Answer to Question #304905 in English for Accordance

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South Africa is a country that is linguistically and culturally diverse. This diversity is enshrined and protected in the Constitution of the country through the Bill of Rights. 7.1 . . . . this, some schools, especially in affluent suburbs and urban townships, continue to promote English mainly or English only language policies. The fact that most assessments are done in English does not help either. In fact, it puts learners from deep rural areas and impoverished township at a disadvantage 7.2 . . . . they do not have the same access to English as their peers in affluent suburbs and urban townships. To address this linguistic injustice, 7.3 . . . . educationists and researchers have called for teacher preparation and continued professional teacher development programmes that expose teachers to social justice issues.

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South Africa is a country that is linguistically and culturally diverse. This diversity is enshrined and protected in the Constitution of the country through the Bill of Rights. 7.1 With this, some schools, especially in affluent suburbs and urban townships, continue to promote English mainly or English only language policies. The fact that most assessments are done in English does not help either. In fact, it puts learners from deep rural areas and impoverished township at a disadvantage 7.2 because they do not have the same access to English as their peers in affluent suburbs and urban townships. To address this linguistic injustice, 7.3 the government, educationists and researchers have called for teacher preparation and continued professional teacher development programmes that expose teachers to social justice issues.