Career in languages and employability in contemporary South Africa : a survey from Pretoria

M. Tech. Applied LanguagesThis study is about awareness of language careers in contemporary South African society, given its multilingual ecology, and post-1994 official language policy, with particular reference to Black South African languages. The study attempts to come to its conclusions, based on a survey of societal language attitudes, current university offerings on such languages, the possible impact of technology on the language professions, and government efforts to promote careers in African languages