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- ItemLiving through Languages: An African Tribute to René Dirven(SUN PReSS, 2006) van der Walt, ChristaLiving through languages: An African Tribute to Rene Dirven is a collection of scholarly research meant to honour the various facets of his academic legacy, which includes language policy and politics, language acquisition (specifically in multilangual societies), the role of English and English language teaching and a life-long interest in cognitive linguistics. As Professor Felix Banda (University of the Western Cape, South Africa) notes, "Although the book is meant to celebrate Rene Dirven's contribution to African linguistics and society generally, the contributions are truly a celebration of the excellence of African research, the very virtues Rene's research demonstrated over the year".
- ItemSpaces, journeys and new horizons for postgraduate supervision(AFRICAN SUN MeDIA, 2018) Bitzer, Eli; Frick, Liezel; Fourie-Malherbe, Magda; Pyhalto, KirsiAfter centuries of barely visible incremental development, postgraduate education has experienced twenty years of considerable turbulence as governments recognise its latent power, some responding more quickly than others and each in different ways. This anthology, drawing on research, deep reflection and praxis, illustrates the current situation in a range of geographical environments that result from such interventions, or lack of them, providing readers both with information about neglected contexts, challenges and concerns and with stimulating ideas about how they might be managed more effectively. Professor Emerita Pam Denicolo, University of Reading, UK