It’s time to rethink what’s meant by “mother tongue” education: Shutterstock The issue of mother tongue education has been fiercely but sporadically debated in South Africa since 1994. In the past two and a half years, student protests at universities across the country have breathed new life into the discussions. Proponents of mother tongue education […]
Lessons from Africa prove the incredible value of mother tongue learning | The Conversation
Lessons from Africa prove the incredible value of mother tongue learning: Children at school in Mali, which is among the countries that's prioritised mother tongue education. United Nations Photo/Flickr, CC BY-NC-ND Sixty-five years ago a group of students paid with their lives in a fight for language. A number of students were shot and killed […]
.com | Mind your mother tongue
.com | Mind your mother tongue: The teaching of mother tongue languages in South Africa took a back seat with the advent of democracy, as many parents began sending their children to previously white schools that often taught few or no African languages. But with an increasing number of people becoming aware of the importance […]
Tongue Twisters – Xhosa Traditional Language, KwaZulu Natal South Africa
A www.MyZA.co.za Kwa-Zulu Natal South Africa selected video for you: http://www.thetraveltart.com/big-five-game-drives-at-phinda-private-game-reserve/ Tongue Twisters, Xhosa Traditional Language in KwaZulu Natal South Africa. Really Cool Video showing singing and mouth clicking of Xhosa Linguistics. Lots of fun! Really happy kind of guy, you can’t help but smile when you watch this! I’m not sure how he does […]
JHB Image: Archie showing his tongue
Johannesburg tagged image from Flickr – click on the name of the photographer below the image to see more Johannesburg goodness. Archie showing his tongue Image by Tambako the Jaguar On this picture, you can see how funny the tongue of a Aardwolf is! Archie is kind of unpolite! MyJHB Read more on MyJHB. Join […]
