Multilingual Natural Sciences and Technology Grade 4-6 Terminology List
The National Language Services (NLS) of the Department of Arts and Culture produced a multilingual terminology list containing the source language terms in English with equivalents in the other four official target languages. The following languages are included in the list: Sesotho, Sepedi, Setswana, Afrikaans and English. Click here to access the list.
Multilingual Mathematics Dictionary Grade R-6
The Terminology Coordination Section’s (TCSs) primary focus with the school projects is the documentation of existing terminology, and facilitation of the development of terminology in the African languages for new concepts that appear in the teaching materials for Grades 1 to 6. The following languages are included in the dictionary: English, Afrikaans, isiZulu, isiXhosa, Siswati […]
Multilingual Arts and Culture Intermediate Phase Terminology List
The Arts and Culture Intermediate Phase project was initiated by the National Language Service (NLS). The terms were excerpted from a combination of Arts and Culture Learner’s Books, Teacher’s Guides & Manuals, Arts and Culture journals and magazines, etc. The list currently comprises 550 terms. The concepts are presented in 11 official languages of South Africa. […]
Multilingual Life Orientation Intermediate Phase Terminology List
The Life Orientation Intermediate Phase project was initiated by the National Language Service (NLS). The terms were excerpted from a combination of Life Orientation Learner’s Books, Teacher’s Guides & Manuals, etc. The list currently comprises about 1079 terms. The terms are available in 11 of the official languages of South Africa. Click here to access […]
Multilingual Resource List
Click here to access a list of multilingual materials and resources about multilingual education in South Africa curated by the bua-lit team.
Open letter to Minister of Basic Education Siviwe Gwarube on MTBBE
The bua-lit collective and its affiliates have written to the Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube highlighting the importance of Mother Tongue Based Bilingual Education. The letter urges the Minister to ensure Mother Tongue Based Bilingual Education is a core priority of the Department of Basic Education. Read the letter, published by the Daily Maverick, here.
Osse Science Grade 6
Osse Science is a bilingual Kaaps-English learning resource for Grade 6 Natural Science. The Osse Science textbook is being developed as part of the Bilingual Learning Materials project at UWC (2023-2026) Find the online version here.
Why I’ve told my principal I will not teach the new proposed English curriculum by David Taylor – The SpinOff
Read the following opinion piece opposing the new English curriculum in New Zealand. In the article David Taylor, head of English at Northcote College, outlines why he will refuse to teach the latest draft of the English curriculum.
bua-lit MTBBE Course Registration Guide
Click here to access a guide on how to register for the free online bua-lit MTBBE Course. Click here for a guide on how to access your completion certificate for course. Click here for a guide on how to leave a review once you have completed the course.
English Translanguaging pamphlet
We have worked with the Zenex Foundation to produce a series of 4 pamphlets with information about bi/multilingual education for the South African public. The pamphlets cover the following topics: What is bi/multilingual education? What is mother tongue based bi/multilingual education? Developing a school language policy. Translanguaging Click here to view this pamphlet. Click here […]
