Browsing by Subject "Language policy"
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A critical evaluation of the development of Rumanyo as a national language in Namibia
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)Among others, the current study had been conceived due to the fact that, although Namibia is endowed with multiple languages, their development throughout the long colonial history, had been unequal. That is, some languages ... -
Analyzing university language policies in South Africa: Critical discourse and policy analysis frameworks
(University of the Western Cape, 2016)At the dawn of democracy, Higher Education in South Africa was in dire need of change. One of the essential initiatives in response to transformation in Higher Education was the mandate from the Ministry of Education for ... -
Consequences of ideology and policy in the English second language classroom: The case of Oshiwambo-speaking students in Namibia
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)At independence, Namibia chose English as its official language and therefore its language of learning and teaching (LOLT). This decision has been well supported and therefore there has been an expectation among Namibians ... -
Evaluating the structural equivalence of the English and isiXhosa versions of the Woodcock Munoz Language Survey on matched sample groups
(University of the Western Cape, 2009)The diversity embodying South Africa has emphasized the importance and influence of language in education and thus the additive bilingual programme is being implemented in the Eastern Cape by the ABLE project in order to ... -
The language factor in students’ experience of assessments: A case study from the University of the Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)Recent statistics show that 25% of university students in South Africa drop out in their first year of study (Stats SA, 2018). This figure is all the more worrisome when older but still relevant statistics are considered, ... -
Language in education policy and literacy acquisition in multilingual Uganda: a case study of the urban district of Kampala
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)This thesis is concerned with Language in Education Policy (LiEP) and literacy acquisition in multilingual Uganda with the urban district of Kampala as the case study. Specifically, the study investigates the implementation ... -
Language practices and identities of multilingual students in a Western Cape tertiary institution : implications for teaching and learning
(University of the Western Cape, 2012)In South Africa, there has been little research into the language practices of multilingual students in tertiary institutions or into how such students negotiate identities in these globalising contexts where the dominance ... -
Language, identity and nationhood: language use and attitudes among Xhosa students at the University of the Western Cape, South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2000)This thesis is a study of patterns of language attitudes and use among Xhosa home language speakers at the University of the Western Cape, South Africa. Speakers of Xhosa, according to Statistics South Africa 2000, form ... -
Minority language rights in Namibia: An international human rights perspective
(University of Western Cape, 2019)Namibia is home to a number of linguistic minorities. According to the 2011 census, the Owambo constitute 49.35 per cent of the population, accounting for almost half of the country’s total population.1 The rest of the ... -
Multilingualism and identity in new shared spaces :a study of Cameroon migrant in a primary school in Cape Town
(University of the Western Cape, 2009)This thesis aims to explore the ways in which space patterns regimes of language use and language attitudes among Cameroonian immigrant children in a primary school in Cape Town. The presence of migrants in any classroom ... -
Multilingualism, linguistic landscaping and translation of isiXhosa signage at three Western Cape Universities
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)Promotion and practice of multilingualism is of infinite need in a country with such history as South Africa. The need to promote, preserve and maintain languages grows each and every day due to the possibility of languages ... -
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 ... -
Positioning : a linguistic ethnography of Cameroonian children in and out of South African primary school spaces
(University of the Western Cape, 2015)This thesis traces the trajectories of a group of young Cameroonian learners as they engage in new social and educational spaces in two South African primary schools. Designed as a Linguistic Ethnography and using data ... -
Students and teachers' views on factors that hinder or facilitate science students in mastering English for academic purposes (EAP) in Rwanda higher education
(University of the Western Cape, 2013)This study explores second and third year students' and teachers‟ views on factors that hinder or facilitate the mastery of English for Academic Purposes (EAP) in the Science and Engineering Technology Higher Institutions ... -
Students and teachers’ views on factors that hinder or facilitate science students in mastering english for academic purposes (eap) in Rwanda higher education
(2013)This study explores second and third year students' and teachers‟ views on factors that hinder or facilitate the mastery of English for Academic Purposes (EAP) in the Science and Engineering Technology Higher Institutions ... -
Tourism and multilingualism in Cape Town: language practices and policy
(University of the Western Cape, 2009)Language diversity continues to create a language barrier to international tourism. Tourists from non-English speaking countries face a language barrier in South Africa and this affects their experiences in the country. ...