The challenge of multilingualism: in response to the language policy for higher education

How isiZulu speakers use cohesion in their academic writing in English

“…While the stance of this paper is that the academic English of a particular group of isiZulu speakers could be developed with respect to cohesion, there is an ongoing debate within South Africa about the suitability of English as an academic medium of instruction for speakers of other first languages (Foley, 2004;Van Der Walt, 2004). The development of isiZulu and other African languages as academic languages could be a vital part of raising rates of achievement, allowing mother-tongue speakers to capitalise on existing fluency at every stage of their education.…”

Assessing Students’ Perceptions of Conversational IsiZulu as a Compulsory Module in a South African University

“…Van der Walt (2004) goes on to explain that this is not a phenomena that is restricted to South Africa, but it is instead a growing global trend. In the article written by Van der Walt (2004), he explains that the reason for the students' positive attitudes towards learning in the English medium stems directly from their strong belief that…”

“…These social behaviors' become necessary for this study because they can shed light on the various attitudes that students' may have towards the learning of isiZulu as a compulsory module in the university context. According to Van der Walt (2004), the international and economic prestige given to the English language is what encourages students as well as their parents to portray a positive attitude towards learning in the English medium. Van der Walt (2004) goes on to explain that this is not a phenomena that is restricted to South Africa, but it is instead a growing global trend.…”

“…According to Van der Walt (2004), the international and economic prestige given to the English language is what encourages students as well as their parents to portray a positive attitude towards learning in the English medium. Van der Walt (2004) goes on to explain that this is not a phenomena that is restricted to South Africa, but it is instead a growing global trend. In the article written by Van der Walt (2004), he explains that the reason for the students' positive attitudes towards learning in the English medium stems directly from their strong belief that…”

Living through Languages: An African Tribute to René Dirven

“…There is evidence, much of it anecdotal, that all teachers, including English language teachers, code switch in an effort to bridge comprehension problems, give examples from the environment 4 These suggestions are discussed in more detail in Van der Walt, 2004. and manage classrooms. 5 Since they are supposed to teach only in English, many teachers will not acknowledge that they use "the vernacular", which makes it difficult to research this phenomenon.…”