Answer to Question #315833 in English for Sebata

Question

1 The Department said in its annual performance plan for 2021/2022 that will include an investigation into the use of multilingual question papers. Spokesperson, Elijah Mhlanga said that the plan to review language policy was not a new thing as it had tested the waters last year when Eastern Cape matriculants wrote their exams in Xhosa. 

2 “The reviewed language policy will mean that learners can make a choice to write the exams in their own language. However, the process has not gone out for consultation yet. It must be tested thoroughly before implementation,” Mhlanga said. 

 2c) Write out two sentences, one from paragraph 1 and one from paragraph 2 which demonstrate that the news being reported was initially spoken before it was written as a news item.          

2d) Provide two pieces of evidence from the example you wrote out from paragraph 2 which indicate the use of reported speech.       

Answer 1

2c -

i. Spokesperson, Elijah Mhlanga said that the plan to review language policy was not a new thing as it had tested the waters last year when Eastern Cape matriculants wrote their exams in Xhosa. 

ii. However, the process has not gone out for consultation yet. It must be tested thoroughly before implementation.

2d. There is the use of reported speech.