Implementation of language policies in Higher Education Institutions: Analysing the linguistic system of a multilingual South African University

Fecha

March 14, 2025

Lugar

Ferdinand Post Library, Conference Room 317, North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus

Objetivo

Discuss how South African language policies are implemented in higher education contexts

The presentation will discuss how South African language policies are implemented in higher education contexts, with the focus on the North-West University (NWU). The situation of Stellenbosch University, which has the same historical background as NWU, will also be briefly commented on. The evaluation of language policy documents with a critical discourse analysis perspective and the examination via interviews and focus groups of the implementation of the policy will provide a broad picture of what occurs in theory and what happens in reality. This methodology will also be explained and discussed.

📅 Friday, 14 March at 11h (GMT+2)

📍 Ferdinand Post Library, Conference Room 317, North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus

This event has been organized by ACESDA, in collaboration with the Embassy of Spain to South Africa, the North-West University English Department and UPSET research focus area (Understanding and Processing Language in Complex Settings); with the financial support of the Fundación Ramón Areces.

It will be hosted by Carmen Sumillera-Iglesias (University of Salamanca, Spain). She is a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Salamanca, where her thesis is focused on language policy of higher education institutions in South Africa. She completed a master’s degree in Advanced English Studies, and a bachelor’s degree in English Studies, both at the University of Salamanca. Currently, she is a Ph.D. researcher at the University of Salamanca under a contract financed by the Spanish Ministry of Universities.

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