English or Afrikaans are the official languages of learning and
teaching from Grade 4 in South African schools (Dada et al. 2009), and English is the language of
choice for most parents and learners who see it as providing access to tertiary education, employment
and careers and thus access to the global economy (Probyn 2008; Rollnick 2000; Setati, Chitera, and
Essien 2009).