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<p class=""><em>On Tuesday 22
March, Stellenbosch University released a new draft language policy,
with a call for comments that will feed into developing the final draft.
This article serves both as a submission to this process and a more
general reflection on the Stellenbosch taaldebat or language debate,
analysed against the backdrop of the language-related conflict that has
broken out in recent months on numerous South African campuses. By<strong> LLOYD HILL</strong>.</em></p>
<p class="">Language policy and
practice at Stellenbosch University have been the subject of heated
disputes for years, but the national student protests that began in 2015
have brought the matter to a head. Consequently, Stellenbosch
University finds itself under contrasting pressure to either
maintain/implement the current policy - which was adopted in December
2014 and gives English and Afrikaans equal status as undergraduate
mediums of instruction - or to replace it with a new policy.</p>
<p class="">The pressure to
maintain and implement the current policy comes in the main from
Convocation, the Afrikaans press and various Afrikaans interest groups -
notably Afriforum and a new initiative called "Gelyke Kanse" (equal
opportunities). Pressure for change comes most notably from the Senate,
Student Representative Council, Open Stellenbosch, a new collective
known as the "Language...</p>
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<p><em>Read the <a class="" href="http://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2016-04-21-op-ed-language-knowledge-and-the-stellenbosch-dilemma/" target="_blank">full story</a> on the Daily Maverick website.</em></p>
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