Centre for African Language Teaching (CALT)

People

Areas of Specialisation

Language in Education, with a strong focus on multilingualism and advancing African languages as central to education, identity, and intellectual development.

Bibliography

Professor Nokhanyo Nomakhwezi Mdzanga is an accomplished scholar in the field of Language Education, with a particular emphasis on multilingualism and the promotion of African languages in education. Her research and publications explore the role of language in shaping identity, intellectual development, and equitable access to learning. She has contributed extensively to academic discourse through her work as Associate Editor of the Critical Studies in Teaching and Learning Journal (CRiSTaL) and as Guest Editor for the Educational Research for Social Change Journal. Her scholarship is widely cited and accessible via her Google Scholar profile, reflecting her commitment to advancing knowledge in multilingual education and fostering inclusive, transformative practices in South African schools and beyond.

Google Scholar Profile: View Publications

Associate Editor: Critical Studies in Teaching and Learning Journal (CRiSTaL)

Guest Editorship: Educational Research for Social Change Journal

Highlights

• Coordinator of the Centre for African Language Teaching (CALT), leading initiatives to strengthen literacy teaching in isiXhosa and other African languages.
• Actively promotes multilingualism and African languages as central to education and intellectual development.
• Recognised for editorial and scholarly contributions to journals such as CRiSTaL and ERSC.
• Dedicated to advancing research, teaching, and community engagement in language education.