Language intervention at schools: Changing orientations within the South African context

The role of the speech therapist in the school has changed drastically over the last decade. The reasons for these changes originate from a growing realisation of the importance of contextualising intervention within a particular community. This article aims at providing an analysis of the present s...

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Main Author: Erna Alant
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AOSIS 1989-12-01
Series:South African Journal of Communication Disorders
Online Access:https://sajcd.org.za/index.php/sajcd/article/view/294
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spelling doaj-1049adc6a5e54985876252f87a550a2b2020-11-25T00:09:55ZengAOSISSouth African Journal of Communication Disorders0379-80462225-47651989-12-0136110.4102/sajcd.v36i1.294197Language intervention at schools: Changing orientations within the South African contextErna Alant0Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology, University of PretoriaThe role of the speech therapist in the school has changed drastically over the last decade. The reasons for these changes originate from a growing realisation of the importance of contextualising intervention within a particular community. This article aims at providing an analysis of the present school population in South Africa with specific reference to the Black schools as a basis for discussion on the role of the speech and language therapist within this context. The problems of second language learning and teaching are highlighted and the role of the language therapist as a consultant within the Black school system is emphasized.https://sajcd.org.za/index.php/sajcd/article/view/294
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Language intervention at schools: Changing orientations within the South African context
South African Journal of Communication Disorders
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title Language intervention at schools: Changing orientations within the South African context
title_short Language intervention at schools: Changing orientations within the South African context
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description The role of the speech therapist in the school has changed drastically over the last decade. The reasons for these changes originate from a growing realisation of the importance of contextualising intervention within a particular community. This article aims at providing an analysis of the present school population in South Africa with specific reference to the Black schools as a basis for discussion on the role of the speech and language therapist within this context. The problems of second language learning and teaching are highlighted and the role of the language therapist as a consultant within the Black school system is emphasized.
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