South Africa's second-largest language, isiXhosa is also known as the Southern or Cape Nguni, and is closely related to isiZulu, the most common home language in the country. It is spoken mainly in the former Transkei, Ciskei and Eastern Cape regions. ...
IsiNdebele is the least spoken of South Africa’s 11 official languages, and confined mainly to Mpumalanga and Gauteng. It is an Nguni language, like isiZulu, isiXhosa and siSwati. Also called Southern Ndebele, it is not to be confused with Northern Ndebele, more commonly known as Matabele,...
South AfricaLanguage-in-education policyTranslanguagingAt first glance, the term "heritage language" as applied in North America and Europe does not appear to relate directly to the postcolonial multilingual scenario in South Africa. Here the term "herita...
Migrants' experiences in South Africa are layered and viewed through the treatment they receive and live through in different South African spaces. This chapter focuses on the experiences of African migrants in and through these different South African spaces. Through narratives of African migrant famil...
In South Africa English might be the language of business and the locals speak English usually very well, but you will be taken by surprise when you hear some of thetypical South African slang words which are sprinkled in every communication of South Africans.Here are the most frequently encoun...
Common English Country Name:South Africa Official Names:Republic of South Africa (10 official names each based on indigenous language) National Anthem:Lord Bless Africa (”Nkosi Sikelel’ iAfrika”) / “Die Stem van Suid-Afrika” (1997)
The name was coined by University of KwaZulu-Natal expert Johan Gallant, from “Africa” and “canis”, the Latin for dog.Afrikaans (noun) –South African language, developed out of the Dutch spoken in the country since the first Dutch East India Company settlement in the Cape, established ...
South Africans love their meat and game meat such as kudu and springbok are common. However, mostpeople eat beef, chicken, lamb and ostrich with their meals. The people in South Africa love a BBQ (here called 'braai') and almost every house has got a fireplace which is called 'braai-pl...
South Sudan, country located in northeastern Africa that was part of Sudan, its neighbor to the north, until 2011.
Pedagogical and political encounters in linguistically and culturally diverse primary classrooms: examples from Quebec, Canada, and Gauteng, South Africa Classroom observations and teacher interview-discussions were conducted in classes for immigrant children in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, where the language ...