Language education and national identity : a comparative study of Flemish and Afrikaans L1-instruction materials since 2000

In an attempt to answer the question as to what views on national identity can be found in language textbooks, this study examines the categories and nature of themes and situations that appear in a recent Flemish and Afrikaans language school textbook. Central to the study is the clarification as to which themes the situations and texts in these books are linked. Since 1991, a gradual political move towards New Right has been made 'visible' through democratic elections with sweeping victories for right-wing parties. Halfway around the world, South Africa was gradually moving out of the Apartheid-era. With a democratic win for the African National Congress in the 1994 national elections, this period seemed to be closed and relegated into history. However, based on the assumption that traces of these socio-political developments and consequent evolutions should be found in recent textbooks, I set out on this study.

Grantor dc:publisher.institution

School of Education

Year dc:date.issued

2003

Author dc:creator

• Kusendila, Bénédicte

Advisors dc:contributor.advisor

• Esterhuyse, Jan
• Cuvelier, Pol

Language dc:language.iso

eng

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11211

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/11211