[lg policy] Books to encourage the learning of African languages

[Harold Schiffman]

Books to encourage the learning of African languages
JOBURG – Molteno Institute for Language and Literacy has introduced a book
series that will encourage children to learn to read in African languages.
12 hours ago
Molteno Institute for Language and Literacy are publishing books in
indigenous South African languages, which teaches children to read
proficiently. Photo: Supplied

*Language and literacy institute, Molteno, has published books in eight
African languages, dubbed the Bula Vula book series, which teaches children
to read African languages more proficiently.*

This plan supports the Department of Basic Education’s Incremental
Introduction of African Languages (IIAL) policy for Grade Ones.

The book series was launched in 2015 for Grade Ones and will be rolled out
until 2026 when it will be introduced to Grade 12s.

The policy makes it compulsory for all schools to offer previously
marginalised official languages to scholars in all schools currently not
offering any African language other than Afrikaans.

The series encourages children to read African languages proficiently and
is available for learners from Grade One to Three with stories that offer a
range of entertaining stories for children in over eight languages.

Molteno Institute for Language and Literacy has published books in
indigenous South African languages, which teach children to read
proficiently. Photo: Supplied
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“The Vula Bula African language graded reading series offers carefully
structured graded texts for early, emergent and fluent readers in
beautifully illustrated stories, contextualised to the young reader’s inner
world and life experiences,” said chief executive officer, Massennya
Dikotls.

The books contain predictable text to facilitate and encourage reading for
enjoyment with simple sentence structure and familiar vocabulary that will
enhance reading progress, while clear and detailed illustrations will help
with understanding.

“Through reading these books, children learn to speak and read an African
language. They learn to identify letters and [also learn] about the
structure of words and sentences.

“Additionally, they learn to read with understanding and they learn about
the connection between letters and sounds while increasing their
vocabulary. Another advantage is that the stories in the books are set
within a context children can relate to.”


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 Harold F. Schiffman

Professor Emeritus of
 Dravidian Linguistics and Culture
Dept. of South Asia Studies
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6305

Phone:  (215) 898-7475
Fax:  (215) 573-2138

Email:  haroldfs at gmail.com
http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/~haroldfs/

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