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Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 October 2008

Pearl Ntlhakana
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Language policy in South Africa and its impact on English in education

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Research Article
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English Today , Volume 16 , Issue 2 , April 2000 , pp. 11 - 17
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2000

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