To Be Xhosa or Not To Be Xhosa . . . That Is the Question.

de Klerk, Vivian

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ERIC Number: EJ614903

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Publication Date: 2000

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To Be Xhosa or Not To Be Xhosa . . . That Is the Question.

de Klerk, Vivian

Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, v21 n3 p198-215 2000

Describes a survey in and around Grahamstown in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa, which focused on the steady trickle of speakers of Xhosa into English-medium schools in the area. Examined the underlying reasons to send Xhosa children to these schools and the subsequent socio-psychological effects of the move on children. (Author/VWL)

Descriptors: English (Second Language), Ethnicity, Foreign Countries, Language of Instruction, Psychological Patterns, Second Language Learning, Surveys, Uncommonly Taught Languages

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: South Africa

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