Publications

Publication details [#59046]

Wildsmith-Cromarty, Rosemary and Aloysius N. Conduah. 2014. Issues of identity and African unity surrounding the introduction of an exogenous African language, Swahili, at tertiary level in South Africa. International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism 17 (6) : 638–653.

Publication type

Article in journal

Publication language

English

Keywords

identity negotiation | intercultural communication | language use | lingua franca | university

Language as a subject

Swahili

Place, Publisher

Routledge

Journal WWW

www.multilingual-matters.com/multi/onlinej.asp

Annotation

This analysis explores university students' and immigrants' attitudes to the introduction of exogenous Swahili at a South African tertiary institution. The major surfacing themes comprise intercultural communication, African integration and Swahili as a lingua franca.