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Wildsmith, R. – 1980
The status of English as learned and used by Chinese students in South Africa was investigated to provide perspective on the language policy. Language planners in South Africa require that all secondary school students be taught and tested through the medium of either English or Afrikaans, regardless of their mother tongue. The students are…
Descriptors: Bilingual Students, Chinese, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries