4.

This term is problematic because not everyone in South Africa are able to speak the ‘Proper
English’. In South Africa there are many cultures with different languages and the ‘Proper
English’ language has a hegemonic position amongst the languages. This means that people has
to learn the ‘Proper English’ language which can be a problem to some people.
Academic English is another term for ‘Proper English’.

5. The perceptions of the teacher and the school administration is that if you attend isizulu class
you will not do your work and be problematic. This will create a negative impact the identities of
learners who is not problematic and who actually does their work. This creates a common
identity where everyone is seen as being problematic.

6. According to the Makubalo (2007:30) reading, Thabo said that he only hung out with black
people because they understood what they were saying but when he had to hang out with white
people he had to speak English all the time.
In Cape Town, people are known for speaking ‘Kaaps English’. This is a form of English
language that is known for in the coloured community and they use this language often to
communicate.

7. Code switching is when a person switches between two or more different languages while
communicating. When Teboho was interviewed in the Makubalo(2007:33) reading, he said “One
of them boys ba kenang di-schools ka daar not ko kasie”. This is an example of code switching.
People who are multilingual and can alternate between languages can be seen as being talented,
not everyone has the ability to do that.

8. Identity does not normally refer to your own identity. For example, your background and
family history, identity be constructed by the way people see you or how you see yourself. As
mentioned in the Makubalo (2007:33-34) reading, Anna is an African student who resides in the
suburbs and not the townships, her mother tongue language is Sepedi, which means it’s her first
language, but Anna says that English is her first language because it was the first language she
learnt. In her interview she refers to “we" as the people of the suburbs where mostly white
people resides. Anna grew up in the suburbs which means that she sees herself as being one of
those white people who lives in the suburbs.

9. I agree with this statement. Identity and language goes hand in hand, people can be identified
based on their culture and some cultures comes with their own language. In South Africa there
are eleven official languages and these languages belongs to different cultures. For example, the
Xhosa language comes from the African culture. Another example can be found in the
Makubalo(2007:30) reading, when Thabo was interviewed, he said “when you are chilling
around white people you are speaking English all the time”. From this you can actually say that
the English language comes from the white culture.