Education and Skills Development (ESD) Language in Education series.

Curle, S. (Speaker)

Activity: Academic conferences and events (excluding conference publications) › Conference presentation / attendance

Description

This seminar series brings together experts in the field of language teaching and learning. Seminars are held twice a month, the first being more practical in nature, with the second focusing on theory and policy. Seminars are hosted at the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) in Pretoria South Africa, with overseas guests joining via Vidyo.

This seminar focused on -
What language should be used in South African education?
Should it be English or should it be in the home language of the learner?

This invitation was extended by Jaqueline Harvey (Researcher in the Education and Skills Development programme at HSRC)

Period	29 Apr 2019
Event type	Seminar
Location	South AfricaShow on map
Degree of Recognition	International

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The HSRC was established in 1968 as South Africa’s statutory research agency and has grown to become the largest dedicated research institute in the social sciences and humanities on the African continent, doing cutting-edge public research in areas that are crucial to development. Their mandate is to inform the effective formulation and monitoring of government policy; to evaluate policy implementation; to stimulate public debate through the effective dissemination of research-based data and fact-based research results; to foster research collaboration; and to help build research capacity and infrastructure for the human sciences. The Council conducts large-scale, policy-relevant, social-scientific research for public sector users, non-governmental organisations and international development agencies. Research activities and structures are closely aligned with South Africa’s national development priorities.
Jaqueline Harvey