Languages Identities And Intercultural Communication In South Africa And Beyond
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Languages Identities And Intercultural Communication In South Africa And Beyond
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Author : Russell H Kaschula
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2021-08-23
Languages Identities And Intercultural Communication In South Africa And Beyond written by Russell H Kaschula and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-08-23 with Foreign Language Study categories.
African countries and South Africa in particular, being multilingual and multicultural societies, make for exciting sociolinguistic and applied language analysis in order to tease out the complex relationship between language and identity. This book applies sociolinguistic theory, as well as critical language awareness and translanguaging with its many facets, to various communicative scenarios, both on the continent and in South Africa, in an accessible and practical way. Africa lends itself to such sociolinguistic analysis concerning language, identity and intercultural communication. This book reflects consciously on the North–South debate and the need for us to create our own ways of interpretation emanating from the South and speaking back to the North, and on issues that pertain to the South, including southern Africa. Aspects such as language and power, language planning, policy and implementation, culture, prejudice, social interaction, translanguaging, intercultural communication, education, gender and autoethnography are covered. This is a valuable resource for students studying African sociolinguistics, language and identity, and applied language studies. Anyone interested in the relationship between language and society on the African continent would also find the book easily accessible.
Language Crime And Courts In Contemporary Africa And Beyond
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Author : Russell H. Kaschula
language : en
Publisher: African Sun Media
Release Date : 2023-09-08
Language Crime And Courts In Contemporary Africa And Beyond written by Russell H. Kaschula and has been published by African Sun Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-09-08 with Law categories.
The research represented in this volume, and in the series as a whole, is intended to provide critical analyses and findings that can underpin the development of language policies, practice guides and other resources that support a fair and accessible legal system. However, this will also require well-developed teaching and research programmes, so it is our intention that this volume will continue to support the growth of forensic linguistics in Southern African universities and nurture the next generation of scholars dedicated to forensic and legal linguistics. This aim will be supported by the newly formed African Association of Forensic and Legal Linguists (AAFLL), which will help to coordinate the study of forensic linguistics in Africa. This book series, Studies in Forensic and Legal Linguistics in Africa and Beyond, Volumes I, II, III and IV, continues to play an important role in bringing African forensic linguistic scholarship to a wider audience, while simultaneously promoting the field amongst academic and legal institutions in Africa.
Documenting Forensic Linguistics In The African Context
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Author : Monwabisi K. Ralarala
language : en
Publisher: Elton Pullen
Release Date : 2025-06-30
Documenting Forensic Linguistics In The African Context written by Monwabisi K. Ralarala and has been published by Elton Pullen this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2025-06-30 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
The field of forensic linguistics, which integrates the fields of language and the law, is not only a necessity in Africa but also a lifeblood in the entire administration of justice. Hopefully, the emergence of this field and the inroads it is bound to make on the multilingual and culturally diverse continent shall ameliorate the adverse effects of the African diaspora, given the high density of languages and the polarity of its people. Notwithstanding the noble intentions of administrators of justice, the language and interpretation/translation barriers, which often hinder the desired results. This is not only prevalent in the criminal justice system but also rears its ugly head in civil trials. Awareness of such shortcomings must be heightened, especially among presiding officers, legal practitioners, and law enforcement officers. The series of books on Forensic Linguistics, Language and Law should not be for the preserve and benefit of scholars in this field, but also be distributed and promoted among all for the benefit of the wider community, especially in the legal field. - Advocate Babalo Metu: Also Acting Judge of the Eastern Cape Division and the Labour Court Documenting Forensic Linguistics in the African Context breaks new ground in exploring these critical questions. Through 14 comprehensive chapters, leading scholars examine the intricate relationship between language and law in Africa’s multilingual courtrooms. From police interview models to witness statement analysis, from authorship identification to the challenges of training forensic linguists, this volume offers unprecedented insights into the complexities of legal linguistics in African contexts. This groundbreaking work, an essential reading for legal practitioners, linguists, scholars, and anyone interested in the intersection of language, law, and justice in contemporary Africa, arrives at a crucial moment, as forensic linguistics emerges as a vital field across Africa. Rich in both theoretical foundations and practical applications, it sets a new agenda for understanding how language shapes justice in multilingual, multicultural societies. - Professor Felix Banda: Linguistics Department, University of the Western Cape, South Africa
Language And The Law
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Author : Monwabisi K. Ralarala
language : en
Publisher: African Sun Media
Release Date : 2022-06-14
Language And The Law written by Monwabisi K. Ralarala and has been published by African Sun Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-06-14 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
Language and the Law: Global Perspectives in Forensic Linguistics from Africa and beyond is the third volume in a series of books designed to contribute and respond to growing interest in forensic linguistics or language and the law on the African continent. Drawing mostly on contexts where traditional African laws and Western laws are practised side-by-side, and where there are discontinuities between local knowledge systems, belief systems and language practices on the one hand, and official languages of law discourse, conceptualisation and jurisprudence documentation on the other, the chapters in this volume problematise, among other issues, the mediation practices (or lack thereof) of language and legal processes, discourse strategies and complexities in (mis)interpretations in second language court contexts and the miscarriage of justice that these may entail.
Unlocking The Chains Of Knowledge
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Author : Monwabisi K Ralarala
language : en
Publisher: AFRICAN SUN MeDIA
Release Date : 2025-02-28
Unlocking The Chains Of Knowledge written by Monwabisi K Ralarala and has been published by AFRICAN SUN MeDIA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2025-02-28 with Education categories.
"“Unlocking the chains of knowledge: Understanding the challenges, remaking pedagogies, and curriculum renewal addresses the complex yet imperative task of reshaping the colonial legacy embedded within South African higher education and beyond. The book confronts the historical and ideological bindings that have entrenched European-centric knowledge within the fabric of academia in Africa, propelling a transformative journey within the Arts and Humanities. At its core, this work presents a tripartite focus: firstly, understanding the deep-seated issues ingrained in the traditional university structure; secondly, remaking pedagogical practices; and lastly, renewing the curriculum. Recognising the historical dominance of Eurocentric ideas, the book explores various movements, theories, and practices, from negritude to postcolonial theory, aiming to emancipate and amplify the voices and knowledge of those historically excluded. With a commitment to a pluralistic approach, the book scrutinises the power dynamics of language, the importance of diverse perspectives, and the challenging task of inclusion without replicating the divisive structures of the past.” - Prof. Christine Winberg, Research Chair in Work-integrated Learning, Cape Peninsula University of Technology “In Unlocking the chains of knowledge: Understanding the challenges, remaking pedagogies and curriculum renewal the editors provide a decisive and detailed reflection and profound understanding of complexities of knowledge generation in Southern Africa. Unlike many volumes that address these intricate complexities, this volume not only navigates the intricate complexities of the long history of epistemic injustices and intolerance in the Southern African higher education environment, but delves deeper into the core of what is required for curriculum transformation and renewal. The groundbreaking volume addresses the urgent need for linguistic inclusivity, consciousness about decoloniality, as well as embedding social justice in South African and Zimbabwean education and, by doing so, presents strategies that can be used by the rest of the African continent in addressing the scourge of coloniality.” - Prof. Pamela Maseko, Executive Dean: Faculty of Humanities, Nelson Mandela University"
Language Narratives And Shifting Multilingual Pedagogies
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Author : Belinda Mendelowitz
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2022-12-15
Language Narratives And Shifting Multilingual Pedagogies written by Belinda Mendelowitz and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-12-15 with Education categories.
Winner of the UKLA Academic Book Award 2024 This book challenges monoglossic ideologies, traditional language pedagogies and dominant forms of knowledge construction by foregrounding multilingual and multicultural students' language narratives, repertoires, and identities. The research is based on a sixteen-year longitudinal study of a sociolinguistics course at an English language university and the language narratives produced by the first-year education students. The study was borne out of a need to create a critically inclusive course that would engage a cohort of students from socially and linguistically diverse backgrounds in contemporary South Africa. Drawing on data from over 5,000 students who have journeyed through this course, this book shows how a narrative heteroglossic pedagogy harnesses students' multilingual strengths. A close analysis reveals complex identity work by students located in the Global South. The authors argue that decolonising language education is about reconceptualising language, reconfiguring what knowledges are valued in the classroom, and reshaping pedagogy.
Research Handbook On Jurilinguistics
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Author : Anne Wagner
language : en
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Release Date : 2023-10-06
Research Handbook On Jurilinguistics written by Anne Wagner and has been published by Edward Elgar Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-10-06 with Law categories.
This Research Handbook offers a comprehensive study of jurilinguistics that not only presents the latest international research findings among academics and practitioners, but also provides a new approach to the phenomena and nature of communicative flexibility, legal genres, vulnerability of interlingual legal communication, and the cultural landscape of legal translation.
A Handbook On Legal Languages And The Quest For Linguistic Equality In South Africa And Beyond
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Author : Zakeera Docrat
language : en
Publisher: African Sun Media
Release Date : 2021-06-02
A Handbook On Legal Languages And The Quest For Linguistic Equality In South Africa And Beyond written by Zakeera Docrat and has been published by African Sun Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-06-02 with Law categories.
A Handbook on Legal Languages and the Quest for Linguistic Equality in South Africa and Beyond is an interdisciplinary publication located in the discipline of forensic linguistics/ language and law. This handbook includes varying comparative African and global case studies on the use of language(s) in courtroom discourse and higher education institutions: Kenya; Morocco; Nigeria; Australia; Belgium Canada and India. These African and global case studies form the backdrop for the critique of the monolingual English language of record policy for South African courts, the core of this handbook, discussed in relation to case law and the beleaguered legal interpretation profession. This handbook argues that linguistic transformation and decolonisation of South Africa’s legal and higher education systems needs to be undertaken where legal practitioners are linguistically equipped to litigate in a bilingual/ multilingual courtroom that enables access to justice for the majority of African language speaking litigants, enforcing their constitutional language rights.
Language Contact Volume 2
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Author : Jeroen Darquennes
language : en
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Release Date : 2025-04-21
Language Contact Volume 2 written by Jeroen Darquennes and has been published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2025-04-21 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
Targeting a full range of students and scholars, this volume provides a total of 50 chapters illustrating the linguistic dynamics and the dynamics of (inter)individual, and societal language contact as well as the dynamics of multidisciplinary language contact studies. Fueled by a wealth of data from a rich variety of contact situations, its geographically balanced case studies are governed by the triangulation between a focus on language structure and change, a sincere drive of sociopolitical and academic agency, and the confrontation with an everyday reality that can be unkind to (and ignorant of) those two factors. The volume clearly demonstrates the social relevance of our trade in a time burdened with ecolinguistic challenges.
Discrimination And Access To Justice In Africa
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Author : Wellman Kondowe
language : en
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Release Date : 2025-05-23
Discrimination And Access To Justice In Africa written by Wellman Kondowe and has been published by Taylor & Francis this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2025-05-23 with Law categories.
There are different forms of discrimination. Among others, people can be discriminated against on the basis of their ethnic grouping, political affiliation, race, gender, age, and language. This book focuses on linguistic discrimination in Africa, acknowledging that language plays a key role in the delivery of justice and much of what transpires in justice systems deals with language use. It argues that to achieve fairness, the state has a responsibility to put in place accommodations aimed at reducing linguistic vulnerability. The collection interrogates some of the issues that are common in Africa, which is arguably one of the most linguistically diverse continents in the world, bringing together a collection of case studies from Malawi, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Tanzania, Kenya, and Zambia. It presents practical insights from academics, legal professionals, and social scientists. Divided into five thematic parts, the first addresses communication and linguistic challenges faced by children in the legal system. Theme 2 examines the position of witnesses with physical challenges. The third theme focuses on language as a barrier in access to justice. Theme 4 looks at the language of the court as a major barrier to the poor and the illiterate. The fifth and final theme examines the position of women in sexual assault cases. The collection will be of interest to academics, researchers, and policymakers working in the areas of law and language, human rights law, criminology, linguistics, and African Studies.