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.
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.
Multilingualism is vital, it’s gateway to cultural empathy and understanding by Nadeema Musthan – Sowetan Live
Read the following opinion piece in the Sowetan Live by Nadeema Musthan, a bua-lit affiliate.
Spotlight on: Multilingualism and Diversities Research – Tsikinya-Chaka Centre Blog
Click here to read a lovely blog about the 3rd Kaaps Symposium and the upcoming Free to Learn: Soze Ungayibambi! documentary.
Unlocking learners’ mother-tongue magic by Carolyn McKinney, Xolisa Guzula, Robyn Tyler, Catherine Kell and Soraya Abdulatief
The Gauteng Sunday Times published an article by bua-lit members about the magic of using learner’s mother tongue. The article can be read here.
The Islamic roots of Afrikaans – The Mail & Guardian
The Mail and Guardian published an article about the Islamic roots of Afrikaans in South Africa which can be read here. Click here to read our blog about the article.
The status of African languages in previously white schools: by Babalwa Molate and Robyn Tyler
Click here to read an article in the Daily Maverick about the status of African languages in previously white schools.
Multilingual classrooms boost learning: by Xolisa Guzula and Louise Albertyn
Xolisa Guzula and Louise Albertyn write about shifting our focus from monolingual to multilingual classrooms.
Multilingual textbooks: Some lessons for South Africa from Rwanda and Tanzania
Read a report from the LITASA Conference 2019 Masifunde Ditale on the plenary panel featuring Casimir Rubagumya, John Simpson and Ingrid Sapire on “Bilingualism/translanguaging and language supportive textbooks: learning from Rwandan, Tanzanian and South African projects”. Find out more about the importance of multilingual pedagogy and textbooks here
