Nomalungelo Ngubane
Biographic Data
| ID | 4150164 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Nomalungelo Ngubane |
| GIVEN NAMES | Nomalungelo |
| FAMILY NAME | Ngubane |
| SIGNATURE | NGUBANE N |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of the Free State |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7255-4673 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Translanguaging in assessments
Despite South African higher education consisting of a large number of multilingual students and teachers, assessments remain largely based on English monolingual constructs. This demands that all students taking the assessments should be proficient in the language of assessment. Monolingual assessments undermine the multilingual competencies of multilingual students and the diverse linguistic resources that enable them to best indicate their und…
Languages without limits
Leveraging Multilingual Interventions at a South African University
This conceptual paper critically explores how multilingual practices are being leveraged at a South African university as both a transformative and decolonial project. Using a decolonial theory as its analytical lens, the article interrogates the epistemic, linguistic, and pedagogical interventions aimed at dismantling the dominance of English in a higher education institution. The paper argues that multilingualism, when approached not as an add-…
Linguistic Repertoires in the Writing Experiences of Multilingual Postgraduate Students in a Higher Education Institution
The linguistic diversity that multilingual students bring into their postgraduate studies, combined with the persistent dominance of English as the sole language of instruction and assessment at postgraduate level, especially in South Africa, requires urgent attention. This study seeks to critically examine the writing experiences of multilingual postgraduate students in a specific higher education institution in South Africa. Using Bakhtin's the…
Misconceptions, Misalignments, and Mismatches
There are mismatches between ontologies of language and languaging, on the one hand, and language policy or language teaching, on the other. South Africa has a proliferation of policies in both the Department of Basic Education and the Department of Higher Education and Training, with limited implementation and desired outcome, in other words, a misalignment of policies with curriculum. In addition, institutions tend to follow a populist and simp…
Translanguaging pedagogy in selected English First Additional Language writing classrooms
Research shows that English language proficiency remains a barrier to learning among second language learners in South Africa. This article foregrounds the utility of translanguaging practices in teaching writing to English First Additional Language, Further Education and Training (FET) learners in South Africa. Five secondary schools in the Pinetown District participated in the study. Qualitative methodologies were adopted, using classroom obser…
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Translanguaging pedagogy in selected English First Additional Language writing classrooms
Research shows that English language proficiency remains a barrier to learning among second language learners in South Africa. This article foregrounds the utility of translanguaging practices in teaching writing to English First Additional Language, Further Education and Training (FET) learners in South Africa. Five secondary schools in the Pinetown District participated in the study. Qualitative methodologies were adopted, using classroom obser…
Leveraging Multilingual Interventions at a South African University
This conceptual paper critically explores how multilingual practices are being leveraged at a South African university as both a transformative and decolonial project. Using a decolonial theory as its analytical lens, the article interrogates the epistemic, linguistic, and pedagogical interventions aimed at dismantling the dominance of English in a higher education institution. The paper argues that multilingualism, when approached not as an add-…
Linguistic Repertoires in the Writing Experiences of Multilingual Postgraduate Students in a Higher Education Institution
The linguistic diversity that multilingual students bring into their postgraduate studies, combined with the persistent dominance of English as the sole language of instruction and assessment at postgraduate level, especially in South Africa, requires urgent attention. This study seeks to critically examine the writing experiences of multilingual postgraduate students in a specific higher education institution in South Africa. Using Bakhtin's the…
Misconceptions, Misalignments, and Mismatches
There are mismatches between ontologies of language and languaging, on the one hand, and language policy or language teaching, on the other. South Africa has a proliferation of policies in both the Department of Basic Education and the Department of Higher Education and Training, with limited implementation and desired outcome, in other words, a misalignment of policies with curriculum. In addition, institutions tend to follow a populist and simp…
Translanguaging in assessments
Despite South African higher education consisting of a large number of multilingual students and teachers, assessments remain largely based on English monolingual constructs. This demands that all students taking the assessments should be proficient in the language of assessment. Monolingual assessments undermine the multilingual competencies of multilingual students and the diverse linguistic resources that enable them to best indicate their und…
Languages without limits
Second Language Learning and Teaching (6 works) · Multilingual Education and Policy (5 works) · EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning (4 works) · Translanguaging (3 works) · Linguistics (2 works) · Mathematics education (2 works) · Multilingualism (2 works) · Pedagogy (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Sociology (2 works)