<div dir="ltr"><h2><span itemprop="name">Maties approves motion to amend language policy</span></h2>
<p class="">The university’s council met to discuss aspects relating to transformation at the institution.</p>
<div class="">
<img src="http://ewn.co.za/cdn/-%2fmedia%2fB29B650567BE41A1AC145F75BD4C693E.ashx%3fas%3d1%26h%3d289%26w%3d463%26crop%3d1" alt="Students gather at Stellenbosch University during an open dialogue to discuss issues of inclusion and exclusion on 15 April 2015. Picture: iWitness." itemprop="image" height="289" width="463">
</div>
<div class=""><span>FILE: Stellenbosch University has approved a motion to amend its language policy. Picture: iWitness.</span>
</div>
<div class="">
<ul><li style="display:inline-block"><a href="http://ewn.co.za/Topic/Stellenbosch-University">Stellenbosch University</a></li><li style="display:inline-block"><a href="http://ewn.co.za/Topic/Stellenbosch-University-alleged-racism">Stellenbosch University alleged racism</a></li></ul>
</div>
<br><ul class=""><li class=""><br></li><li>
<div class=""><span style="vertical-align:bottom;width:127px;height:20px"></span></div>
<br></li></ul>
<div class=""><span itemprop="author"><a href="http://ewn.co.za/Contributors/Masa-Kekana">Masa Kekana</a></span> | <abbr id="mainplaceholder_0_abbrCreateDate" class="" title="7 hours ago">about 8 hours ago</abbr></div>
<span itemprop="articleBody">CAPE TOWN - <a target="_parent" href="http://ewn.co.za/Topic/Open-Stellenbosch">Stellenbosch University</a> has approved a motion to amend its language policy leading up to further proposed changes this year.<br>
<br>
The university’s council met on Monday to discuss various aspects relating to transformation at the institution.<br>
<br>
Maties spokesperson Martin Viljoen said, “Council supported the
recommendation by the rector’s management team that we would safeguard
Afrikaans as an academic language and it should be removed from the
introduction of the language policy.”<br>
<br>
Viljoen added the introduction of IsiXhosa was still in the pipeline.<br>
<br>
He adds the rector’s management team has accepted the recommendations.<br>
<br>
<strong>REACTION<br>
</strong><br>
While a council meeting was underway yesterday, student movement <a target="_blank" href="http://ewn.co.za/2015/08/22/Open-Stellenbosch-releases-racism-documentary">Open Stellenbosch</a> hosted a demonstration at the university’s Tygerberg campus.<br>
<br>
The movement is calling for the <a target="_blank" href="http://ewn.co.za/2015/09/28/Open-Stellenbosch-has-more-demands">dissolution of council</a> as part of a campaign for <a target="_blank" href="http://ewn.co.za/2015/09/22/Transformation-summit-to-develop-vision-for-SA-universities">greater transformation</a> at the institution.<br>
<br>
Last week, Open Stellenbosch also said <a target="_blank" href="http://ewn.co.za/2015/09/22/Open-Stellenbosch-unhappy-with-revised-language-policy">it is not happy</a> with newly revised language policy.<br>
<br>
The new policy aims to place English and Afrikaans on an equal level as the language of instruction in classrooms.<br><br><br clear="all"></span><a href="http://ewn.co.za/2015/09/30/Maties-approves-amendment-to-language-policy">http://ewn.co.za/2015/09/30/Maties-approves-amendment-to-language-policy</a><br>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature">**************************************<br>N.b.: Listing on the lgpolicy-list is merely intended as a service to its members<br>and implies neither approval, confirmation nor agreement by the owner or sponsor of the list as to the veracity of a message's contents. Members who disagree with a message are encouraged to post a rebuttal, and to write directly to the original sender of any offensive message. A copy of this may be forwarded to this list as well. (H. Schiffman, Moderator)<br><br>For more information about the lgpolicy-list, go to <a href="https://groups.sas.upenn.edu/mailman/" target="_blank">https://groups.sas.upenn.edu/mailman/</a><br>listinfo/lgpolicy-list<br>*******************************************</div>
</div>