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Multilingual Higher Education: Beyond English Medium Orientations by van der Walt, Christa

“…The general perception that a good command of English is enough to gain access and to be successful in higher education hides the complexity of learning and…”
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Health care professionals' perspectives on the requirements facilitating the roll-out of kangaroo mother care in South Africa by ten Ham, Wilma, Minnie, Karin C.S., van der Walt, Christa S.J.C.

“…Using best evidence to inform practice is the cornerstone of quality patient care, and requires spread, uptake, implementation and roll-out of best practices…”
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Integrative Literature Review Defining Evidence-Based Neurodevelopmental Supportive Care of the Preterm Infant by Lubbe, Welma, Van der Walt, Christa S J, Klopper, Hester C

“…Neurodevelopmental supportive care (NDSC) is a well-researched topic and extensive evidence is available on its benefits in terms of the outcome for preterm…”
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Compliance With Best Practice Guidelines for Neurodevelopmental Supportive Care in South Africa: A Situational Analysis by Rheeder, Aletta, Lubbe, Welma, van der Walt, Christa S. J., Pretorius, Ronel

“…Neurodevelopmental supportive care provides preterm infants with evidence-based care to ensure the best possible neurological outcomes. The study aimed to…”
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Exploring the Accounting Treatment of Exploration and Evaluation Activities in the Extraction Industry in South Africa and Australia by Van der Walt, Christa, Dlamini, Banele, Schutte, Danie P

“…The study examines the accounting treatment of exploration and evaluation assets in the extraction industry in South Africa and Australia. This study adopted a…”
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Academic Biliteracies: Multilingual Repertoires in Higher Education by Palfreyman, David M., Ed, van der Walt, Christa, Ed

“…Research on academic literacy within higher education has focused almost exclusively on the development of academic literacy in English. This book is unique in…”
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A systematic review of counselling for HIV testing of pregnant women by Minnie, Karin S, Van Der Walt, SJ Christa, Klopper, Hester C

“…Background.  Evidence‐based strategies have made it possible to limit mother‐to‐child transmission of the HI‐virus to a large extent and enable HIV‐positive…”
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The context of language planning in multilingual higher education by van der Walt, Christa

“…In his latest survey of the prospects for English language teaching in the next 50 years, David Graddol claims that over half the world's international…”
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Preface to Per Linguam 27 (1) by Stanley, Richard, Van Der Walt, Christa

“…This first number of Per Linguam in 2011 sees an extended Editorial Board and we would like to welcome the following esteemed scholars:…”
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Training multilingual English language teachers: challenges for higher education by van der Walt, Christa

“…Abstract In South Africa, English is used as a language of learning and teaching for most students from Grade 4 onwards. National policies have requirements…”
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Health care professionals' perspectives on the requirements facilitating the roll-out of kangaroo mother care in South Africa by Ham, Wilma Ten, Minnie, Karin C.S., Van der Walt, Christa S.J.C.

“…Background: Using best evidence to inform practice is the cornerstone of quality patient care, and requires spread, uptake, implementation and roll-out of best…”
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Welcome to the first issue of 2024, and our 40th anniversary! I would like to thank all our reviewers, language editors and, of course, the authors for their hard work, particularly in finalizing the articles for publication. This issue centres around multilingual education and problems with the teaching and use of English. It includes submissions from Uganda and Ghana. As always, the problem is in using English as the language of learning and teaching, with predictable problems in meaning makin by van der Walt, Christa

“…Welcome to the first issue of 2024, and our 40th anniversary! I would like to thank all our reviewers, language editors and, of course, the authors for their…”
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Preface by van der Walt, Christa

“…We end this year with a bumper issue! I would like to thank all our reviewers and, of course, the authors for their hard work, particularly in finalizing the…”
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Preface by van der Walt, Christa

“…In this first number of Volume 39 we are happy to publish not one, but two articles in languages other than English…”
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Preface to Per Linguam 26(2) by Van Der Walt, Christa, Stanley, Richard

“…The second number of 2010 provides insights into language learning across the all levels of education levels: from primary to tertiary education, from…”
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Preface by van der Walt, Christa

“…We very nearly managed to publish the first number of this year in the first half of the year, which augurs well for timely publications in 2022! As is…”
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Preface by van der Walt, Christa

“…The articles in this issue span all education levels, from the home to university, in contexts as diverse as Burundi and Zimbabwe…”
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University Students' Attitudes Towards and Experiences of Bilingual Classrooms by van der Walt, Christa

“…To improve throughput rates in higher education it is important to investigate ways in which instruction can be made more effective when students have to use…”
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Editorial by van der Walt, Christa

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Students' Perceived Language Competence and Attitudes Towards Multilingualism at a South African University by Lasagabaster, David, van der Walt, Christa

“…South Africa is well-known for the implementation of multilingual language policies at various educational levels which are upheld by its Constitution. Higher…”
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