高考英语 考前突破阅读理解能力 文化教育 南非某大学将祖鲁语设为必修课素材.doc

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1、南非某大学将祖鲁语设为必修课AleadingSouthAfricanuniversitysaysitwillmakeZululanguageclassescompulsoryforallfirst-yearstudentsfromnextyear. 南非一所主流大学称，祖鲁语明年将成为所有大一新生的必修课。Some80%ofpeopleinKwaZulu-NatalspeakZulu ThedecisionbytheUniversityofKwaZulu-Natalisaimedatpromoting"nati

2、on-buildingandbringingdiverselanguagestogether",anofficialsaid. ZuluisamongthemostwidelyspokenofSouthAfrica's11officiallanguages. Itisthemothertongueforabout23%ofthepopulationandisalsousedasalinguafranca（通用语，混合语）bymanyothers. However,fewpeoplefromminorityrac

3、ialgroupsspeakit.  ThisisthefirsttimeaSouthAfricanuniversityhasmadeitcompulsoryforstudentstolearnanindigenous（本土的）Africanlanguage,thelocalMercurynewspaperreports.  'Surprising' UniversityofKwaZulu-NatalDeputyVice-ChancellorRenukaVithaltoldtheBBCthedecisionwo

4、uldhelpstudentsobtainavitalcommunicationskillfortheirprofessionalandpersonallives. "YoucancomethroughtheschoolingsystemwithoutlearninganyoftheindigenousAfricanlanguages,"shesaid. 2"Itissurprisingthatthisisstillthecase,nearly20yearsafterapartheid[racially-enf

5、orcedsegregation]ended."  TheuniversityislocatedinSouthAfrica'sKwaZulu-Natalprovince,whereZuluisthemothertongueofmostpeople.  Untilwhiteminorityruleendedin1994,EnglishandAfrikaans,basedonDutch,wereSouthAfrica'sonlyofficiallanguages.  TheAfricanNationalCongre

6、ss(ANC)government-whichtookpowerafterapartheidended-hasdonelittletopromoteindigenouslanguages,criticssay.  Zuluisspokenbymorethan80%ofpeopleinKwaZulu-Natal,AFPnewsagencyreports.  ItistheonlyAfricanlanguageinwhichamajordailynewspaperisproduced.  Relatedlangua

7、gesarealsospokeninsomeneighbouringcountries.2