Universiteitseminaar | University Seminar
Follow and join the ongoing conversation on education, access, transformation, language and the Constitution.
SA University Seminar
2015-10-23Follow and join the ongoing conversation on education, access, transformation, language and the Constitution. Contributions in any language and format are welcome.
Why English should be the language of South African universities
2013-10-08Jonathan Jansen, Percy Baneshik Memorial Lecture of 2013: "What English does is level the playing fields in the historically Afrikaans universities for common engagement."
O moenie huil nie, o moenie treur nie, die Stellenbosse boys kom weer!
2006-09-20"Aan wie is ons gedienstig as ons dink dat Engels die 'oplossing' is?" Joan Hambidge lees Hermann Giliomee en Lawrence Schlemmer se boek 'n Vaste plek vir Afrikaans, 2006.
The role of African universities in the intellectualisation of African languages
2006-01-17"Our societies are multilingual, the states that were formed as a result of colonial conquest were necessarily multilingual, and therefore we have every reason to want to promote the continuation of our own languages, not against, but alongside, English."