Handbook of Language Policy and Education in Countries of the Southern African Development Community (SADC)

Michael M. Kretzer completed his Ph.D. in Human Geography in 2018 at the Justus Liebig University in Giessen, Germany. Since 2020 he has worked at Ruhr University in Bochum, Germany and in 2022 was appointed as a research fellow and Andrew W. Mellon Post-Doctoral Fellow at the University of Western Cape. He researches education systems and language policies in Sub-Saharan Africa, Linguistic Landscapes and health crisis communication. He has published book chapters, including in the Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Politics, and articles in international journals such as the International Journal on Multilingualism, Current Issues in Language Planning and the South African Geographical Journal.Russell H. Kaschula is Professor in the Department of African Language Studies at the University of the Western Cape where he is the Postgraduate Coordinator. He also holds the newly established Chair in Forensic Linguistics and Multilingualism at that university. He has a particular interest in language and crime, literary geography, and sociolinguistics and has published widely in the field of Applied Language Studies. His most recent book is Languages, Identities and Intercultural Communication in South Africa and Beyond (Routledge, 2021). He also co-edited the A Handbook on Legal Languages and the Quest for Linguistic Equality in South Africa and beyond (SUN Press, 2021).

• ForewordBernard SpolskyList of Figures and MapsNotes on ContributorsIntroductionRussell H. Kaschula and Michael M. Kretzer1 A Comparative Analysis of Language Policy and Planning in the SADC-RegionMichael M. Kretzer and Russell H. Kaschula2 Language Education Policy and Portuguese Dominant Ideology in Angola: Historical Processes, Discourses and ImpactsNicolau Nkiawete Manuel3 Language in Education Policy in Botswana: Some Critical IssuesAndy Monthusi Chebanne4 ShiKomori, the Bantu Language of the Comoros: Status and PerspectivesMohamed Ahmed Chamanga5 Native Languages of the Democratic Republic of CongoHelena Lopez Palma6 Language Policy in Eswatini: Challenges in a Globalised WorldOwen G. Mordaunt and Paul A. Williams7 Language as a Kennel and Husk of the African Philosophy: The Case of LesothoMosisili Sebotsa and Khahliso Mahula8 Language and Education in Madagascar: Ideological Conflicts and Implementation ChallengesPenelope Howe9 The Prevailing Sociolinguistic and Socio-political Realities in Malawi and Their Implications on Language PolicyJoshua Isaac Kumwenda and Michael M. Kretzer10 Pluralism without Inclusion: The Case of Mauritius, a Linguistically Diverse Diasporic Small Island Developing State (SIDS)Nita Rughoonundun-Chellapermal11 Shifting from ‘Uncivilised’ People’s Languages to Ordinary People’s Languages: An Overview of Past and Current Practices in Mozambique’s Language-in-Education PolicyEliseu Mabasso12 Multilingual Education Policy for Namibia: A Case for Endangered Indigenous LanguagesSarala Krishnamurthy13 Using, ‘Kreol Seselwa’, the Seychellois Creole Language to Strengthen Connections between the Government, Public Entities, Educational Institutions and BeyondMarie Flora Ben David and Michael M. Kretzer14 Legal Regulations, Obstacles and Current Developments in the Language Policy of the Republic of South AfricaMichael M. Kretzer and Russell H. Kaschula15 The Ambivalent Language-in-Education Policy of Tanzania with Specific Reference to KiswahiliBirgit Brock-Utne and Mwajuma Vuzo16 No English but English: The Case of Language Policy and Planning in ZambiaSande Ngalande and Bandana Sinha Kumar17 Ergonyms as Material Complementing Language Policy for Education outside the Classroom in ZimbabweLiketso DubeIndex