[lg policy] South Africa: Language Policy of the Central University of Technology, Free State

[Harold Schiffman]

Language Policy of the Central University of Technology, Free State

A/ 13.1 LANGUAGE POLICY OF THE CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY,
FREE STATE (CUT)

13.1.1. POLICY STATEMENT

13.1.1.1 CUT is committed to promoting accessibility for students,
practitioners,
scholars, academics, support staff and the public, as well as to learning
material and media/communication at the institution.
13.1.1.2 CUT shall, in all its endeavours, accommodate multilingualism
within the
regional, national and international contexts within which CUT operates, and
within the limits of its mandate as a university of technology.
13.1.1.3 The CUT Language Policy, which determines the academic language and the
language of all forms of institutional transaction, is based on mutual tolerance
and respect amongst all cultural groups, and should be free from political
influences. A university is an institution with an identity that is universal;
therefore all commitments and practices shall align with this universality.
13.1.1.4 In the main, and subject to relevant clauses below, the
academic language
and the language of all forms of institutional transaction shall be English.
13.1.1.5 Within its budgetary and feasibility constraints, CUT shall
continue in its
endeavours to empower its students and staff in English proficiency.


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http://www.cut.ac.za/download/A13_1_language_policy_2010.pdf

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