Unwrapping the Layers.Sprachpolitik und geisteswissenschaftliche

Forschung als Beitrag zur kulturellen Identität afrikanischer Entwicklungsländer – am Beispiel

Südafrika

Sommeruniversität des FIW16. Juli 2014

Philina Wittke

Länderinformationen

Fläche 1,2 mio km2

Einwohnerzahl 53 Mio

Hauptstadt Pretoria, Kapstadt, Bloemfontein

Ethnische Gruppen Black (79,2%), White (8,9%), Colored (8,9%), Indian/Asian (2,5%), other (0,5%)

Sprachen isiZulu (22,7%), isiXhosa (16%), Afrikaans (13,5%), Englisch (9,6%), Sepedi (9,1%), Setswana (8%), Sesotho (7,6%), Xitsonga (4,5%), Siswati (2,5%), Tsivenda (2,4%), isiNdebele (2,1%), Sign language (0,5%)

HIV Rate 17,9%

Länderinformationen

Fläche 1,2 mio km2

Einwohnerzahl 53 Mio

Hauptstadt Pretoria, Kapstadt, Bloemfontein

Ethnische Gruppen Black (79,2%), White (8,9%), Colored (8,9%), Indian/Asian (2,5%), other (0,5%)

Sprachen isiZulu (22,7%), isiXhosa (16%), Afrikaans (13,5%), Englisch (9,6%), Sepedi (9,1%), Setswana (8%), Sesotho (7,6%), Xitsonga (4,5%), Siswati (2,5%), Tsivenda (2,4%), isiNdebele (2,1%), Sign language (0,5%)

HIV Rate 17,9%

Länderinformationen

Fläche 1,2 mio km2

Einwohnerzahl 53 Mio

Hauptstadt Pretoria, Kapstadt, Bloemfontein

Ethnische Gruppen Black (79,2%), White (8,9%), Colored (8,9%), Indian/Asian (2,5%), other (0,5%)

Sprachen isiZulu (22,7%), isiXhosa (16%), Afrikaans (13,5%), Englisch (9,6%), Sepedi (9,1%), Setswana (8%), Sesotho (7,6%), Xitsonga (4,5%), Siswati (2,5%), Tsivenda (2,4%), isiNdebele (2,1%), Sign language (0,5%)

HIV Rate 17,9%

Sprachpolitik

„ […] misconception about multilingualism“

Sprachpolitik

• Language-in-Education Policy (1997)1.In terms of the new Constitution of the Republic of

South Africa, the government, and thus the Department of Education, recognises that our cultural diversity is a valuable national asset and hence is tasked, amongst other things, to promote multilingualism, the development of the official languages, and respect for all languages used in the country, including South African Sign Language and the languages referred to in the South African Constitution. (Hervorhebungen von PW)

Sprachpolitik

• Language-in-Education Policy (1997)5. A wide spectrum of opinions exists as to the

locally viable approaches towards multilingual education, ranging from arguments in favour of the cognitive benefits and cost-effectiveness of teaching through one medium (home language) and learning additional language(s) as subjects […] (Hervorhebungen von PW)

6. The right to choose the language of learning and teaching is vested in the individual.

Sprachpolitik

• Curriculum 2005 Home languageFirst Additional LanguageSecond Additional Language

Sprachpolitik

Sprachpolitik

• Davenport/Saunders (2000):„The battle for the minds of Afrikaners centered

largely on the classroom.“ (S.247)

• Giliomee (2003):Prof NJ Hofmeyr: „Afrikans will only come into

its own when it aquires commercial value. Only then will Afrikaans be able to hold its own against English and Dutch.“ (S.373)

Sprachpolitik

• Bantu Education Act (1953)Unterricht in der afrikanischen MutterspracheEnglisch und Afrikaans als Fremdsprachen ab

Klasse 2/4, später Klasse 6/7Ab 1959 Abschlussprüfung in der afrikanischen

Muttersprache nach Klasse 8

Sprachpolitik

• Bantu Education Act (1953)Verwoerd (Minister of Native Affairs): „ There is

no place for [the Bantu] in the European community above the level of certain forms of labour [...] What is the use of teaching the Bantu child mathematics when it cannot use it in practice.”

(Clark/Worger. 2004. S.48)

Sprachpolitik

Geisteswissenschaftliche Forschung

Geisteswissenschaftliche Forschung

Geisteswissenschaftliche Forschung

Literaturverzeichnis• NLClark, WH Worger: South Africa – The Rise and Fall of

Apartheit. London: 2004. • TRH Davenport, C Sauders: South Africa. A Modern History.

London 2000. • H Giliomee: The Afrikaners – Biography of a People.

Kapstadt: 2003. • JP Steyn: Tuiste in eie Taal. Kapstadt: 1980.

• www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook (15. Juli 2014)

• www.gov.za (15. Juli 2014)• www.hesa.org.za (15. Juli 2014)

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