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Title | Language Battles Continue in South African Schools |
Body | A national debate over the right of South African schools to teach in indigenous languages heated up in January when the government forced an Afrikaans-language primary school to enroll a group of English-speaking children. South Africa has 11 national languages, creating a complex situation where a balance must be struck between proficiency in a nationally useful language and preservation of indigenous tongues. Read the Christian Science Monitor article at: http://www.csmonitor.com/2005/0712/p12s01-legn.html |
Source | Christian Science Monitor |
Inputdate | 2005-07-14 16:17:00 |
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Publishdate | 2005-07-18 00:00:00 |
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