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Thanks to streaming, multilingual film and TV is exploding, and it’s helping to enhance the viewer experience.
Studies of African multilingual contexts are almost non-existent in high-impact scientific journals.
Bilingual education is possible for all South Africa’s children.
Investing in bilingual education can reduce grade repetition, drop-out rates, and improve literacy outcomes.
Despite reports that multilingual students’ academic progress has ‘stalled,’ researchers find new reasons to be optimistic about how they are faring in US schools.
Africa’s current situation has a parallel in European history - the Reformation and the changes it wrought in terms of language exceptionalism.
South Africa must be seen as a country for speakers of all its official languages rather than an English-only elite.
The combination of knowledge and communication, along with a few other fundamental conditions such as liberty and respect , leads to social, cultural and technological development.
Whether it’s due to native language loss or unsupported high school curricula, the lack of bilingualism in the US is notable. Why can’t more Americans speak another language? How should that change?
Ethical engagement in multilingual communication is about mutual respect. More importantly, it’s about shaping a shared future through face-to-face communication.
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Full Professor of Genetics, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC)
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Emeritus Professor of African Linguistics, University of Leipzig
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Professor of African Language Studies, University of the Western Cape
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Senior Lecturer in Linguistics, University of the Western Cape
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Postdoctoral research fellow (Forensic Linguistics/ Language and Law), University of the Western Cape
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Professor of Education, Harvard University
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Assistant Professor of Education, Oregon State University
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Associate Professor of Literacy Education, New York University
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PhD candidate - Communication Studies, University of Beira Interior
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PhD student, Developmental Psychology and Education, University of Toronto
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Senior Researcher, University of the Western Cape
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Associate Professor, Applied Psychology and Human Development, University of Toronto
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Professor in Language Education, member bua-lit collective, University of Cape Town
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Lecturer in General Linguistics, Stellenbosch University
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Associate Professor, Media, Swinburne University of Technology