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Showing 1 to 20 of 72 for “"Indigenous languages"”.
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Linguistic rights in Africa: A critical analysis of the survivability of indigenous languages of Namibia
The call for the protection and promotion of languages, especially minority languages has gained prominence in recent years largely due to awareness campaigns by academics and human rights organisations. The United Nations through its agency the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural …
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The challenges in the intellectualisation of indigenous languages in post-apartheid South Africa: what will it take to give the indigenous languages a directive in the implementation and monitoring of language policy in South Africa?
… and the Constitution recognizes that the indigenous languages are a resource that has not been exploited. This study has been carried out to elevate the use and uplift the status of indigenous languages by examining the challenges of intellectualizing the indigenous languages in …
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How the teaching of indigenous languages among disparate multicultural groups in a South African corporate setting affect cohesion
… education, commerce and industry over the other languages across South Africa. Notwithstanding the constitutional imperative of linguistic equality, English is the dominant tongue of power, which has led to indigenous languages – African indigenous languages in particular – assuming a subservient …
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Indigenous language usage in a digital library: He hautoa kia ora tonu ai
The research described in this thesis examines indigenous language usage in a digital library environment that has been accessed via the Internet. By examining discretionary use of the Māori Niupepa and Hawaiian Nūpepa digital libraries this research investigates how indigenous languages were used …
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The Dynamics of Language Use Among Rural and Urban Kenyan Youths
Although indigenous languages do not hold prestigious status in formal domains, I show that they, including Sheng, are viewed as being legitimate by their speakers in the informal domains. In the end I argue that while English is indisputably dominant in the official domains it is not embraced as a …
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The effectiveness of teaching indigeous languages under the team teaching arrangement in primary(Basic)Colleges of Education in Zambia
… to establish the effectiveness of teaching indigenous languages under the team teaching arrangement. The research methodology of the study involved both qualitative and quantitative data which was collected through questionnaires, lesson observations, curriculum materials and structured …
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The effectiveness of teaching indigeous languages under the team teaching arrangement in primary(Basic)Colleges of Education in Zambia
… to establish the effectiveness of teaching indigenous languages under the team teaching arrangement. The research methodology of the study involved both qualitative and quantitative data which was collected through questionnaires, lesson observations, curriculum materials and structured …
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Analysis of language policy implementation in basic education
… that comprises of eleven official languages post the apartheid era” (Pluddeman et al, 2004: 13-14). The apartheid era saw only “English and Afrikaans recognised as languages of official status across the nation even though indigenous languages existed in the country” (Cakata & …
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An invesitigation into teacher preparedness to teach initial literacy in Zambia indigenous languages under the new breakthrough to literacy programme: the case of Solwezi college of education and selected basic schools in the north-western province of Zambia
… to handle initial literacy using Zambian Local Languages (through the NBTL course). The New Breakthrough to Literacy course (NBTL) is a British based literacy scheme (BTL) developed in the early 1960s and launched in 1970 in order to assist school children with special education needs to attain …
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An invesitigation into teacher preparedness to teach initial literacy in Zambia indigenous languages under the new breakthrough to literacy programme: the case of Solwezi college of education and selected basic schools in the north-western province of Zambia
… to handle initial literacy using Zambian Local Languages (through the NBTL course). The New Breakthrough to Literacy course (NBTL) is a British based literacy scheme (BTL) developed in the early 1960s and launched in 1970 in order to assist school children with special education needs to attain …
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Indigenous Language Inclusion in Emergency Communications: A Case Study of the 2023 Yellowknife Wildfire Evacuation
This thesis evaluates the exclusion of Indigenous languages from emergency communication during the 2023 North Slave Complex wildfires and examines the implications for reconciliation and public safety. Despite the Government of the Northwest Territories’ recognition of nine Indigenous languages, …
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A critical analysis of the public signage of the commercial and non-commercial signs in Eenhana town, Ohangwena region
… concerning the coexistence of official and indigenous languages. Despite constitutional provisions such as Article 3(1) of the Namibian Constitution designates English as the language of official communication in Namibia, there remains a conspicuous absence of specific policies addressing …
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The translation and certification of legal text: parliament of the Republic of South Africa as a case study
… the background of the history of South African languages, South African Parliament, legislative framework and the history of legal language translation. The study emphasised the fundamental role played by second-language translation in the legislative process. Even though the indigenous …
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An investigation into the use of digital media to promote indigeneous African Languages: the case of digital terrestrial television on SABC
… play an important role in promoting marginalised languages, particularly in the broadcasting sector, where they play second fiddle to English language. The unequal status in South Africa has resulted in increased social isolation and discrimination of indigenous African languages, the erosion of …
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Schools as fertile ground for the promotion of multilingualism in South Africa
… the promotion of multilingual ism and use of indigenous languages. The study focused on the role which schools can play to achieve this objective. Schools are viewed as the most fertile ground toward the promotion of multilingualism, as stipulated by the South African Constitution (1996), …
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Language Planning and Education: The Case of Namibia
… is an apparent neglect of the learners first languages. It characterizes and discusses the nature of language-education planning, suggesting criteria considered significantly relevant in making a research-based choice using conceptual tools appropriate for language-education planning. The …
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Plain language and multilingualism in South Africa: a focus on literacy and understanding in law drafting
… multilingual classrooms in South Africa where indigenous knowledge creation and sustenance were discovered as literacy interventions. This study focuses on multilingualism and plain language within the prescripts of South African law drafting in assembling plausible resolutions for legal …
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Language and Museums: Supporting Alaska Native Languages Through Collaborative Networking
… loss and possible extinction of the world's Indigenous languages, museums are quickly becoming active supporters and valuable resources for communities engaged in revitalization initiatives. Although working with language material is inherently difficult for museums because of their …
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Ideologías Lingüísticas en el Proyecto de Educación Intercultural Bilingüe (EIB) en Tres Escuelas Municipales de Temuco, Chile
… of education reforms have been passed to promote indigenous languages and cultures through bilingual education programs. Additionally, the use of Mapudungun, the language of Chile’s largest indigenous minority, the Mapuche, is on the decline. Some linguists and educators indicate the centrality of …
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An analysis of the challenges with respect to attaining equivalence in translation of literature pertaining to Sexually Transmitted Diseases from English into Xitsonga
… has been a practice that has assisted many languages the world over to develop to become languages of power. The purpose of this project was to elicit some translation challenges that translators face when translating from English into Xitsonga. It is not easy to translate a document in …
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