,HED4807 Assignment 5 PORTFOLIO (COMPLETE
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QUESTON 1: LANGUAGE EDUCATION POLICIES (15) 1.1
Provide your own interpretation of how the LiEP has influenced
language learning and teaching, and whether it has promoted
multilingualism. (5) 1.2 What is your recommendation on how
the language of teaching and learning (LoLT) should be chosen.
Substantiate your view referring to first and additional language
theories and policy documents. (10) QUESTION 2: THEORIES
(20) 2.1 Discuss shortcomings that behaviourism as a theory of
language acquisition presents. (4) 2.2 The behaviourist, nativist,
socio-interactivist and cognitive development theories each
provides unique perspectives on language acquisition and
development, and they can complement each other in various
ways. Provide a summary of how the nativist and socio-
interactivist theories explain how language is acquired. (6) 2.3
Explain in your own words what scaffolding in language
learning means. (5) 2.4 By referring to Vygostsky’s zone of
proximal development explain why an exercise such as the cloze
procedure is effective in scaffolding language learning. (5)
QUESTION 1: LANGUAGE EDUCATION POLICIES (15)
1.1 Interpretation of how the LiEP has influenced language
learning and teaching, and whether it has promoted
multilingualism. (5)
, The Language in Education Policy (LiEP) has had a significant
influence on language learning and teaching in South Africa.
Initially, it was designed to promote multilingualism by
encouraging the use of multiple languages in educational
contexts, reflecting the country's diverse linguistic landscape.
The policy aims to support students in learning both their first
language (L1) and additional languages, which can help bridge
the gap between home language and academic language.
In practice, however, the implementation has been inconsistent.
While the LiEP advocates for multilingual education, the
dominance of English as the language of instruction in many
schools, particularly in urban areas, has overshadowed the use of
African languages in schools. This undermines the goal of
promoting multilingualism, as many learners are expected to
switch to English, which is often not their home language,
thereby making learning more challenging.
Despite these challenges, the policy has created a framework
that acknowledges the importance of home languages in
education, thereby encouraging a more inclusive approach to
language learning that values linguistic diversity. To fully
realize the goal of multilingualism, however, more investment in
training teachers, creating teaching materials in various
languages, and changing the societal attitude towards African
languages is required.
1.2 Recommendation on how the language of teaching and
learning (LoLT) should be chosen. Substantiate your view
referring to first and additional language theories and policy
documents. (10)
