BAQONDE

BAQONDE - committed to building capacity in African languages for Higher Education in South Africa. An Erasmus+ project.

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Universities of the @CoimbraGroup offer short-term visits (generally 1 to max m 3 months) to young African researchers from higher education institutions from Sub-Saharan Africa.

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📢S P R E A D T H E W O R D

The online call for @CoimbraGroup #Scholarship Programme for Young Professors and Researchers is out‼️

👉Short #mobility stays in Europe for candidates from #Africa, #LatinAmerica and #EuropeanNeighbourhood institutions

💻https://t.co/9GSfH144lM

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Join us online for our 3rd intl dissemination showcase this Friday 8 Dec as we look to the future of the Baqonde project and its sustainability! Focus on our free online multilingual materials repository and schools outreach. Register via https://t.co/wMsEqxSQOR

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What an energetic team here @theNWU! Huge thanks to our #Baqonde local lead and host Dr Seshoka and all her amazing team at the NWU Taaldirektoraat Language Directorate Bokaelo jwa Dipuo - always on brand, on hand and ready for whatever is next!

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NWU Deputy Vice Chancellor kicks off our last Baqonde partner meeting with introductory remarks about the importance of work on multilingual language content in fostering the use of indigenous languages in Higher Education. Huge thanks to all the team @theNWU!

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Check out the project’s Polokelo space here, open access repository for first-language (L1) materials in SA’s indigenous languages https://t.co/qDaEZE0ni4

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And we are off… final BAQONDE partner meetings taking place at North-West University, with outstanding hospitality from the NWU Taaldirektoraat Language Directorate Bokaelo jwa Dipuo. More updates to follow as we prepare this last phase and the sustainability of #Baqonde’s work!

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Lots of energy around our visit to Zimasa Primary School, in Langa, Cape Town, where we shared our BAQONDE School pack. Now they are BAQONDE language champions!

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https://t.co/BbncWpp6VF

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Opportunity! Dia de las Lenguas Africanas invites you to the free screening of this extraordinary film tonight at 19:30 at the @juandelenzinat. Free entry for everyone! @Casaafrica @baqonde @FestivalWallay @FilologiaUsal @usal

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Mañana estamos de celebración… en Salamanca!

🎬Proyección especial de Xalé (Niña) - de Moussa Sene Absa
Para el Día de las lenguas africanas nos hemos unido con la Universidad de Salamanca ✊🏾

📍Teatro Juan del Enzina
🔔19.30

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@FilologiaUsal @USAL_Lengua @FundacionAreces @UCAD_Senegal @EmbEspPretoria @EmbEspSenegal @Casaafrica @lindes_usal @culturagob @FestivalWallay

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It's happening! African Language Day is under way at the @FilologiaUsal! With @USAL_Lengua With Universidad de Cheik-Anta-Diop (Dakar) @FundacionAreces @UCAD_Senegal @baqonde @EmbEspPretoria @EmbEspSenegal @Casaafrica
@lindes_usal @culturagob @FestivalWallay
#Senegal #Africa

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The African Language Day @FililogiaUsal highlights the language & vibrant culture of Senegal! @usal @FundacionAreces @baqonde @Casaafrica @EmbEspSenegal @Casaafrica @FestivalWallay #wolof #serere #mandinga #Senegal

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@usal @FilologiaUsal @EmbEspSenegal @Casaafrica @FestivalWallay @EmbEspPretoria @UCAD_Senegal @sciusal 👍

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Last year's African Language Day (Día de las Lenguas Africanas) at @usal celebrated indigenous South African languages! It's Senegal's turn 20 Oct.
@FilologiaUsal @EmbEspSenegal @Casaafrica @FestivalWallay @EmbEspPretoria @UCAD_Senegal
@baqonde @sciusal #africanlanguages #Senegal

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Multilingualism for empowerment

Check out this inspiring piece on the importance of multilingualism in higher education ⬇️

🔗 https://t.co/wdNp38xKFF

Special thanks to @Grocotts

@Rhodes_Uni @theNWU @univgroningen @usal @tcddublin @UKZN @UWConline

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What a fantastic @baqonde workshop at @Rhodes_Uni! There is great commitment to develop African language in South African education. The online platform, Polokele, provides students with resources in African languages.

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An embodied performance by the Moqoqo Collective during Selloane Mokuku's presentation at the @baqonde consortiumworkshop at @Rhodes_Uni with @tcdglobal @UKZN @univgroningen @usal @theNWU @UWConline #makhanda #multilingualism #highereducation

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Engaging and transformative presentations at the @Baqonde workshop at @Rhodes_Uni! #baqonde #highereducation #multilingualism #SouthAfrica

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@Taalraad @ActionLanguages Dankie vir die ondersteuning!

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Construcive and transforming presentations at the @Baqonde Workshop at @Rhodes_Uni! And great to see the team from @theNWU, @tcdglobal @UKZN @usal @UWConline @univgroningen!