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Multilingualism SA Conference 2019

MULTILIGUALISM SA CONFERENCE

Theme: Towards finding a sustainable solution to the language issue in South Africa

Overview

The Multilingualism SA Conference is designed to present participants with the opportunity to engage in robust and extensive debate on finding sustainable solutions to the language issue in government, education, business, the workplace and in society at large. The papers read/presentations made at this conference will be collated with a view of producing a comprehensive report that crystalises the proposed solutions and chart the way forward.

Topics that will be covered at the conference

  • Critical role players in the multilingualism process
  • Multilingualism in government
  • Multilingualism in education
  • Sociolinguistics and its implications for multilingualism
  • Language as a depiction of a knowledge system
  • Language as a communication tool
  • School curriculum and multilingualism
  • Decolonising education
  • Community empowerment through language
  • Language as a means of access to education

Who will be attending

  • Language Practitioners
  • Translators
  • Interpreters
  • Language Researchers
  • Journalists
  • Communication Officers
  • Teachers/Educators
  • Editors
  • Academics
  • Radio Presenters
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