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Chapter 10
Handbook of Research on Teaching in Multicultural and Multilingual Contexts
Refer to indigenous languages spoken in the African continent.
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The Impact of Multilingualism on Teaching and Learning: A Case of Sesotho Home Language in One University in South Africa
Ntsoaki Teresa Mokala (University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa), Lihotetso Gloria Matee (National University of Lesotho, Lesotho), Soyiso Godsave Khetoa (University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa), and Mamamello Anastacia Ntseli (Holy Family High School, Lesotho)
Copyright: © 2022 |Pages: 19
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-6684-5034-5.ch010
Abstract
Home language teaching and learning are largely dominated by monolingual-oriented practices in the South African context, and such practices are being challenged. Despite this, there remains a dearth of research on the concurrent use of more than one language in home language teaching and learning in this context. This chapter reports on the results of a study conducted on the impact of multilingualism on teaching and learning in a Sesotho home language classroom in one university in South Africa. Qualitative data were collected through semi-structured interviews with six Sesotho lecturers from different universities and 12 students enrolled in Sesotho home language course. Data were analysed using thematic inductive approach. The recommendation is that teachers should consider the use of multilingual pedagogic teaching practices to address language diversity in their home language classrooms.
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Democratic Citizenship Education in South Africa: Can We Trust Our Teachers?
South Africa has 11 official languages: Afrikaans, English, Ndebele, Northern Sotho, Sotho, SiSwati, Tsonga, Tswana, Venda, Xhosa, and Zulu. Except for English and Afrikaans, the rest are referred to as African or indigenous languages.
Published in Chapter: Democratic Citizenship Education in South Africa: Can We Trust Our Teachers?; From: Handbook of Research on Education for Participative Citizenship and Global Prosperity
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