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| + | The [[South African Council for English Education]] ([[SACEE]]) is an organisation dedicated to the promotion of the English Language in South Africa. | ||
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Founded in 1955, it aims to maintain, promote and encourage education through the medium of English and to improve the standards of written and spoken English in South Africa. | Founded in 1955, it aims to maintain, promote and encourage education through the medium of English and to improve the standards of written and spoken English in South Africa. | ||
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[[World Schools Debating Leagues]], in which the Johannesburg, Bloemfontein and Polokwane branches participate in debating competitions. | [[World Schools Debating Leagues]], in which the Johannesburg, Bloemfontein and Polokwane branches participate in debating competitions. | ||
| + | == Sources == | ||
https://sacee.org.za/ | https://sacee.org.za/ | ||
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| + | [[Sydney Paul Gosher]]. 1988. ''A Historical and Critical Survey of the South African One-act Play Written in English''. Unpublished doctoral dissertation. Pretoria: [[University of South Africa]]. | ||
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Latest revision as of 11:49, 14 November 2024
The South African Council for English Education (SACEE) is an organisation dedicated to the promotion of the English Language in South Africa.
The council
Founded in 1955, it aims to maintain, promote and encourage education through the medium of English and to improve the standards of written and spoken English in South Africa.
SACEE has eight active branches around the country – Bloemfontein, Border, Eastern Cape, Johannesburg, Mid-Vaal, Polokwane, Pretoria and Western Cape. The branches are run by volunteers. The individual branches organise many competitions, events and ‘outreach’ programmes within their own particular areas and these include such activities as creative writing competitions, spelling competitions, forum discussions. debating and the provision of readers in a number of Primary Schools.
Relevant to this encylopaedia are the SACEE One-act Play Festivals run by various branches since 1975.
Among other, more national, projects undertaken by the Council are:
The publication of English Alive, an annual anthology of writings from high schools and colleges in South Africa published annually since 1967.
The De Beers English Olympiad, an annual literary competition for learners in high schools and colleges - run as a joint project between SACEE and the Grahamstown Foundation since 1976.
World Schools Debating Leagues, in which the Johannesburg, Bloemfontein and Polokwane branches participate in debating competitions.
Sources
Sydney Paul Gosher. 1988. A Historical and Critical Survey of the South African One-act Play Written in English. Unpublished doctoral dissertation. Pretoria: University of South Africa.
Go to ESAT Bibliography
Return to
Return to South_African_Films
Return to South African Theatre Personalities
Return to PLAYS I: Original SA plays
Return to PLAYS II: Foreign plays
Return to PLAYS III: Collections
Return to PLAYS IV: Pageants and public performances
Return to South African Festivals and Competitions
Return to South African Radio Plays and Serials
Return to South African Television Plays and Series
Return to South_African_Venues,_Companies,_Societies,_etc
Return to The ESAT Entries
Return to Main Page
