The mainstream colonial lenses that have been used to understand multilingualism in the
peripheries may not account for the realities of Southern multilingualisms. This article takes …

In many countries, children need to become proficient in both their home language (L1) and
an international language, such as English (L2). Governments face tradeoffs in how to …

This paper discusses how the political interplay between English-in-society and English-in-
education policy in the Global South (s) facilitates what I term 'English as a subtle technology …

The demand for promoting bilingual and multilingual language policies in African
universities can be regarded as a decolonial force for driving pedagogical changes in …

1 We make a distinction between monolingual ideologies that reflect the belief that there
should be one single (official) language in a society and monoglossic ideologies, related to …

Research on the benefits of subtitles for learning was pioneered by Price (1983). Her study
found that captions, also known as intralingual subtitles, which were primarily intended for …

This paper explores challenges in intellectualizing Sesotho for academic works beyond
literary-based theses. It also overviews resources for the intellectualization of official …

In this article we look at the introduction of a bilingual Cabo Verdean Language
(CVL)/Portuguese education programme in two primary schools in Cabo Verde and explore …

Abstract The Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) is a large-scale
reading comprehension assessment, which assesses Grade 4 learners' reading literacy …

South Africa's language education policies acknowledge the country's exceptional linguistic
diversity, with all 11 official languages represented. At Grade 4 (the population of interest) …