Ôs woon amal inne multi-ligual country waa ôs recognized 11 tale harmoniously langs mekaa exist. Maa innie education system is dai als afwiesag. IsiXhosa leerdes enjoy skool in hulle native tong tot in Graad 3. Dan wôd hulle vakke in Graad 4 na Ingils geswitch. Leedes wattie hoeggenaamd Ingils proficient genoeg issie, wôd expect om innie klaskame te skryf, lies en geteach te wôd in basically ‘n foreign language predominantly.
Maa die Centre for Multilingualism en Diversities Research (CMDR) launchie Free to Learn: Soze ungayibambi documentary omtrent bilingual education in Syd Afrika en bewys dit hoefie die case te wiesie. African language speaker leeders hoefie die horror te beleefie.
Dié bilingual (English/isiXhosa) documentary film volg twie research projects. Die Languaging-for-Learning (L4L) project mettie Grade 8 en 9 leerdes in Wiskinde, Wietenskap en Ingils, ennie iSayensi Yethu piloting vannie bilingual Science learning materials in Grade 4 klaskames. Siphamandla High School en Intshayelelo Primêre Skool, altwie in Khayelitsha, showcase ie evidence van sukses mettie multilingual learning waamie hulle strategically die niewe content relay.
Met dié process is daa multi-language development, soewel as leeders wat lee om resourcefully resources innie klaskame te gebryk. Dié tipe klaskame waarie moedetong ennie subject content taal gelyktydag gebryk wôd, isse stage set vi leeders om hulself te value as intellectuals, access na beide tale inne balanced environment te het ennie type of outlook virre bietere education system te groei.
In 2025 is daa beplan ommie Mother Tongue Based Bilingual Education (MTBBE) vannie Depâtment van Basiese Onnewys yt te rol. Bilingual education issie restoration vanne broken-down past ennie hope virre niewe gesig in Syd Afrikaanse onnewys.
By Gaireyah Fredericks
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