CDE3701 ASSIGNMENT 2 ANSWERS 2024

CDE3701
ASSIGNMENT 2 ANSWERS 2024




CDE3701ASSIGNMENT 2 ANSWERS 2024

, CDE3701 ASSESSMENT 2




QUESTION 1:

CASE STUDY

Mrs du Toit is a teacher in a South African school with learners who are

exposed to multiple languages before the age of six. In her diverse classroom,

she has learners who come from different language backgrounds, including

Nguni, Sotho, English and Afrikaans. As a teacher, she observes that some

learners in her classroom frequently code-switch between English and other

indigenous languages, particularly during informal conversations.

Carefully read the case study and answer the questions below:

1.1 How would you define code-switching in the South African classroom

context?

Address how Mrs du Toit can use code-switching to ensure that it does not

hinder the learning progress of the learners in her classroom, while still

acknowledging and respecting the learners’ linguistic diversity.

Code-switching in the South African classroom context can be defined as the

practice of alternating between two or more languages within a single conversation

or interaction. In Mrs. du Toit's classroom, this may occur when learners switch

between English and their indigenous languages. To ensure that code-switching