Why West Africa's pidgins deserve full recognition as official languages: Home page of the BBC News Pidgin website. BBC News PidginThe BBC World Service’s radio service of English-based Pidgin for West and Central Africa, BBC News Pidgin, is now a year old. And it’s thriving. According to the broadcaster it News Pidgin reaches a weekly audience of 7.5 million people in Nigeria … [Read more...] about Why West Africa’s pidgins deserve full recognition as official languages | The Conversation
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SA News: South Africa: land of many languages
South Africa: land of many languages: Editor’s note: Todd Frye, Marysville, recently spent two weeks in South Africa on a Rotary Friendship Exchange. South Africa is often perceived in the United States as a nation with stark racial divisions. Its apartheid history has painted it in the ... Source: "South Africa" - BingNews The IBM programmer who became Microsoft South … [Read more...] about SA News: South Africa: land of many languages
How the continent’s languages can unlock the potential of young Africans | The Conversation
How the continent's languages can unlock the potential of young Africans: Africa's massive variety of languages should be celebrated and used in tertiary education. ShutterstockAfrica is the home of 2144 languages. Oddly, most development theoreticians consider this a barrier to economic and social growth. Sociolinguists and educationists know better: the African … [Read more...] about How the continent’s languages can unlock the potential of young Africans | The Conversation
Indigenous languages must feature more in science communication | The Conversation
Indigenous languages must feature more in science communication: Introducing rural and indigenous communities to science, through experiments and communication, is vital. Felipe FigueiraThere is no denying that English is one of the world’s major languages. It’s the mother tongue of nearly 370 million people. English is also very frequently used by scientists in academic … [Read more...] about Indigenous languages must feature more in science communication | The Conversation
Chinese tops list of best languages for job seekers
Chinese tops list of best languages for job seekers: Those job seekers with a command of far eastern and local indigenous languages have better salaries awaiting them if their work requires the language. Adzuna in South Africa has completed research on which languages bring home the bacon best. Chinese/Mandarin, Japanese, Xhosa and Zulu topped the rankings, while Russian and … [Read more...] about Chinese tops list of best languages for job seekers
