First-ever trilingual Kaaps dictionary: A recognition of language heritage
While many people think of Kaaps (or Afrikaaps) as ‘slang’ or as a variety of Afrikaans, scholars like Quentin Williams contend that Kaaps first cohered as a language during intercultural encounters in the 1500s between indigenous Africans in the Cape, traders, travellers and, later on, European colonisers and enslaved people from South East Asia. Historically […]
Translanguaging activities for high school teachers
Some South African student teachers began their first and only teaching practice for the year this week in schools. As well as the novel challenges that Covid-19 has thrown their way, they are faced with the usual questions about the language practices they observe in schools: Will the children understand me if I use English […]
bua-lit panel at Open Book Festival – 4 September 2019
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Brian Ramadiro’s LITASA Address 2019: Futures of Literacy in African Languages
For those of you who missed Dr Ramadiro’s powerful address on ‘Futures of Literacy in African Languages’ at the recent LITASA conference, here it is for you to read and share.
