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Russell Kaschula

UNjingalwazi Russell H. Kaschula ungumphathi wesihlalo seNRF: Ukuphuculwa kweelwimi zesiNtu, ukusetyenziswa kweelwimi ngeelwimi nokufundiswa kwazo (Isikolo seeLwimi)

Professor Russell H. Kaschula:  NRF Leerstoel in Intellektualisering van Afrikatale, veeltaaligheid en Opvoedkunde (Skool vir Tale)

Professor Russell H. Kaschula holds the Chair in the  “Intellectualisation of African Languages, Multilingualism and Education” which is housed in the African Language Studies Section, School of Languages, Faculty of Humanities.

Professor Russell Kaschula's expertise are not limited to the field of African languages and linguistics, as he is also a registered Advocate of the High Court of South Africa. He has an extensive list of degrees including a BA degree,  LLB, HDE, BA(Hons) (Cum Laude) and a PhD from Rhodes University.


After persuing a career in  African languages, Prof Kaschula began his teaching career at tertiary level in 1988 as a junior lecturer. Prof Kaschula has had an illustrious teaching career which has extended to five South African Universities and one American institution, before settling at Rhodes University.

 
Prof Kaschula has lectured students from undergraduate level through to postgraduate level. He currently lectures honours students, in the course elective of 'African Sociolinguistics, Globalisation and language planning'. Furthermore Prof Kaschula is a supervisor to students at Honours, Masters, PhD and Postdoctrol levels. Prof Kaschula supervised the first postdoctrol student in the African Language Studies Section (under the auspices of the Chair). 

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