- Title
- Language policy and linguistic landscapes at schools in South Africa:
- Creator
- Kaschula, Russell H
- Creator
- Kretzer, Michael M
- Date Issued
- 2019
- Date
- 2019
- Type
- text
- Type
- article
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10962/174635
- Identifier
- vital:42496
- Identifier
- https://doi.org/10.1080/14790718.2019.1666849
- Description
- Language policy and Linguistic Landscapes (LL) are a highly contested area in South Africa. Due to Apartheid, the education system constitutes the core of such contestation. In Post-Apartheid South Africa the new Constitution of 1996, the South African Schools Act (SASA) and recent political initiatives such as the Use of Official Languages Act of 2012 form the foundation of language policy at schools. The Constitution declares 11 official languages on a macro-level. Nevertheless, English dominates the LL in South Africa. African Languages are significantly underrepresented in the public sphere. The vast majority of research emphasises the urban or semi-urban areas. This research tries to close the existing research gap with a broad comparative study in three research provinces.
- Format
- 24 pages
- Format
- Language
- English
- Relation
- International Journal of Multilingualism
- Relation
- Kretzer, M H and Kaschula, R.H., H.E., 2019. Language policy and linguistic landscapes at schools in South Africa. International Journal of Multilingualism, pp.1-23
- Relation
- International Journal of Multilingualism volume number 1 23 2019
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RU DST/NRF SARChI for Intellectualisation of African Languages, Multilingualism and Education
RU School of Languages and Literatures
SDG 16. Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
SDG 04. Quality Education
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