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From monolingual to translanguaging classroom practice at two Delft primary schools
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)
Terminology such as mother tongue, first language and second language remain prevalent in South African schools’ language policies. These monolingual terms seem out of place within our multilingual landscape (Banda, 2018). ...
Towards urban multilingualism: investigating the linguistic landscape of the public rail transport system in the Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2012)
This study explores the linguistic landscape of Metrorail in the Western Cape, South
Africa. The Western Cape is a diverse, multicultural society with a history of
colonialism and imperialism. For this reason, the ...
Reading the linguistic landscape: women, literacy and citizenship in one South African township
(2011)
The purpose of this study was two-fold: firstly, to do a multimodal analysis of the
multilingual signage, advertisements and graffiti present on different surfaces in the
main business hub of a multicultural community ...
Negotiating a new centre: multilingualism and identities in a Cape Flats Primary School
(2009)
Meaning in human relations has always been based on inferred similarities (Holyoak & Thagard,1995). We are quick to liken the new to an old type. In this study, South African bi- or multilingual citizens post-1994 are ...
The accessibility of printed news to first language speakers of Xhosa
(University of the Western Cape, 2006)
This mini-thesis profiles some aspects realted to the accessibility of printed news to first language speakers of Xhosa. The major aim of this thesis is to investigate whether speakers of Xhosa do have access to printed ...
Imagining multilingual spaces through scripted 'codeswitching' in multilingual performance: a case study of '7de Laan'
(University of the Western Cape, 2010)
This thesis examines how multilingual spaces in South Africa are imagined and reconstructed through the use of scripted codeswitching in 7de Laan. It explores how the socio-political discourses and other ideologies from ...
A discourse analysis of narratives of identities and integration at the University of the Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2009)
In the thesis, I endeavour to create a platform on which to construct an understanding of 'integration' in a multilingual and multicultural setting, post-apartheid. I have selected UWC as the research site as it is an ...
Multilingual Landscapes : The Politics of Language and Self in a South African Township in Transformation
(University of the Western Cape, 2009)
Much language planning and policy in recent years in South Africa tends to overlook linguistic situations and practices, and focuses on notions of top-down language policy and implementation. This does not fit easily with ...
The literacy orientation of preschool children in a multilingual environment: the case of post-apartheid Manenberg
(University of the Western Cape, 2011)
This thesis is the result of an ethnographic study of the multilingual literacy practices of a group of families in their particular spaces within the urban context of the community of Manenberg, with the specific view of ...
A multimodal discourse analysis of the material culture of multilingualism at three Western Cape universities
(University of Western Cape, 2021)
The advent of semiotic/Linguistic Landscapes (LL) as a new sociolinguistic enquiry has received considerable attention in the field of Language and Communication Studies. Although LL studies have been done in South Africa, ...