Mother tongues versus an ex-colonial language as media of instruction and the promotion of multilingualism: The south african experience

South African Journal of African Languages

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 149-160

  Moyo, Themba ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZULULAND   (South Africa)

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EID: 45849153978     PISSN: 2572117     EISSN: 23051159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02572117.2002.10587506     Document Type: Article

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