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Rwanda: 900 English tutors are to train local teachers

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Rwanda & South Africa: The government, through the Teacher’s Service Commission, has selected 949 English tutors to train local primary and secondary school teachers how to appropriately conduct lessons in English.

Notes AllAfrica.com, The selection follows the Ministry of Education advertisement seeking 1000 teachers from neighbouring countries, after the country’s switch from French to [...]

Language freedom in schools on cards in South Africa

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South Africa: The statutory body responsible for protecting language rights wants teachers and school governing bodies to stop compromising the freedom of pupils to choose their language of tuition. Pan South African Languages Board (Pansalb) chief executive officer Ntombenhle Nkosi said almost 14 years into the new dispensation, teachers and SGB members at the [...]

South Africa: Nomination Closing Date for Language Board Members Extended

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Western Cape Cultural Affairs and Sport MEC Cameron Dugmore has today announced that the closing date for nominations for Board Members for the Western Cape Language Committee has been extended to 21st August, 2008, to provide more time for applications and nominations. Its mission is to actively promote multilingualism, to monitor the use of [...]

Use that Mother Tongue or Die Tryin’

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South Africa: Proper Use of Mother Tongue the Way Forward

South Africa has arguably the most progressive language policy on paper. This fact is acknowledged by most people who are familiar with the sociology and the politics of language.

In spite of this, however, if one reads only the Afrikaans press, one would have [...]

Teaching English in Africa

Tweet After yesterday’s Euro news marathon, it’s high time I turned my attention to the TEFL scene in Africa: South Africa: Speaking the Language of Hope by Teaching English

Through training the Themba women in English, Neilson Young Consulting (NYC) hopes to do more than teach them the basics of a new language. Rather, through [...]

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