February Language Highlights: Celebrating Human Teachers and Learning
- Leading Language
- 5 days ago
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Supporting South Africa’s language learners with human expertise and cultural insight
Language learning thrives when humans lead — with cultural insight, empathy, and expertise. This month, we explore how teachers and translators remain essential, even as technology supports the learning journey.
Human-Centered Multilingual Education in SA
South African schools are expanding mother-tongue-based bilingual education, reinforcing the importance of skilled human teachers whose cultural knowledge and judgement make learning meaningful.
AI as a Teaching Aid, Not a Replacement
As global discussions around AI grow, South African educators emphasize that technology supports — but never replaces — the human insight, nuance, and cultural understanding teachers bring to language learning.
IRIS — Supporting Teachers in Classrooms
South Africa’s multilingual AI tutor IRIS demonstrates how technology can assist educators, freeing teachers to focus on personal engagement, context, and student confidence.
New Schools Programme Launch
Our live, human-led language lessons help students build confidence, academic success, and cultural awareness — supported by technology, guided by teachers.
International Mother Language Day (21 February)
Across South Africa, this day celebrates linguistic diversity through human storytelling, teaching, and cultural exchange — reminding us that language lives through people.
At Leading Language, we believe technology can support learning — but people make it meaningful. Our teachers remain at the heart of everything we do.
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