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In an intercultural situation, universally the problems of transfer of concepts are numerable. In most situations a large number of people have to study and communicate through a second language, which makes the transfer of concepts even more diflicult It is therefore important to know what concepts are. the role that they play in learning and to have an understanding of the important things around us. in order to handle the real‐life world as efficiently as possible. Concepts are formed by means of the mother tongue and it is difficult to translate these into another language early in life.
Only after all the basic concepts are formed and the second language has developed sufficiently, can concepts be translated into this second language. No man can be educated efficiently if he is not in a position to handle concepts effectively. As a result of this, all development is seriously hampered.
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Professor in Education, Vista University, Sebokeng Campus