Democratic values, humanism and African language learning : Many languages in education : issues of implementation
Year: 2002
Type: article
Abstract: This article describes the movement of African learners into formerly coloured, Indian and white schools and the resulting mismatch between the languages spoken by these learners and their teachers. It argues that English- and Afrikaans-speaking teachers need to learn African languages in order to understand and communicate fully with learners. However, it identifies overly academic approaches to African language teaching as an impediment to achieving this goal. It offers as an alternative a humanistic, community-based approach to language learning developed by the TALK Project. It describes some of the successes of this approach - particularly in the realm of values education - and some of its limitations.
Source: Perspectives in Education
Author: Sarah Murray
Language: English
Subfield: Linguistics and Language
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $190
OpenAlex ID: W2595032168