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Direct linkHurst, Ellen – Language and Education, 2016
Higher education institutions in South Africa are dominated by English, a result of the colonial history of the country and its education system, a legacy which is intensified by the current dominance of English in higher education worldwide. This paper applies a decolonial theoretical lens to argue that the dominance of English in South African…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Educational Change, Language Dominance, English
