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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 ...
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 ...
A critical reflection on eclecticism in the teaching of English grammar at selected Zambian secondary schools
(University of the Western Cape, 2016)
English is the official language in Zambia and a compulsory subject from grade 1 to the final year of secondary education. Communicative competence in English is therefore critical to mobility in education and is also ...
Siding and ‘translanguaged siding’ in lecture halls: an ethnography of communication at the University of the Western Cape.
(University of Western Cape, 2020)
The study set out to investigate siding and translanguaged siding as an under-researched student-to-student communication which happen parallel to teaching. Lemke (1990) defines siding as student-to-student talk while the ...