@ED2030AfricaUse African languages to promote learning
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To achieve the objective of a fully-fledged academy that is culturally sensitive, fosters locally sensitive knowledge production and overcomes the epistemic framework of Western scholarship, there needs to be a shift regarding how teaching and learning is executed.
This means addressing the culture inside classrooms and lecture halls. In my short career as a tutor I have been inspired by the teaching style of Dr Jacques de Wet, who incorporates multilingualism in his courses at the University of Cape Town. As a result, I have been motivating for the use of languages other than English in tutorials when students need to express themselves in the best way they know.