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Namibia: A Case for a Gradual Transitional Bilingual Language Programme Dolores Wolfaardt Ministry Of Basic Education, Sport And Culture: Namibia 1. Introduction Namibia is a relative small country on the southwestern part of Africa just north west of South Africa. Namibia has a population of just over 1,7 million people and became independent from South Africa in 1990. Although a mere 0,8% of the population are in fact first language speakers of English, English was chosen by SWAPO (Southwest Africa People s Organisation), the ruling party, as the official language after Namibia s independence in 1990 for various reasons that are outlined in Towards a language policy for Namibia (UNIN, 1981). This was overall not an unpopular choice. This decision was outlined Article 3 (Language) in the Constitution (MIB 1990:3) and also in The Language Policy for Schools 1992 1996 and beyond (MEC 1993).
in schools and in teacher training colleges. As a result, the document The language policy for schools: 1992 – 1996 and beyond (MEC 1993) was formulated and implemented. The national language policy for schools in Namibia (MEC 1993) stipulates that the medium of instruction in Grades 1 – 3, the
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