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Research data: LANGUAGE POLICY
2021 A socio-constructivist analysis of the bilingual language policy in South African higher education: perspectives from the university of Kwazulu-natal
Any language policy has crucial social implications that impact its successful implementation. The introduction of the bilingual language po...
Download this report2018 The differing effect of language factors on science and mathematics achievement using TIMSS 2015 data: South Africa
Choice of instructional language is influenced by both previous and current perceptions of the value of a given language. For many South Afr...
2016 Perceptions of staff and students on the implementation of the language policy at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, Howard College campus
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Download this report2015 Community support: the missing link in indigenous language promotion in South Africa?
Literature on the challenges facing indigenous languages in South Africa often highlights the proverbial policy-practice gap among many othe...