Language Policy and Nation-Building in Post-Apartheid South Africa

• Main Author: Orman, Jon (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2008.
• Series: Language Policy, 10
• Subjects: Linguistics.; Culture > Study and teaching.; African languages.; Applied linguistics.; Sociolinguistics.; Educational policy.; ducation and state.; Language and education.; Educational Policy and Politics.; Language Education.; African Languages.; Applied Linguistics.; Regional and Cultural Studies.

The urgent need to forge an inclusive, multi-racial, multicultural South African national identity has been one of the most dominant themes in post-Apartheid politics and society. With the realisation that many of the social problems which beset contemporary South African society are sociolinguistic...

Table of Contents:

• Key Concepts in the Study of Ethnic and National Identities
• Language Policy, Language Planning and National Identity: Theoretical Perspectives
• Language Policy and Identity Planning in South Africa: A Historical Overview
• Language Policy, Identity Conflict and Nation-Building: The Case of Afrikaans
• Towards an Alternative, Inclusive Approach to Language Policy and~National Integration for Post-Apartheid South Africa
• Conclusion.