The Transformative Power of Language: From Postcolonial to Knowledge Societies in Africa
- Kaschula, Russell H, Wolff, H Ekkehard
- Authors: Kaschula, Russell H , Wolff, H Ekkehard
- Date: 2020
- Language: English
- Type: text , book
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/174514 , vital:42484 , ISBN 9781108498821
- Description: Language has played a pivotal role in societal transformation in postcolonial Africa towards the creation of globally competitive knowledge societies; however so far, this role has been under-researched and under-estimated. This volume addresses this gap in the literature, by bringing together a team of globally-recognised scholars to explore the effect of language on African postcolonial societies, and how it has contributed to achieving 'mental decolonisation'. A range of languages are explored, both imported (ex-colonial) and indigenous African, and case studies from different spheres of public discourse are investigated, from universities to legal settings. Demonstrating that multilingualism is a resource for, rather than barrier to, successful transformation, this book brings the intellectualisation and institutionalisation of African languages to the forefront of development discourse, and provides an insightful snap-shot of how current academic research, public discourse, political activism and social community engagement have contributed to societal transformation in South Africa.
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- Date Issued: 2020
- Authors: Kaschula, Russell H , Wolff, H Ekkehard
- Date: 2020
- Language: English
- Type: text , book
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/174514 , vital:42484 , ISBN 9781108498821
- Description: Language has played a pivotal role in societal transformation in postcolonial Africa towards the creation of globally competitive knowledge societies; however so far, this role has been under-researched and under-estimated. This volume addresses this gap in the literature, by bringing together a team of globally-recognised scholars to explore the effect of language on African postcolonial societies, and how it has contributed to achieving 'mental decolonisation'. A range of languages are explored, both imported (ex-colonial) and indigenous African, and case studies from different spheres of public discourse are investigated, from universities to legal settings. Demonstrating that multilingualism is a resource for, rather than barrier to, successful transformation, this book brings the intellectualisation and institutionalisation of African languages to the forefront of development discourse, and provides an insightful snap-shot of how current academic research, public discourse, political activism and social community engagement have contributed to societal transformation in South Africa.
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- Date Issued: 2020
Tracing the Voice of Protest in Selected Oral Literature:
- Authors: Kaschula, Russell H
- Date: 2020
- Language: English
- Type: text , book
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/174452 , vital:42479 , ISBN 9783030555177
- Description: This chapter aims to present the notion of “protest” as a contested arena in the production of oral literature, against the backdrop of continued and contested sociopolitical change in Africa. This contestation can be politically based, gender based and sometimes even based in religion. The chapter looks specifically at poetry, songs and the folktale to establish how the “voice of protest” has been presented over time in relation to specific African countries such as Senegal, South Africa, Somali, Guinea, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Zimbabwe and Lesotho. Poetic protest as part of political protest is also discussed. Furthermore, the chapter seeks to explore how this “voice of protest” has been received, both from an audience point of view and from the point of view of those who control power.
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- Date Issued: 2020
- Authors: Kaschula, Russell H
- Date: 2020
- Language: English
- Type: text , book
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/174452 , vital:42479 , ISBN 9783030555177
- Description: This chapter aims to present the notion of “protest” as a contested arena in the production of oral literature, against the backdrop of continued and contested sociopolitical change in Africa. This contestation can be politically based, gender based and sometimes even based in religion. The chapter looks specifically at poetry, songs and the folktale to establish how the “voice of protest” has been presented over time in relation to specific African countries such as Senegal, South Africa, Somali, Guinea, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Zimbabwe and Lesotho. Poetic protest as part of political protest is also discussed. Furthermore, the chapter seeks to explore how this “voice of protest” has been received, both from an audience point of view and from the point of view of those who control power.
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- Date Issued: 2020
Transformative Power of Language Policies in Higher Education:
- Kaschula, Russell H, Docrat, Zakeerah
- Authors: Kaschula, Russell H , Docrat, Zakeerah
- Date: 2020
- Language: English
- Type: text , book
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/174502 , vital:42483 , ISBN 9781108498821
- Description: There is a disjuncture between the intentions of the South African constitutional provisions as contained in Section 6, which prescribe that all eleven official languages be treated equitably, and what is happening on the ground at the institutions of higher learning. In these institutions, English remains the primary language of instruction. African languages are encouraged as support languages in certain instances, but no institution has an African language as a medium of instruction (see for example the Rhodes Language Policy, 2019). This chapter calls into question the use of language and argues for purposive interpretation and practical implementation of the constitutional provisions on language. A proper and linguistically sound understanding of multilingualism as a developmental resource–educational, legal and societal–needs to emerge (Wolff, 2016). The constitutional aspects are explicated in the legislative and policy frameworks discussed in this chapter.
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- Date Issued: 2020
- Authors: Kaschula, Russell H , Docrat, Zakeerah
- Date: 2020
- Language: English
- Type: text , book
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/174502 , vital:42483 , ISBN 9781108498821
- Description: There is a disjuncture between the intentions of the South African constitutional provisions as contained in Section 6, which prescribe that all eleven official languages be treated equitably, and what is happening on the ground at the institutions of higher learning. In these institutions, English remains the primary language of instruction. African languages are encouraged as support languages in certain instances, but no institution has an African language as a medium of instruction (see for example the Rhodes Language Policy, 2019). This chapter calls into question the use of language and argues for purposive interpretation and practical implementation of the constitutional provisions on language. A proper and linguistically sound understanding of multilingualism as a developmental resource–educational, legal and societal–needs to emerge (Wolff, 2016). The constitutional aspects are explicated in the legislative and policy frameworks discussed in this chapter.
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- Date Issued: 2020
(Latent) Potentials to Incorporate and Improve Environmental Knowledge Using African Languages in Agriculture Lessons in Malawi:
- Kretzer, Michael M, Kaschula, Russell H
- Authors: Kretzer, Michael M , Kaschula, Russell H
- Date: 2019
- Language: English
- Type: text , book
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/174717 , vital:42503 , ISBN 978-3-030-32897-9 , https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-32898-6_23
- Description: In their official language policy, nearly all Sub-Saharan African states use their indigenous language(s) as Language of Learning and Teaching (LoLT) only at the beginning of primary schools. This is also the case in Malawi. The curricula in the various school subjects are also highly dominated by ‘Western’ ideas and include very little Indigenous Knowledge (IK). Nevertheless, indigenous languages are frequently used during lessons. This research focused on answering the following questions: How is a meaningful Science Education for pupils in Malawi possible? Does the inclusion of IK and teaching through African Languages assist pupils in any way? Research was done in the Northern Region of Malawi. To obtain a better understanding, semi-structured interviews and ethnographic observations were conducted. The main focus of these interviews was on the subject of ‘Agriculture’.
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- Date Issued: 2019
- Authors: Kretzer, Michael M , Kaschula, Russell H
- Date: 2019
- Language: English
- Type: text , book
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/174717 , vital:42503 , ISBN 978-3-030-32897-9 , https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-32898-6_23
- Description: In their official language policy, nearly all Sub-Saharan African states use their indigenous language(s) as Language of Learning and Teaching (LoLT) only at the beginning of primary schools. This is also the case in Malawi. The curricula in the various school subjects are also highly dominated by ‘Western’ ideas and include very little Indigenous Knowledge (IK). Nevertheless, indigenous languages are frequently used during lessons. This research focused on answering the following questions: How is a meaningful Science Education for pupils in Malawi possible? Does the inclusion of IK and teaching through African Languages assist pupils in any way? Research was done in the Northern Region of Malawi. To obtain a better understanding, semi-structured interviews and ethnographic observations were conducted. The main focus of these interviews was on the subject of ‘Agriculture’.
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- Date Issued: 2019
Econo-Language Planning and Transformation in South Africa: From Localisation to Globalisation
- Authors: Kaschula, Russell H
- Date: 2019
- Language: English
- Type: text , book
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/174657 , vital:42498 , ISBN 9781108425346
- Description: This chapter seeks to create an understanding of the historical, sociopolitical and economic context within which language planning has taken place in South Africa (Alexander 1992). Furthermore, the extent to which government agencies and other stakeholder bodies have taken language planning into account when developing economic and development policies within the contemporary global reality will be assessed (Edozie 2004). Policies (if one can call them policies) such as the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD), as well as the National Development Plan (NDP) in South Africa are analysed against the backdrop of language policy planning and implementation, to see if there are linkages between opportunity language planning on the ground (Antia 2017) and economic development. In other words does language planning create work opportunities through policy creation and implementation where our languages are seen as resources to be used appropriately in the market place?.
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- Date Issued: 2019
- Authors: Kaschula, Russell H
- Date: 2019
- Language: English
- Type: text , book
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/174657 , vital:42498 , ISBN 9781108425346
- Description: This chapter seeks to create an understanding of the historical, sociopolitical and economic context within which language planning has taken place in South Africa (Alexander 1992). Furthermore, the extent to which government agencies and other stakeholder bodies have taken language planning into account when developing economic and development policies within the contemporary global reality will be assessed (Edozie 2004). Policies (if one can call them policies) such as the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD), as well as the National Development Plan (NDP) in South Africa are analysed against the backdrop of language policy planning and implementation, to see if there are linkages between opportunity language planning on the ground (Antia 2017) and economic development. In other words does language planning create work opportunities through policy creation and implementation where our languages are seen as resources to be used appropriately in the market place?.
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- Date Issued: 2019
Intellectualisation of African languages: past, present and future
- Kaschula, Russell H, Nkomo, Dion
- Authors: Kaschula, Russell H , Nkomo, Dion
- Date: 2019
- Language: English
- Type: text , book
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/174728 , vital:42504 , ISBN , https://icl20capetown.com/
- Description: This paper discusses the intellectualisation of African languages from a historical perspective. It explores how different historical epochs ascribed certain values on African languages, thereby facilitating or impeding the development of the languages, which remain in urgent need of transformation into fully functional languages in modern society. Such an exploration is not undertaken for the purposes of generating another historical account or rivalling others already in place, but in order to contribute towards understanding the integral role of African languages in the broader decolonisation and transformation endeavours across the continent.
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- Date Issued: 2019
- Authors: Kaschula, Russell H , Nkomo, Dion
- Date: 2019
- Language: English
- Type: text , book
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/174728 , vital:42504 , ISBN , https://icl20capetown.com/
- Description: This paper discusses the intellectualisation of African languages from a historical perspective. It explores how different historical epochs ascribed certain values on African languages, thereby facilitating or impeding the development of the languages, which remain in urgent need of transformation into fully functional languages in modern society. Such an exploration is not undertaken for the purposes of generating another historical account or rivalling others already in place, but in order to contribute towards understanding the integral role of African languages in the broader decolonisation and transformation endeavours across the continent.
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- Date Issued: 2019
MONOLINGUAL policy directive:
- Docrat, Zakeerah, Kaschula, Russell H
- Authors: Docrat, Zakeerah , Kaschula, Russell H
- Date: 2019
- Language: English
- Type: text , book
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/174761 , vital:42507 , ISBN 9781928480174
- Description: This chapter aims to analyse the 2017 resolution to adopt English as the monolingual language of record that affects high courts in South Africa with reference to the constitutional language framework. We investigate whether the legislative framework enables the Chief Justice to change the language of record; and how a monolingual language of record affects the official status of languages other than English. In this judicial context, the language of record is taken to mean the language, which is used officially to litigate in courts of law, the language in which the judicial process is conducted, the language in which the proceedings are recorded, as well as that of written judgments.
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- Date Issued: 2019
- Authors: Docrat, Zakeerah , Kaschula, Russell H
- Date: 2019
- Language: English
- Type: text , book
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/174761 , vital:42507 , ISBN 9781928480174
- Description: This chapter aims to analyse the 2017 resolution to adopt English as the monolingual language of record that affects high courts in South Africa with reference to the constitutional language framework. We investigate whether the legislative framework enables the Chief Justice to change the language of record; and how a monolingual language of record affects the official status of languages other than English. In this judicial context, the language of record is taken to mean the language, which is used officially to litigate in courts of law, the language in which the judicial process is conducted, the language in which the proceedings are recorded, as well as that of written judgments.
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- Date Issued: 2019
New Frontiers in Forensic Linguistics: Themes and Perspectives in Language and Law in Africa and beyond
- Ralarala, Monwabisi, Kaschula, Russell H, Heydon, Georgina
- Authors: Ralarala, Monwabisi , Kaschula, Russell H , Heydon, Georgina
- Date: 2019
- Language: English
- Type: text , book
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/174750 , vital:42506 , ISBN 9781928480174
- Description: The field of forensic linguistics is a niche area that has not enjoyed much participation from the African continent. The theme of language and the law in this book is one that straddles two important aspects of the legal history of South Africa in particular, and how it has impacted on the country? s legal and education systems. The declaration, by the United Nations, of 2019 as? The International Year of Indigenous Languages? is opportune, not only for the launch of this book, but for what its research content tells us of the strides taken in ensuring access to justice for all citizens of the world in a language they understand. The contributions by authors in this book tell the story of many African citizens, and those hailing from beyond our borders, who straddle the challenges of linguistic and legal pluralism in courtrooms across their respective countries. It is our hope that the contributions made in this book will assist in ensuring human rights become a reality for global citizens where indigenous voices have not been heard; and that these citizens will be free to give their testimonies in a language of their choice, and that they may be heard and understood.
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- Date Issued: 2019
- Authors: Ralarala, Monwabisi , Kaschula, Russell H , Heydon, Georgina
- Date: 2019
- Language: English
- Type: text , book
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/174750 , vital:42506 , ISBN 9781928480174
- Description: The field of forensic linguistics is a niche area that has not enjoyed much participation from the African continent. The theme of language and the law in this book is one that straddles two important aspects of the legal history of South Africa in particular, and how it has impacted on the country? s legal and education systems. The declaration, by the United Nations, of 2019 as? The International Year of Indigenous Languages? is opportune, not only for the launch of this book, but for what its research content tells us of the strides taken in ensuring access to justice for all citizens of the world in a language they understand. The contributions by authors in this book tell the story of many African citizens, and those hailing from beyond our borders, who straddle the challenges of linguistic and legal pluralism in courtrooms across their respective countries. It is our hope that the contributions made in this book will assist in ensuring human rights become a reality for global citizens where indigenous voices have not been heard; and that these citizens will be free to give their testimonies in a language of their choice, and that they may be heard and understood.
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- Date Issued: 2019
Of Record:
- Docrat, Zakeerah, Kaschula, Russell H
- Authors: Docrat, Zakeerah , Kaschula, Russell H
- Date: 2019
- Language: English
- Type: text , book
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/174772 , vital:42508 , ISBN 9781928480174
- Description: This chapter aims to analyse the 2017 resolution to adopt English as the monolingual language of record that affects high courts in South Africa with reference to the constitutional language framework. We investigate whether the legislative framework enables the Chief Justice to change the language of record; and how a monolingual language of record affects the official status of languages other than English. In this judicial context, the language of record is taken to mean the language, which is used officially to litigate in courts of law, the language in which the judicial process is conducted, the language in which the proceedings are recorded, as well as that of written judgments.
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- Date Issued: 2019
- Authors: Docrat, Zakeerah , Kaschula, Russell H
- Date: 2019
- Language: English
- Type: text , book
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/174772 , vital:42508 , ISBN 9781928480174
- Description: This chapter aims to analyse the 2017 resolution to adopt English as the monolingual language of record that affects high courts in South Africa with reference to the constitutional language framework. We investigate whether the legislative framework enables the Chief Justice to change the language of record; and how a monolingual language of record affects the official status of languages other than English. In this judicial context, the language of record is taken to mean the language, which is used officially to litigate in courts of law, the language in which the judicial process is conducted, the language in which the proceedings are recorded, as well as that of written judgments.
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- Date Issued: 2019
The Politics of Language Education in Africa:
- Kaschula, Russell H, Kretzer, Michael M
- Authors: Kaschula, Russell H , Kretzer, Michael M
- Date: 2019
- Language: English
- Type: text , book
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/174739 , vital:42505 , ISBN , https://doi.org/10.1093/acrefore/9780190228637.013.750
- Description: Language policies in sub-Saharan African nations emerge out of specific political, historical, socioeconomic, and linguistic conditions. Education plays a crucial role for all spheres of language policy. Policies either upgrade or downgrade indigenous languages through their application at various educational institutions. The most significant example is the selection of the language (s) used as languages of learning and teaching at higher-education institutions. The region’s colonial history also influences the language policies of the independent African states. Language policy in Senegal is an example of a francophone country focusing on a linguistic assimilation policy in which minor reforms in favor of indigenous languages have taken place.
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- Date Issued: 2019
- Authors: Kaschula, Russell H , Kretzer, Michael M
- Date: 2019
- Language: English
- Type: text , book
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/174739 , vital:42505 , ISBN , https://doi.org/10.1093/acrefore/9780190228637.013.750
- Description: Language policies in sub-Saharan African nations emerge out of specific political, historical, socioeconomic, and linguistic conditions. Education plays a crucial role for all spheres of language policy. Policies either upgrade or downgrade indigenous languages through their application at various educational institutions. The most significant example is the selection of the language (s) used as languages of learning and teaching at higher-education institutions. The region’s colonial history also influences the language policies of the independent African states. Language policy in Senegal is an example of a francophone country focusing on a linguistic assimilation policy in which minor reforms in favor of indigenous languages have taken place.
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- Date Issued: 2019
Introduction: the multilingual context of education in Africa
- Kaschula, Russell H, Wolff, H Ekkehard
- Authors: Kaschula, Russell H , Wolff, H Ekkehard
- Date: 2016
- Language: English
- Type: text , book
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/174849 , vital:42515 , ISBN 978-0415315760 , https://www.amazon.com/Multilingual-Education-Africa-Practices-Routledge/dp/041531576X
- Description: The common thread in this book is the exploration of innovative pedagogies in language teaching and language use in education. The greatest danger facing educators is one of complacency. Whether set in Zimbabwe, Ethiopia, South Africa or elsewhere in Africa, all the chapters in this book emphasise the imperative for educators to constantly revise curricula and teaching methods in order to find the most appropriate ways of teaching and using language in multilingual settings.
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- Date Issued: 2016
- Authors: Kaschula, Russell H , Wolff, H Ekkehard
- Date: 2016
- Language: English
- Type: text , book
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/174849 , vital:42515 , ISBN 978-0415315760 , https://www.amazon.com/Multilingual-Education-Africa-Practices-Routledge/dp/041531576X
- Description: The common thread in this book is the exploration of innovative pedagogies in language teaching and language use in education. The greatest danger facing educators is one of complacency. Whether set in Zimbabwe, Ethiopia, South Africa or elsewhere in Africa, all the chapters in this book emphasise the imperative for educators to constantly revise curricula and teaching methods in order to find the most appropriate ways of teaching and using language in multilingual settings.
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- Date Issued: 2016
Multilingual education for Africa: Concepts and practices
- Kaschula, Russell H, Wolff, H Ekkehard
- Authors: Kaschula, Russell H , Wolff, H Ekkehard
- Date: 2016
- Language: English
- Type: text , book
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/174838 , vital:42513 , ISBN 978-0415315760 , https://www.amazon.com/Multilingual-Education-Africa-Practices-Routledge/dp/041531576X
- Description: The common thread in this book is the exploration of innovative pedagogies in language teaching and language use in education. The greatest danger facing educators is one of complacency. Whether set in Zimbabwe, Ethiopia, South Africa or elsewhere in Africa, all the chapters in this book emphasise the imperative for educators to constantly revise curricula and teaching methods in order to find the most appropriate ways of teaching and using language in multilingual settings.
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- Date Issued: 2016
- Authors: Kaschula, Russell H , Wolff, H Ekkehard
- Date: 2016
- Language: English
- Type: text , book
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/174838 , vital:42513 , ISBN 978-0415315760 , https://www.amazon.com/Multilingual-Education-Africa-Practices-Routledge/dp/041531576X
- Description: The common thread in this book is the exploration of innovative pedagogies in language teaching and language use in education. The greatest danger facing educators is one of complacency. Whether set in Zimbabwe, Ethiopia, South Africa or elsewhere in Africa, all the chapters in this book emphasise the imperative for educators to constantly revise curricula and teaching methods in order to find the most appropriate ways of teaching and using language in multilingual settings.
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- Date Issued: 2016
Intercultural Communication and Vocational Language Learning in South Africa: Law and Healthcare
- Kaschula, Russell H, Maseko, Pamela
- Authors: Kaschula, Russell H , Maseko, Pamela
- Date: 2012
- Language: English
- Type: text , book
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/175234 , vital:42555 , ISBN 9781405162722 , DOI:10.1002/9781118247273
- Description: The Constitution (1996) of the Republic of South Africa recognizes eleven of South Africa’s most spoken languages as official languages of the country. Of the eleven languages, nine are indigenous African languages and are spoken by about 80% of the total population. The other two, English and Afrikaans, were the only official languages of the pre-democratic regime and are spoken by the remainder of the population. However, when it comes to vocational training at institutions of higher learning, the common trend in South Africa in terms of linguistic composition is in reverse. About 80% of the total student population have English or Afrikaans as their home language, whilst the minority are speakers of indigenous African languages. This is reflected in language practices in the majority of institutions of higher learning where English and Afrikaans are the most common media of instruction.
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- Date Issued: 2012
- Authors: Kaschula, Russell H , Maseko, Pamela
- Date: 2012
- Language: English
- Type: text , book
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/175234 , vital:42555 , ISBN 9781405162722 , DOI:10.1002/9781118247273
- Description: The Constitution (1996) of the Republic of South Africa recognizes eleven of South Africa’s most spoken languages as official languages of the country. Of the eleven languages, nine are indigenous African languages and are spoken by about 80% of the total population. The other two, English and Afrikaans, were the only official languages of the pre-democratic regime and are spoken by the remainder of the population. However, when it comes to vocational training at institutions of higher learning, the common trend in South Africa in terms of linguistic composition is in reverse. About 80% of the total student population have English or Afrikaans as their home language, whilst the minority are speakers of indigenous African languages. This is reflected in language practices in the majority of institutions of higher learning where English and Afrikaans are the most common media of instruction.
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- Date Issued: 2012
Technauriture: Multimedia Research and Documentation of African Oral Performance
- Authors: Kaschula, Russell H
- Date: 2012
- Language: English
- Type: text , book
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/175223 , vital:42554 , ISBN 9783643901309
- Description: This paper seeks to assess the contribution of technology to the preservation and popularizing of oral performance in Southern Africa. An example will be provided which looks at the oral poetry, izibongo, produced by Xhosa oral poet Bongani Sitole (both in book and technological form). It will trace this poetry from the moment it was orally produced, through to the technologising and publication of this poetry in book form and on a website. A number of websites will also be analysed. The initial part of the paper provides a contextual analysis of selected poetry. This genre will also be compared (in terms of technological influence) with more contemporary Southern African performers such as the story-teller, Gcina Mhlophe as well as Lebo Mashile and Botsotso, spoken word artists and the oral poet Zolani Mkiva. The latter part of the article concentrates on issues related to technology and its relationship to the oral and written word.
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- Date Issued: 2012
- Authors: Kaschula, Russell H
- Date: 2012
- Language: English
- Type: text , book
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/175223 , vital:42554 , ISBN 9783643901309
- Description: This paper seeks to assess the contribution of technology to the preservation and popularizing of oral performance in Southern Africa. An example will be provided which looks at the oral poetry, izibongo, produced by Xhosa oral poet Bongani Sitole (both in book and technological form). It will trace this poetry from the moment it was orally produced, through to the technologising and publication of this poetry in book form and on a website. A number of websites will also be analysed. The initial part of the paper provides a contextual analysis of selected poetry. This genre will also be compared (in terms of technological influence) with more contemporary Southern African performers such as the story-teller, Gcina Mhlophe as well as Lebo Mashile and Botsotso, spoken word artists and the oral poet Zolani Mkiva. The latter part of the article concentrates on issues related to technology and its relationship to the oral and written word.
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- Date Issued: 2012
From Oral Literature to Technauriture: What’s in a Name?
- Kaschula, Russell H, Mostert, Andre
- Authors: Kaschula, Russell H , Mostert, Andre
- Date: 2011
- Language: English
- Type: text , book
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/175201 , vital:42552 , ISBN 978-0-9566052-3-8 , https://aspace.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/237322
- Description: Oral traditions and oral literature have long contributed to human communication, yet the advent of arguably the most influential technology—the written word—altered the course of creative ability. Despite its potential and scope, the development of the written word resulted in an insidious dichotomy. As the written word evolved, the oral word became devalued and pushed to the fringes of society. One of the unfortunate consequences of this transition to writing has been a focus on the systems and conventions of orality and oral tradition. Although of importance, a more appropriate focus would be on ways of supporting and maintaining the oral word, and its innate value to human society, in the face of rampant technological development. Yet it is ironic that technology is also helping to create a fecund environment for the rebirth of orality. This paper offers an overview of the debate about the relationship between oral literature, the written word and technology, and suggests that the term technauriture may offer a suitable encompassing paradigm for further engagement with the oral word and its application to modern society. We discuss the late Bongani Sitole, a poet whose oral works were transformed into public and educational resources through the application of technology, and we consider the utility of the term technauriture for describing the relationship between orality, literature and technology.
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- Date Issued: 2011
- Authors: Kaschula, Russell H , Mostert, Andre
- Date: 2011
- Language: English
- Type: text , book
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/175201 , vital:42552 , ISBN 978-0-9566052-3-8 , https://aspace.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/237322
- Description: Oral traditions and oral literature have long contributed to human communication, yet the advent of arguably the most influential technology—the written word—altered the course of creative ability. Despite its potential and scope, the development of the written word resulted in an insidious dichotomy. As the written word evolved, the oral word became devalued and pushed to the fringes of society. One of the unfortunate consequences of this transition to writing has been a focus on the systems and conventions of orality and oral tradition. Although of importance, a more appropriate focus would be on ways of supporting and maintaining the oral word, and its innate value to human society, in the face of rampant technological development. Yet it is ironic that technology is also helping to create a fecund environment for the rebirth of orality. This paper offers an overview of the debate about the relationship between oral literature, the written word and technology, and suggests that the term technauriture may offer a suitable encompassing paradigm for further engagement with the oral word and its application to modern society. We discuss the late Bongani Sitole, a poet whose oral works were transformed into public and educational resources through the application of technology, and we consider the utility of the term technauriture for describing the relationship between orality, literature and technology.
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- Date Issued: 2011
MMORPG: Towards a Sustainable Livelihood Model for Africa and Beyond
- Mostert, Andre, Kaschula, Russell H
- Authors: Mostert, Andre , Kaschula, Russell H
- Date: 2011
- Language: English
- Type: text , book
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/175212 , vital:42553 , ISBN ViNOrg 2011 , https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-642-31800-9_4
- Description: The burgeoning worlds of massively multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPG) coupled with increasing access to the internet is opening a new paradigmatic window for a number of disciplines. Many of these have been slow to take up the challenges associated with this emergent framework, due, in no small measure, to the perception that work and play are mutually exclusive. The dominance of this dichotomy contributed to the slow uptake of the potential for these virtual worlds to be harnessed in the fields of education and employment. This reticence was due in no small measure to the technophobia that tends to characterise the adoption of new technologies within fields that have customarily eschewed an embrace.
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- Date Issued: 2011
- Authors: Mostert, Andre , Kaschula, Russell H
- Date: 2011
- Language: English
- Type: text , book
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/175212 , vital:42553 , ISBN ViNOrg 2011 , https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-642-31800-9_4
- Description: The burgeoning worlds of massively multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPG) coupled with increasing access to the internet is opening a new paradigmatic window for a number of disciplines. Many of these have been slow to take up the challenges associated with this emergent framework, due, in no small measure, to the perception that work and play are mutually exclusive. The dominance of this dichotomy contributed to the slow uptake of the potential for these virtual worlds to be harnessed in the fields of education and employment. This reticence was due in no small measure to the technophobia that tends to characterise the adoption of new technologies within fields that have customarily eschewed an embrace.
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- Date Issued: 2011
Emthonjeni:
- Authors: Kaschula, Russell H
- Date: 2006
- Language: isiXhosa
- Type: text , book
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/175351 , vital:42567 , ISBN 9781869285012
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- Date Issued: 2006
- Authors: Kaschula, Russell H
- Date: 2006
- Language: isiXhosa
- Type: text , book
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/175351 , vital:42567 , ISBN 9781869285012
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- Date Issued: 2006
Take Me to the River:
- Authors: Kaschula, Russell H
- Date: 2006
- Language: isiXhosa
- Type: text , book
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/175339 , vital:42566 , ISBN 9781869285852
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- Date Issued: 2006
- Authors: Kaschula, Russell H
- Date: 2006
- Language: isiXhosa
- Type: text , book
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/175339 , vital:42566 , ISBN 9781869285852
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- Date Issued: 2006
Oomashayela phezulu:
- Mazibuko, Nokuthula, Kaschula, Russell H
- Authors: Mazibuko, Nokuthula , Kaschula, Russell H
- Date: 2004
- Language: Zulu
- Type: text , book
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/175323 , vital:42565 , ISBN 9781869284251
- Description: ‘Sam, khawuphole maan, thob'umoya. KungoLwesihlanu namhlanje, sakuba nalo ithuba elininzi ngomso lokuzithethelela ebazalini bethu! Ha, ha, ha!'wagigitheka uBrunette'Thatha nantsi icider, usele!'UBrunette wayonwabile, wayekuthanda futhi ekonwabela ngoku ukusela, kwaye ezi iicider zazingavakali ngathi butywala! Wayeziva efanelekile kwibhulukhwe yakhe ebomvu, ethe nca kuye emzimbeni kakuhle, nehempe awayeyinxibe ngentla ehambelana nayo, nezihlangu ezichophileyo awayezinxibile. Wagqiba kwangexesha ukuphotha iinwele zakhe ngoboya bomsila wehashe, elungele ipati eyayiza kuba ngobo busuku. Yayintle into yokuba abe woluka iinwele zabantu. Ngokwenza njalo wayezenzela.
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- Date Issued: 2004
- Authors: Mazibuko, Nokuthula , Kaschula, Russell H
- Date: 2004
- Language: Zulu
- Type: text , book
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/175323 , vital:42565 , ISBN 9781869284251
- Description: ‘Sam, khawuphole maan, thob'umoya. KungoLwesihlanu namhlanje, sakuba nalo ithuba elininzi ngomso lokuzithethelela ebazalini bethu! Ha, ha, ha!'wagigitheka uBrunette'Thatha nantsi icider, usele!'UBrunette wayonwabile, wayekuthanda futhi ekonwabela ngoku ukusela, kwaye ezi iicider zazingavakali ngathi butywala! Wayeziva efanelekile kwibhulukhwe yakhe ebomvu, ethe nca kuye emzimbeni kakuhle, nehempe awayeyinxibe ngentla ehambelana nayo, nezihlangu ezichophileyo awayezinxibile. Wagqiba kwangexesha ukuphotha iinwele zakhe ngoboya bomsila wehashe, elungele ipati eyayiza kuba ngobo busuku. Yayintle into yokuba abe woluka iinwele zabantu. Ngokwenza njalo wayezenzela.
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- Date Issued: 2004
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