EDMHODR - The Educator as Mediator of Learning
Assignment 1
ASSIGNMENT 01 (COMPULSORY)
SEMESTER 1: DUE DATE: 22 March 2019
Unique number: 639504
Question 2
Their language is the repository of the culture of a people and a vehicle through which it is transmitted
throughout generations. History, knowledge and the values of a people are also archived in language. To learn
a language is to learn everything about its people.
Do you agree with this statement or not? Support your answer by critically discussing the issue of
LoTL in
South Africa. Critically discuss our poor performance in reading, writing and counting against the LoTL. As a
mediator of learning come up with some practical intervention mechanisms to solve the problem. (100)
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, TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................................... 3
2. LANGUAGE ............................................................................................................................................ 4
2.1 Role of language ........................................................................................................................... 4
2.2 Culture and language .................................................................................................................. 5
2.3 Language of learning and teaching (LoLT) in South Africa ................................................... 5
3. POOR PERFORMANCE IN LEARNING IN SOUTH AFRICA AFFECTED BY THE
LANGUAGE of LEARNING AND TEACHING .......................................................................................... 7
3.1 How can educators as mediators of learning solve the problem? .................................. 8
4. CONCLUSION ........................................................................................................................................ 9
REFERENCES .............................................................................................................................................. 10
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