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An intercultural approach to implementing multilingualism at Rhodes University, South Africa

The work of intercultural communication theorists such as Ting-Toomey (1999) and Gudykunst (2003) has informed curriculum design and teaching methodology of the courses developed for teaching isiXhosa for vocational purposes to second language (L2) learners. This seems to be an appropriate theoretical paradigm within multilingual South Africa, where intercultural communication is becoming a daily reality for a growing portion of the population. We make use of this theory to introduce and develop experiential understanding of multilingualism at Rhodes University in various departments and, more generally, on campus.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:rhodes/vital:27579
Date January 2009
CreatorsKaschula, Russell H, Maseko, Pamela, Dalvit, Lorenzo, Mapi, Thandeka, Nelani, Linda, Nosilela, Bulelwa, Sam, Msindisi
Source SetsSouth African National ETD Portal
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
Typearticle, text
Format17 pages, pdf
RightsStellenbosch University, Use of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/.)
RelationStellenbosch Papers in Linguistics PLUS

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