Marrying technology and home language boosts maths and science learning: Technology has a lot to teach kids, especially if it's available in more than one language. Rich T Photo/ShutterstockTechnology, like mobile apps and online learning platforms, is becoming an increasingly important teaching tool all over the world. That’s also true in emerging markets; accessible … [Read more...] about Marrying technology and home language boosts maths and science learning | The Conversation
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History explains why Cameroon is at war with itself over language and culture | The Conversation
History explains why Cameroon is at war with itself over language and culture: Some Cameroonians don't believe Anglophone regions need an independent state of their own. ReutersTensions between English-speaking Cameroonians and the West-central African nation’s French-speaking government stretches back to end of colonial rule nearly 60 years ago. At the heart of the tension … [Read more...] about History explains why Cameroon is at war with itself over language and culture | The Conversation
SA News: Gender, race & class: Language change in post-apartheid South Africa
Gender, race & class: Language change in post-apartheid South Africa: (Washington, DC) - A new study of language and social change in post-apartheid South Africa demonstrates that gender is a more powerful determinant than class among black university students. The study "Class, gender, and substrate erasure in ... Source: "South Africa" - BingNews Amla and Tahir star in … [Read more...] about SA News: Gender, race & class: Language change in post-apartheid South Africa
More than an oppressor’s language: reclaiming the hidden history of Afrikaans | The Conversation
More than an oppressor's language: reclaiming the hidden history of Afrikaans: Award-winning Hemelbesem is a black Afrikaans hip-hop artist. FacebookThe language of Afrikaans remains a contested issue in South Africa. The controversy over the medium of instruction at traditionally Afrikaans universities such as Stellenbosch has brought this to the fore again. Should it be in … [Read more...] about More than an oppressor’s language: reclaiming the hidden history of Afrikaans | The Conversation
Call for Sign Language to be recognised as SA’s 12th language
Call for Sign Language to be recognised as SA’s 12th language: The South African National Deaf Association is lobbying for the inclusion of Sign Language as the 12th official language. Read the full article by here: Articles relating to Places | johannesburg Submit and get free press releases here: MyPR Free Press Release. Click HERE to submit your Johannesburg or Gauteng … [Read more...] about Call for Sign Language to be recognised as SA’s 12th language
