The SANTED Multilingual Project in Nursing aims to develop bilingual teaching and learning materials in English and isiZulu for nursing students at the University of KwaZulu-Natal. The objectives are to provide nursing professionals competent in both English and isiZulu, develop isiZulu-speaking professionals confident in practicing in their mother tongue, and equip non-isiZulu speakers to communicate with isiZulu patients. In the first year, course materials will be translated and non-isiZulu lecturers will receive basic language training, followed by subject-specific modules. Interpreters will assist classes and clinical supervision. Capacity building for bilingual education will continue in subsequent years with additional translations and advanced language courses for lecturers.

1. SANTED Multilingual Project in Nursing Charlotte Engelbrecht School of Nursing University of KwaZulu-Natal

2. Objectives of the project The teaching of subject material in a bilingual group with isiZulu and English as the languages in the Class Developing subject material in both English and isiZulu. Capacity building of non-speaking isiZulu lecturers to be competent in teaching both in English and IsiZulu at the same time. Competent lecturers to facilitate bilingual learning sessions

3. Objectives (Continue) Providing the Nursing profession in primarily KwaZulu-Natal with professionals that are competent in both English and isiZulu as language in their practice IsiZulu speaking professionals competent and confident to practice their profession in their mother tongue Non-speaking isiZulu professionals competent in speaking isiZulu while practicing their profession with Zulu speaking clients.

4. Sub-Objectives (first year of project) Identifying and developing the course content to be used in the pilot project Translation of case studies for second half of year to be used in teaching in Fundemental Nursing Translation of all assessment tools students will use in the community (second year course content). Translation of the concepts most found to describe health needs in the community(second year course content).

5. Sub-Objectives (first year of project) Implimenting first year students Basic training of nonspeaking isiZulu students in basic conversational isiZulu followed up by a subject spesific module Facilitation of second semester group discussions in both isiZulu and English Assistance of interpreter in class.

6. Sub-Objectives (first year of project)cont. Capacity building Identifying non-isiZulu speaking lecturers +/- 8 lecturers on the moment Start with basic IsiZulu Module by lecturers followed up by subject specific modules in isiZulu. to participate and manage basic isiZulu conversations in health have a Basic competency in writing in isiZulu have a Basic competency in reading isiZulu

7. Sub-Objectives (first year of project)cont. Skills development All first and second year staff would have attended a workshop on the facilitation of learning in a bilingual group.

8. Sub-Objectives (second year of project) Identifying and developing the course content to be used in the pilot project Translation of case studies to be used in teaching in general Nursing (3 rd year)

9. Sub-Objectives (second year of project) Implimenting the second year course material in a bilingual class facilitation Interpreter assistance in the fieldwork (Jan/Feb, April, July, October) Interpreter assistance in the class

10. Sub-Objectives (second year of project) Training of Non-speaking staff on next level of isiZulu language competency

11. Sub-Objectives (Third year of project) Implimenting the third year course material in a bilingual class facilitation Interpreter assistance in the class Preparation of fourth year course material Midwifery Mental Health (link with psychology for already developed subject terms) Primary Health care Lecturers advanced isiZulu course