241
Views
3
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Articles

‘Opening the doors of education’: Language policy at the University of Johannesburg

Pages 193-213 | Published online: 04 Dec 2010

References

  • Beeld . 2009 18 March: 1 . Meertaligheid dalk mite [Multilingualism may well be a myth] . Jhb Kampus Beeld
  • Beukes , A-M. and Pienaar , M. 2006 . Some factors influencing the use of simultaneous interpreting as an alternative to parallel-medium teaching in tertiary education . Journal for Language Teaching , 40 ( 2 ) : 127 – 139 .
  • Beukes A-M. Pienaar M. . 2009 . Simultaneous interpreting: Implementing multilingual teaching in a South African tertiary classroom . In Translation studies in Africa , J. Inggs and L. Meintjes , 223 244 . London : Continuum .
  • Brink , C. 2006 . No lesser place: The ‘taaldebat at Stellenbosch’ , Stellenbosch : Sun Press .
  • Department of Education (DoE) . 2001 . National plan for higher education in South Africa . Pretoria : Department of Education .
  • Department of Education (DoE) . 2002 . Language policy for higher education . Pretoria : Department of Education .
  • Du Plessis , L.T. 2003 . Taalbeleid aan universiteite in Suid-Afrika [Language policies at universities in South Africa] . Acta Academica Supplementum , 2 : 58 – 82 .
  • Du Plessis L.T. . 2006 . From monolingual to bilingual higher education: The repositioning of historically Afrikaans-medium universities in South Africa . Language Policy 5 : 87 113 .
  • Ebersöhn , H. 2009 . Tekens van meertaligheid by geselekteerde Suid-Afrikaanse universiteite – ‘n analise vanuit linguistiese landskapsperspektief [Signs of multilingualism at selected South African universities – an analysis from the linguistic landscape perspective] . MA thesis, North-West University .
  • Giliomee , H. 2001 . Die taal- en kulturele uitdagings van die histories Afrikaanse universiteite [The language and cultural challenges of historically Afrikaans universities] . In Kruispad: Die toekoms van Afrikaans as openbare taal [Crossroads: The future of Afrikaans as public language] , H. Giliomee and L. Schlemmer , 34 75 . Cape Town : Tafelberg .
  • Giliomee , H. and Schlemmer , L. 2006 . 'n Vaste plek vir Afrikaans: Taaluitdagings opkampus [A fixed place for Afrikaans: Language challenges on campus] , Stellenbosch : Sun Press .
  • Grin , F. 2006 . Key analytical tools in language education policy . Language Policies and Education in Multilingual Societies . CIMERA Conference Proceedings 7, Tbilisi, Georgia, 2 March , 65 78 . http://www.cimera.org/pdf/CP7_eng-geo%20FINAL.pdf (accessed 4 September 2009) .
  • Grové , N. 2006 . 'n Volhoubare plek vir Afrikaans in hoër onderwys en regeringsteun daarvoor, I & II [A sustainable place for Afrikaans in higher education and government support for this, I & II] . www.litnet.co.za (accessed 10 February 2007) .
  • Haugen , E. 1983 . The implementation of corpus planning: Theory and practice . In Progress in language planning: International perspectives , J. Cobarrubias and J.A. Fishman , 269 290 . Berlin : Mouton .
  • Hill , L.B. 2008 . Language and higher education in South Africa . PhD thesis, University of Warwick .
  • Kaplan , R.B. and R.B. Baldauf Jr 1997 . Language planning from practice to theory . Clevedon : Multilingual Matters .
  • Málek , H. 2008 . Multilingualism in South African universities . BA Honours research paper, Department of Linguistics and Literary Theory, University of Johannesburg .
  • Ministerial Committee . 2003 . The development of indigenous African languages as mediums of instruction in higher education . Report compiled by the Ministerial Committee appointed by the Ministry of Education, September .
  • Pandor , N. 2005 . Address by Naledi Pandor, MP, Minister of Education, introducing the debate on the education budget , Vote 15, National Assembly, 17 May. http://www.archive.pmg.org.za/briefings/briefings.php (accessed 25 May 2005) .
  • Pennycook , A. 2000 . Language, ideology and hindsight: Lessons from colonial language policies . In Ideology, politics and language policies: Focus on English , T. Ricento , 49 66 . Amsterdam : John Benjamins .
  • Pressman , J.L. and Wildavsky , A.B. 1973 . Implementation: How great expectations in Washington are dashed in Oakland , Berkeley : University of California Press .
  • Rand Afrikaans University (RAU) . 1996 . Minutes of a meeting of RAU Management Committee , Meeting No. 24, 6 August .
  • Ricento , T. 2000 . Ideology, politics and language policies . In Ideology, politics and language policies: Focus on English , T. Ricento , 1 8 . Amsterdam : John Benjamins .
  • Spolsky , B. 2009 . Language management , Cambridge : Cambridge University Press .
  • Steyn , J.C. 1997 . Die posisie van Afrikaans as voertaal en die vak Afrikaans en Nederlands aan universiteite [The position of Afrikaans as medium of tuition and the subject Afrikaans and Dutch at universities] . Tydskrif vir Geesteswetenskappe , 37 ( 4 ) : 236 – 247 .
  • University of Johannesburg (UJ) . 2005 . Minutes of a meeting of the Language Committee for Teaching, Learning and Assessment of the University of Johannesburg , 24 August .
  • University of Johannesburg (UJ) . 2006a . Draft language policy , 7 June .
  • University of Johannesburg (UJ) . 2006b . Language policy. Approved by Senate 25 October http://www.uj.ac.za/Portals/0/docs/Policies/Language_Policy.pdf (accessed 28 July 2009).
  • University of Johannesburg (UJ) . 2006c . Minutes of a meeting of the Institutional Forum, University of Johannesburg , 11 October .
  • University of Johannesburg (UJ) . 2006d . Minutes of a meeting of the Council, University of Johannesburg , 24 October 2006 .
  • University of Johannesburg (UJ) . 2007 . Charter for Senate Language Committee . Approved by Senate, 14 May. http://www.uj.ac.za/Portals/0/Charter_for_Senate_Language_Comm.pdf (accessed 28 July 2009).
  • University of Johannesburg (UJ) . 2008a . Programme wat in Afrikaans aangebied word [Programmes offered in Afrikaans] . http://www.uj.ac.za/Informationabout/ProgrammeinAfrikaans/tabid/15205/Default.aspx (accessed 28 July 2009).
  • University of Johannesburg (UJ) . 2008b . Afrikaans as taal van onderrig en leer aan UJ [Afrikaans as language of teaching and learning at UJ] . http://www.uj.ac.za/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=hK9XoD755cE%3d&tabid=15205&mid=19261 (accessed 28 July 2009).
  • University of Johannesburg (UJ) . 2009 . On Q , Volume 4 (October) .
  • Van der Merwe , D. 2009 . Personal email communication with UJ Pro-Vice-Chancellor , 27 November .
  • Verhoef , M. 2007 . Language management towards diversity and unity at a recently merged South African university . In Multilingualism and exclusion: Policy, practice and prospects , P. Cuvelier , T. du Plessis , M. Meeuwis and L. Teck , 257 273 . Pretoria : Van Schaik Publishers .
  • Verhoef , M. and J. Blaauw . 2009 . Towards comprehending spoken-language educational interpreting as rendered at a South African university . In Translation studies in Africa , J. Inggs and L. Meintjes , 204 222 . London : Continuum .
  • Webb , V.N. 2006 . The non-use of African languages in education in Africa . In Living through languages: An African tribute to René Dirven , C. van der Walt , 131 146 . Stellenbosch : SUN Press .
  • Webb , V.N. . 2007 . English in higher education in South Africa: Exclusion or inclusion? In Multilingualism and exclusion: Policy, practice and prospects , P. Cuvelier , T. du Plessis , M. Meeuwis and L. Teck , 287 301 . Pretoria : Van Schaik Publishers .
  • Webb , V.N. and L.T. du Plessis . 2008 . Preface. Language planning in higher education in South Africa , V.N. Webb and L.T. du Plessis . South African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies 26(3) : iii xxii .

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.