Series

Applied African Linguistics

Promoting African languages in formal domains: moving from theory to practice

This webinar series is organised by the Edinburgh Circle on the Promotion of African Languages. This series intends to provide a mix of more theoretical and more practical talks by experts in the field and to look both at the situation in the continent in general and in specific countries.

You can find the recordings of the webinars here.

Programme

30 Oct
Lecture | Applied African Linguistics Language hierarchies: Individual and group perceptions of Subaltern languages in Mozambique Dr. Sarita Monjane-Henriksen
27 Nov
Lecture | Applied African Linguistics Cameroon: From colonial discriminatory decrees to forging new multilingual language policies Dr. Seraphin Kamdem
31 Jul
Lecture | Applied African Linguistics The Proposed Languages in Education Policy for Botswana: Will it Make Local Languages a Social Development Resource? Andy Chebanne
28 Aug
Lecture | Applied African Linguistics African Languages as Medium of Instruction - the case of Nigeria Taiwo Oloruntoba-Oju
25 Sep
Lecture | Applied African Linguistics Opportunities for language revitalisation through digitization: the example of Ejagham Dr. Comfort Ojongnkpot
27 Feb
Lecture | Applied African Linguistics Overview of the links between Linguistics, Economics, and Education Salikoko S. Mufwene
27 Mar
Lecture | Applied African Linguistics African Languages as Medium of Instruction in higher education: what has happened after Prah? Bert van Pinxteren
24 Apr
Lecture | Applied African Linguistics French, Standard Arabic and Amazigh: experiences and challenges in Morocco Yamina El Kirat El Allame
29 May
Lecture | Applied African Linguistics Developing Sesotho as medium of instruction at tertiary level - challenges and opportunities Rethabile Possa-Mogoera