National Language Service: Focus and Activities

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National Language ServiceFocus and Activities

• Promotes multilingualism development of policy
  and supporting implementation
• Offers Translation and Editing Terminology
  Development and Management Language Planning
• MAJOR ACTIVITIES
• Language Policy finalised and draft bill under
  discussion
• Implementation plan developed and circulated
• Innovation Projects e.g. TISSA HLT
• Maths primary school dictionary complete
• New projects Natural Sciences, ICT, Medical
  Terminology
• Collaborating committees based in the tertiary
  institutions
• Grants transferred and contracts signed.

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• Translating official documents e.g. Bills,
  Government Notices, Annual Reports,
  intergovernmental correspondence, bilateral /
  multilateral Agreements, etc.
• FOCUS
• Drive intensive language awareness campaigns and
  be visible at grassroots level,
• Parliament, Cabinet, Provincial legislatures all
  to adopt usage of African languages,
• Enhance language facilitation tools and services
  (language technologies etc),

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• Mobilise community involvement in language
  development activities (e.g. language development
  centres in each province),
• Expedite establishment of language units at
  national and provincial level
• Better career opportunities for African Language
  Practitioners, supporting universities to attract
  more students (bursaries, scholarships, research
  and authorship),
• Specific interventions to enforce multilingualism
  in education and training,
• Closer cooperation with the national broadcaster
  in promoting multilingualism,
• Support initiatives to engage the private sector
  in the utilisation of African Languages.