Homegrown language learning apps are absolutely necessary as they are more culturally authentic. Language comes out of everyday lived lives of people groups. It is important to produce all kinds of resources to promote language learning. Mukondleteri wa Vurheni is the creator of two successful language learning apps, angula.app and Mahlahle.app. Mahlahle is a language…
Koketso Sachane of SAfm The Meeting Point in conversation with ILAF Chair, Dr Zakeera Docrat. Dr Docrat described Ilaf as a bottom up network of educators, artists and activists for the promotion of indigenous languages alongside English in the country. Docrat said language is central to the legal system of South Africa. Language is fundamental…
Sincokola no Nkosazana Asembese Mkumatela ofundisa e Nelson Mandela University. Sincokola ngokufundisa iAfrikaans. UNkosazana Mkumatela webeswa ngesidanga sakhe e Stellenbosch University kulonyaka. Izifundo zakhe zangaphantsi wazifunda eQonce naseRhini.
Dr Nkoala interviews Vusi Ntlakana of SARS about the 450 multilingual terminology publication developed by SARS in 11 SA official languages.
Professor Somadoda Fikeni discusses the significance of indigenous languages in South African society and political life. He says protest songs were in indigenous languages under apartheid as a form of resistance. Apartheid separate development though meant for subjugation and separation served to revive indigenous languages. He quotes the likes of Miriam Makeba and their use…
Mr Manzo Khulu discusses the use of prefixes and challenges the idea that is accepted with some important linguistic and grammatical rules for consideration. Please join the discussion.
In a multilingual environment, language is not a cost but a valuable corporate resource. This was heard at the webinar held by the Indigenous Languages Action Forum (ILAF) in partnership with the Pendoring Awards and the Pan South African Language Board (PanSALB). The webinar under the topic, Language: A strategic resource, brought linguists and the business…
In this last episode between Koketso, Thando and Mapelo the importance of promoting and preserving our languages.
The conversation between Koketso Sachane, Mapelo Tlowane and Thando Mahlangu continues in episode 2 discussing the importance of promoting and preserving our languages.
Koketso Sachane talks to Thando Mahlangu and Mapelo Tlowane about the importance of promoting and preserving our languages. Thando Mahlangu is an IsiNdebele cultural activist who is at the forefront of activists fighting for the revival of IsiNdebele in the media. Mapelo Tlowane is a lecturer at the University of Limpopo who is passionate about…