The dilemma of the mother tongue: Prospects for bilingual education in South Africa

Language, Culture and Curriculum

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 51-66

  Banda, Felix ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

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EID: 84937324383     PISSN: 07908318     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07908310008666589     Document Type: Article

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