Kerfoot, CarolineHendricks, JessicaDept. of Linguistics, Language and CommunicationFaculty of Arts2013-06-202024-03-272007/03/282007/03/282013-06-202024-03-272004https://hdl.handle.net/10566/9888Magister Artium - MAThe purpose of this study was to determine the implication for learning for learners whose home language is different from the medium of instruction at school.The study is focused on a group of Afrikaans learners for whom English is not a foreign language. Rather, English is a language that they are in contact with on a daily level through the media, their peers and in the classroom. The study looked at why these learners find themselves in English classes when the language policy of the country makes provision for their specific home language in the classroom. It also tried to determine whether these learners experience problems in their learning as they shift from Afrikaans as a home language to an English medium of instruction in class.enEnglish languageStudy and teachingForeign speakersTextbooks for foreign speakersAfrikaansThesisUniversity of the Western Cape