikaans and Xhosa are being marginalised in the Western Cape, as Languages of Teaching and Learning (Plüddemann 2004:34) while the dominance of English is being consolidated via the schooling system. Few, if any, public schools have formulated an appropriate school language policy that is based on the additive model. My paper reports on the perceptions of teachers and parents at a primary school in the Western Cape, during the process of determining a school language policy in accordance with LiEP’s policy of additive bilingualism.

Biographie de l'auteur

Daryl Braam has been involved in educational development for more than 20 years in South Africa, as a teacher, researcher and as an applied language specialist. His work draws on a combination of critical theory,action research and survey data to inform developmental processes in local communities.

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Éditeur
LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
Date d'édition
2011
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
384730786X
ISBN 13 
9783847307860
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
56
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