Presenting her departmental budget speech this week, Motshekga said that given the demographics of the country, more than 80% of learners, continue to learn in a language other than their mother tongue.
“We must acknowledge the interesting work currently underway in the Eastern Cape on teaching some gateway subjects across the curriculum in isiXhosa and SeSotho with positive results. The North West has realised the importance of delivering the CAPS in Setswana across all Phases and Grades.” However, the minister acknowledged that there were issues with moving to a purely mother-tongue-based system, noting that it was likely impossible to have a pure class in Sotho or Xhosa in Gauteng the way similar classes have been held in the Eastern Cape.
“They are no longer being tested on their cognitive development or understanding . You are now testing their language abilities, which is a problem.
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