1.1 Fill in the missing word(s) in the relevant spaces below by choosing the correct word from the box provided. Type out only the letter and the word of your choice in the answer box provided. For example: (A) = literacy
status, consecutive, deciding, multi-lingual, cultures, simultaneous, universal, indigenous, mother-tongue, CALP, literacy, sensitive, migrate, communities, isiXhosa, isiZulu, Afrikaans, South African Sign language (SASL), BICS, twelve.
According to Cummins (1997), the...(A)... is the medium by which learning is stimulated and assists learners with understanding since it is the primary language of each learner. Learning a home language before proceeding to learn a second language is referred to as...(B)... bilingualism, this differs from...(C)... bilingualism where two languages are learned together. When listening and speaking ability is developed in the classroom, then learners have improved their...(D).... Parents are often influenced by the...(E)... that a language carries and since English is a...(F)... language. Since the implementation of air travel, many people have been able to...(G)... to different parts of the world. South Africa is unique as a country because it has...(H)... official languages, this means that many learners are learning more than two languages in their community, making them...(I).... According to Stats SA (2012), statistics indicate that the most spoken home language amongst the official languages of South Africa is...(J)..., followed by...(K).... The third most spoken home language amongst the official languages is...(L).... The most recent addition to the list of official languages in South Africa is...(M)....
