Prof Elliot Mthembeni Mncwango

# A Node For African Thought

Research and Innovation

To achieve and maintain the University’s vision and mission, the research and innovation division contributes mainly by promoting the research related goal of the institution which is: to drive growth in UNIZULU research and Innovation

Faculty: Humanities & Social Sciences

Department: General Linguistics & Modern Languages

Discipline: General Linguistics

Highest Qualification

Ph.D.

Contact details

Email: MncwangoE@unizulu.ac.za

Phone: (035) 9026057

Campus: KwaDlangezwa

Research Interest Areas

Syntax
Psycholinguistics
Language policy
Translation studies

Research Niche Area(s) of current projects

Language as capital
Medium of instruction as a barrier to learning

Active Community Engagement & Service-learning work

Reading and writing club – high school learners

Teaching Interest Areas

Syntax
Morphology
Language policy

Active Research Projects

Development of the speaking skill among high school learners

How the continued use of English-only instruction in Higher Education infringes students’ rights and perpetuates prejudice.

M/D Supervision completed (3 or 4 projects)

2023, Ngidi, Sizakele A., D. Phil, completed
2023, Masonto, Rivalani X., D. Phil, thesis draft submitted
2023, Mthethwa Delisiwe H., MA, dissertation draft submitted.

Impactful Research Publications

(Author(s); Year; Title; journal / publisher)

Ngidi, SA & Mncwango, EM. (2022). University students’ perspectives on an English-only language policy in Higher Education. TD – Journal for Transdisciplinary Research in Southern Africa, 18(1): 1 – 5

Mncwango, EM. (2022). A contrastive analysis of articles in English and demonstratives in isiZulu. LITERATOR: Journal of Literary Criticism, Comparative Linguistics and Literary Studies, 43(1): 1- 6