This chapter examines the responses to questions which were designed to better understand the prevalence of African language teaching in higher education. The chapter explores the experiences of students and instructors in relating to the teaching of African languages in higher education, as well as the other ways in which African languages are represented (or not) across university curricula. It examines the experiences, views and opinions of the respondents as these relate to their experiences of African languages in higher education. Broadly these experiences fall into three categories, positive experiences and reflections, negative or critical experiences, and comments that are linked to more wide-ranging ideas and considerations. Respondents were overwhelmingly positive about the idea of African languages being present in higher education, but have different experiences of the realities of this and the ways in which languages are taught, presented and supported across institutions.

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Student and Staff Experiences of African Languages in Higher Education

  • Hannah Gibson,
  • Jacqueline Lück,
  • Kristina Riedel,
  • Savithry Namboodiripad

摘要

This chapter examines the responses to questions which were designed to better understand the prevalence of African language teaching in higher education. The chapter explores the experiences of students and instructors in relating to the teaching of African languages in higher education, as well as the other ways in which African languages are represented (or not) across university curricula. It examines the experiences, views and opinions of the respondents as these relate to their experiences of African languages in higher education. Broadly these experiences fall into three categories, positive experiences and reflections, negative or critical experiences, and comments that are linked to more wide-ranging ideas and considerations. Respondents were overwhelmingly positive about the idea of African languages being present in higher education, but have different experiences of the realities of this and the ways in which languages are taught, presented and supported across institutions.