{"id":81068,"date":"2025-09-22T15:19:17","date_gmt":"2025-09-22T13:19:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/?p=81068"},"modified":"2025-09-22T15:39:02","modified_gmt":"2025-09-22T13:39:02","slug":"preserving-identity-through-language-spu-to-host-african-languages-symposium","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/index.php\/preserving-identity-through-language-spu-to-host-african-languages-symposium\/","title":{"rendered":"Preserving identity through language: SPU to host African Languages Symposium"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"81068\" class=\"elementor elementor-81068\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3995dfb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3995dfb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7ba633f5\" data-id=\"7ba633f5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e97f85b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4e97f85b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">SPU\u2019s<\/span><\/a> Faculty of Education will host a thought-leading African Languages Symposium on Friday at South Campus under the theme: \u201cAfrican Languages and Cultural Heritage: Preserving Identity Through Language Education in South Africa,\u201d on 3 October 2025.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This one-day symposium, running from 08:30 to 15:30, will bring together researchers, educators, and language practitioners to explore the vital role of African languages in preserving cultural identity and shaping future-focused education practices.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The event aims to showcase cutting-edge research and developments in the field of African languages, highlight practical classroom strategies used in the pre-service training of future African language teachers, and contribute to national and institutional conversations about language, identity, and cultural heritage.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The symposium also underscores long-term collaboration with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bing.com\/ck\/a?!&amp;&amp;p=25ef8e1c2a24dcb2f30b97af378d4e266c7c71837458bb6817e479af1be8f306JmltdHM9MTc1ODQ5OTIwMA&amp;ptn=3&amp;ver=2&amp;hsh=4&amp;fclid=18c463ea-2b86-6060-3757-76282f86665d&amp;psq=department+of+education&amp;u=a1aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZWR1Y2F0aW9uLmdvdi56YS8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Department of Education<\/span><\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pansalb.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Pan South African Language Board<\/span><\/a>, particularly in relation to teacher training initiatives such as the Mother Tongue-based Bilingual Education programme.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Please confirm attendance by Wednesday, 24 September 2025, by emailing Mr Gert Hanekom at <a href=\"mailto:gert.hanekom@spu.ac.za\">gert.hanekom@spu.ac.za<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SPU\u2019s Faculty of Education will host a thought-leading African Languages Symposium on Friday at South Campus under the theme: \u201cAfrican Languages and Cultural Heritage: Preserving Identity Through Language Education in South Africa,\u201d on 3 October 2025. 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