Multiple voices in bilingual higher education: language choices of Afrikaans/English bilinguals at Stellenbosch University.

Autor/inn/en	Oostendorp, Marcelyn; Anthonissen, Christine
Titel	Multiple voices in bilingual higher education: language choices of Afrikaans/English bilinguals at Stellenbosch University.
Quelle	In: Per linguam, 30 (2014) 2, S. 69-87 PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Beigaben	Anhang
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2224-0012
DOI	10.5785/30-2-546
Schlagwörter	Empirische Forschung; Afrikaans; Englisch; Hochschule; Empirische Forschung; Sprachenwahl; Englisch; Afrikaans; Bilingualismus; Hochschule; Südafrika (Staat)
Abstract	This paper uses a sociocultural theory and heteroglossic approach to investigate the bilingual learning experience of seven Afrikaans/English bilinguals at Stellenbosch University. In particular these bilinguals were asked to reflect on the language choices they make when completing various assessment tasks and when they are internalising new information. These students were also asked to reflect on the ways in which a bilingual learning context has changed their language proficiency. It is evident from the data that the language choices are made for a multiplicity of reasons, and that the participants draw on a number of different voices, some contradictory, to articulate their experience. These findings are discussed especially in connection to the implications for policy makers, showing that methodologies such as surveys and questionnaires in which participants are requested to make a choice, do not reflect the heteroglossic and ambiguous nature of bilingualism. (Verlag).
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Update	2022/2