From the perspective of World Englishes (i.e., varieties of English in different regions of the world), mutual intelligibility is a key issue for both listeners and speakers. Nevertheless, learners often have an idealized notion of native-speaker spoken norms and may be in favor of more prestigious inner circle models than others. This study…

Describes how Athol Fugard's 1982 play "'Master Harold'...and the Boys" dramatizes the racial situation in South Africa by taking the concept of racism away from universal abstractions and making its causes and effects individual and concrete. Asserts that this play should be adopted in the high school curriculum. (MM)

Shows some of the conditions under which South African educators work and similarities to the conditions in the United States. Cites some features of English education under apartheid and then explains how progressive teachers are using those features for their own ends. (MG)

Presents a case study of how the University of Witwatersrand in South Africa adapted to the challenge of linguistic and cultural diversity. Suggests how this school's experiences parallel the shifts that many Canadian schools are struggling with in the 1990s. (HB)