Browsing Magister Artium - MA (Linguistics, Language and Communication) by Subject "Language policy"
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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 ... -
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, ... -
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 ...