2002 |
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| 28-29
Oct 2002: |
Language,
Educational Effectiveness and Economic Outcomes. Opening conference.
University of Pretoria. |
| 12 Sep 2002: |
Language, Educational
Effectiveness and Economic Outcomes Meeting
on the African Languages and ESP subprojects. University of the
North. |
| 28 Aug 2002: |
Language, Educational
Effectiveness and Economic Outcomes
Meeting
on the African Languages subproject. University of Pretoria. |
| 3-5 July 2002: |
Language and the African Renaissance.
Conference at the University of Pretoria with sub-themes: 1)
Promoting education, science and technology through African
languages; 2) Management of multilingualism and renaissance. |
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2001 |
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| 26-27 Nov 2001: |
Language, Educational
Effectiveness and Economic Outcomes Workshop.
University of Pretoria. |
| 17 May 2001: |
University-wide workshop,
Faculty of Humanities/School of Languages/CentRePoL: The role of
language in the development and assessment of core academic competencies.
University of Pretoria. |
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2000 |
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| 26 Sep 2000: |
Seminar: Cross-cultural communication in
education - 16 American academics on request of the organisation
'People to People International', on involvement in local research and
development. |
| 22 Jul & 5 Aug 2000: |
Workshop on proposed research
project 'Language, educational effectiveness and economic outcomes'
- Dr François Grin, University of Geneva, Switzerland. |
| 19-20 Jul 2000: |
Seminar: Language in education -
Prof Nancy Hornberger, University of Pennsylvania, USA; Reports on
relevant research projects at the University of Pretoria. |
| 20-22 Jun 2000: |
Seminar held by Prof John Baugh,
Stanford University, USA. |
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1998 |
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| 5 Nov 1998: |
International seminar: Multilingualism
and economic development. Speakers: Dr Francois Grin (University of
Geneva, Switzerland), Mr Barry Vorster (Executive Director of the
Directorate of Economic Development, GPMR) and Dr James Blignault
(University of Pretoria, department of Economics). |
| 4 Sep 1998: |
Workshop: Audit of language
behaviour in Maths and Science classes in ten Gauteng schools - Dr
Helma Pasch (University of Cologne, Germany) |
| 5-6 Mar 1998: |
2-day international workshop: The
role of the African Languages in democratic South Africa. Speakers:
Prof Ayo Bamgbose (University of Ibadan, Nigeria), Prof Ekkehard Wolff
(University of Leipzig, Germany), Dr Cynthia Marivate (Pan South African
Language Board). Co-operators: Research Unit for African Languages of
Vista University (Soweto), Department of Arts, Culture, Science and
Technology (SA government). |
| Lecture
series: |
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| Jun 1998: |
Patterns of communication in language
behaviour in contexts of conflict - Dr Nombuso Dlamini (University
of Pretoria)
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| Aug 1998: |
The role of the language practitioner in
democratic South Africa - Dr Nonhlanhla Mkhulisi (SA government -
Department of Arts, Culture, Science and Technology) |
| Oct 1998: |
Afrikaans en Afrikaner-identiteit
- Prof Vic Webb (University of Pretoria), Prof Christo van Rensburg
(University of Pretoria), Prof Mike de Jongh (University of South
Africa, department of Antropology) and Dr Christo Landman (Gauteng
legislator). |
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