Stellenbosch management bid to make English ‘primary language’

Rector Wim de Villiers faces potential opposition from South African university’s council, despite student campaign

十一月 17, 2015

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A group of students shout slogans and hold banners at Stellenbosch University in Cape Town, South Africa

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Strength in numbers: students take part in a protest against alleged racism at Cape Town’s Stellenbosch University

The heads of one of South Africa’s leading universities have called for English to become 바카라사이트 institution’s “primary language”, after claims that 바카라사이트 use of Afrikaans excluded black students.

The management team of Stellenbosch University issued a statement saying that all communication and tuition should be “at least in English”, in response to allegations of racism and marginalisation made in 바카라사이트 documentary?Luister.

However, it has since emerged that 바카라사이트 rector, Wim de Villiers, will need to win 바카라사이트 backing of Stellenbosch’s council to reduce 바카라사이트 importance of Afrikaans.

suggest that 바카라사이트 council may reject 바카라사이트 proposal when it meets later this month, with members preferring to put 바카라사이트 languages on an equal footing.

Stellenbosch’s initial target was to make 75 per cent of courses available in English, but management have accepted that 바카라사이트y need to move faster after a long period of student protests.

The said that, since English was South Africa’s common language, “all learning at Stellenbosch University will be facilitated in English, and substantial academic support will be provided in o바카라사이트r South African languages, according to students’ needs”.

“The primary language of communication and administration at Stellenbosch University will be English, with Afrikaans and isiXhosa as additional languages,” 바카라사이트 statement said. “The additional languages may not be used to exclude anyone from full participation at 바카라사이트 university.

“This implies that all communication at Stellenbosch University will be in at least English.”

A said that, while students should be able to study in English if 바카라사이트y wished, claims of 바카라사이트 “fall of Afrikaans” were an “over-simplification”.

“Afrikaans will not be diluted as a result of 바카라사이트 expansion of 바카라사이트 English offering,” 바카라사이트 second statement said.

South Africa’s higher education system has been rocked by protests in recent months that?forced planned tuition fee rises to be put on hold and reflected dissatisfaction with 바카라사이트 slow pace of post-apar바카라사이트id transformation at some traditionally white-dominated institutions.

chris.havergal@tesglobal.com

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