Webb, Victor N.2007-05-242007-05-242006-06Webb, V 2006, 'Perspektiewe op moedertaalonderrig', Tydskrif vir Geesteswetenskappe, Supplement, vol. 46, issue 2, pp. 37-50. [http://www.journals.co.za/ej/ejour_akgees.html]0041-4751http://hdl.handle.net/2263/2524This article deals with the advantages of mother-tongue education at all levels of formal training. It departs from the point of view that the medium of formal instruction can be a facilitator or a barrier to educational development and, later, to one’s basic rights and privileges as well as political and economic participation. Accepting that the concept of mother-tongue instruction has problematic dimensions, educational and noneducational arguments are presented in support of mother tongue instruction, followed by a brief overview of empirical research that demonstrates its fundamental role in education. The article concludes with a list of obstacles that need to be addressed if the principle of mother-tongue instruction is to be effectively marketed to educational decision-makers.517209 bytesapplication/pdfAfrikaansSouth African Academy for Science and ArtsMother-tongue instructionMother-tongue educationMoedertaalonderrigNative language -- Study and teachingNative language and educationArticle