The development of African languages as mediums of instruction in higher education: from policy to practice

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dc.date.accessioned	2022-03-31T09:26:40Z
dc.date.available	2022-03-31T09:26:40Z
dc.date.issued	2022-03-28	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/19269
dc.description	Paper presented at the The African Young Graduate Scholars (AYGS) Conference at the Tshwane University of Technology, 21-25 March	en
dc.description.abstract	African languages and speakers were severely disadvantaged under South African colonialism and apartheid due to a "Eurocentric" linguistic worldview . Apart from English, Afrikaans was the sole language used as a medium of instruction across all disciplines in the country's higher education system. The Language Policy for Higher Education ordered in 2002 that indigenous African languages be developed and promoted as "Languages of Learning and Teaching" (LoLTs) at university level. UKZN has taken the effort to cultivate, modernize, and elaborate isiZulu as a medium for knowledge production and dissemination through its language strategy and plan.	en
dc.format.medium	Print	en
dc.subject	COLONIALISM	en
dc.subject	HIGHER EDUCATION	en
dc.subject	AFRICAN LANGUAGES	en
dc.title	The development of African languages as mediums of instruction in higher education: from policy to practice	en
dc.type	Conference or seminar papers	en
dc.description.version	N/A	en
dc.ProjectNumber	N/A	en
dc.BudgetYear	2021/22	en
dc.ResearchGroup	Inclusive Economic Development	en
dc.ArchiveNumber	9812233	en
dc.URL	http://ktree.hsrc.ac.za/doc_read_all.php?docid=25436	en
dc.outputnumber	13740	en
dc.bibliographictitle	Mthombeni, Z.M. (2022) The development of African languages as mediums of instruction in higher education: from policy to practice. (Paper presented at the The African Young Graduate Scholars (AYGS) Conference at the Tshwane University of Technology, 21-25 March).	en
dc.publicationyear	2022	en
dc.contributor.author1	Mthombeni, Z.M.	en