This study investigates whether it is possible and necessary to acquire a second and third
language simultaneously in our present multicultural, multilingual South Africa with its
eleven official languages.
The qualitative, descriptive empirical research was executed for the duration of the first
school term within a multiracial grade four class at Richmond Primary School in KwaZulu
Natal. Afrikaans and Zulu were taught in separate periods, simultaneously, for the exact
number oflessons per week, with the exact same content, method and teacher.
The success ofthe research, rested on maintaining absolute reality within the normal daily
routine of the school day, in order to see if it is possible to acquire two languages
simultaneously.
The very positive outcomes of this research cannot be generalized, but rather indicate
possible tendencies that it is indeed possible to acquire two languages simultaneously. / Psychology of Education / M. Ed. (with specialisation in Guidance and Counselling)
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:unisa/oai:umkn-dsp01.int.unisa.ac.za:10500/16079 |
| Date | 11 1900 |
| Creators | Bruce, Marian Elsie |
| Contributors | Strydom, I. (Irene) |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Dissertation |
| Format | 1 online resource (xiv, 330 leaves) : illustrations, some color |
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