We didn't hide away in the kitchen : an investigation into the PanSALB's role in the implementation of the language policy in South Africa
The research undertaken for this PhD investigates the Pan South African Language Board (PanSALB) and its role in the context of language policy implementation. This study was inspired by two separate factors. First, the PanSALB was heavily criticised, especially in recent years, despite its central and important role in the implementation of the South African language policy. Second, a look at the language planning theory indicated a lack of theoretical focus on the roles of language boards or language agencies, despite their frequent use in language policy efforts, a lack also recently lamented by Spolsky (2011) and Edwards (2012). The research undertaken for and reported on in this thesis has aimed toward two goals. First, to provide insight into the functioning and potential problems a language agency, such as the PanSALB, can face. Second, to allow a closer look at the implementation stage of the language planning process, a stage which has not yet been the focus of direct study, despite a lot of theoretical work on the processes which lead to language policies. Previous research on the PanSALB and the language policy in South Africa focused on the sociolinguistic issues, such as conflicting language ideologies
Schmit, Nathalie
Language policy ; Pan South African Language Board
We didn't hide away in the kitchen : an investigation into the PanSALB's role in the implementation of the language policy in South Africa. The research undertaken for this PhD investigates the Pan South African Language Board (PanSALB) and its role in the context of language policy implementation. This study was inspired by two separate factors. First, the PanSALB was heavily criticised, especially in recent years, despite its central and important role in the implementation of the South African language policy. Second, a look at the language planning theory indicated a lack of theoretical focus on the roles of language boards or language agencies, despite their frequent use in language policy efforts, a lack also recently lamented by Spolsky (2011) and Edwards (2012). The research undertaken for and reported on in this thesis has aimed toward two goals. First, to provide insight into the functioning and potential problems a language agency, such as the PanSALB, can face. Second, to allow a closer look at the implementation stage of the language planning process, a stage which has not yet been the focus of direct study, despite a lot of theoretical work on the processes which lead to language policies. Previous research on the PanSALB and the language policy in South Africa focused on the sociolinguistic issues, such as conflicting language ideologies
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