“We also wanted to learn”: Narratives of change from adults literate in African languages
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DOI: 10.1007/s11159-017-9664-z
Abstract: This article discusses the impact of literacy programmes on those who learned to read and write in their own African languages. It draws on adult learners’ reflections on the significance of literacy and numeracy in… read more here.
Keywords: alphab tisation; also wanted; wanted learn; learn narratives ... See more keywords
An enhanced terminology development and management approach for South African languages
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DOI: 10.1080/02572117.2019.1672322
Abstract: The study was inspired by observations made by the main researcher of how terminology is being developed and managed in South Africa. Its aim is to propose effective models and principles for terminology development and… read more here.
Keywords: terminology; development management; management; south african ... See more keywords
Social software as a tool of promoting indigenous African languages in Higher Education
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DOI: 10.1080/14790718.2017.1365870
Abstract: ABSTRACT Within the discourse of language planning and policy, there is an increasing realisation of the strategic role of information and communication technologies in the promotion of indigenous African languages. The article discusses the strategic… read more here.
Keywords: indigenous african; social software; higher education; african languages ... See more keywords
Commodification of African languages in linguistic landscapes of rural Northern Cape Province, South Africa
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DOI: 10.1515/ijsl-2019-2054
Abstract: Abstract English has been portrayed in linguistic landscape literature as the definitive language of commodification. However, using linguistic landscape images from two rural communities in the Northern Cape, South Africa, this article shows how indigenous… read more here.
Keywords: south africa; languages linguistic; commodification; northern cape ... See more keywords
Voices of Grade Four teachers in response to Mazibuye Izilimi Zomdabu! (Bring Back African Languages!): A decolonising approach
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DOI: 10.17159/2520-9868/i72a03
Abstract: The language of learning and teaching (LoLT) poses a threat to the quality of teaching and learning of most learners who speak African languages in Africa and particularly in South Africa. In this study, I… read more here.
Keywords: grade four; voices grade; use african; african languages ... See more keywords
Impediments in promoting the functional status of African languages in higher education
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DOI: 10.2989/16073614.2019.1617172
Abstract: Abstract This paper seeks to provide an analysis of obstacles that hinder progress in promoting the functional status of African languages in the South African higher education sector. African languages suffer marginalisation despite the existence… read more here.
Keywords: promoting functional; functional status; higher education; language ... See more keywords