Vol. 44 No. 2 (2026)

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.38140/pie.v44i2

Published: 2026-07-22

Editorial 1

Autumn 2026 Editorial Section 1

Roy Venketsamy, Ndlovu Blanche

1-3
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SECTION 1: Languages across the curriculum

Promoting African languages through play-based learning in early childhood education

Roy Thungavel Venketsamy, Annaly Strauss

4-18
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Minister’s privilege: A response to the 2023PIRLS results

Kellie Steinke, Tsitsi Belinda Dube

19-36
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Critical literacy as a humanising strategy in the isiXhosa literacy curriculum

Pretty Magangxa

37-52
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Navigating uncertainty: Pre‑service foundation phase teachers ’reflections on readiness to teach reading

Sibhekinkosi Anna Nkomo, Raihaana Chothia

53-64
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Translanguaging in action: Foundation phase learners’ use of different communicative linguistic resources for meaning-making during science education

Julie Shantone Rubbi Nunan, Erasmos Charamba

65-83
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A linguistic analysis of spelling errors in Northern Sotho-speaking Grade 3learners: A cross-sectional approach

Patricia Makaure, Carien Wilsenach

83-101
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Examining reading cultures at home: A PIRLS 2021 comparative analysis of South Africa and Brazil

Shine Aung, Sinethemba Mthimkhulu, Mlayedwa Gabriel Mokoena, Etinosa Izevbigie, Seboke Prudence Shai

102-120
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A Setswana translation and adaptation of the Stark Griffin™ Dyslexia screening test

Marinique Henriët, Salomé Geertsema, Mia le Roux, Marien Alet Graham

121-139
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Editorial 2

Reshaping the landscape of language education: Sharing insights, best practices, and research

Meriem Sahli, Peet van Aardt

140-142
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SECTION 2: Reshaping the landscape of language education

The second language paradox: Bridging policy and pedagogy using results from large-scale assessment studies

Anil Kanjee

143-163
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Examining critical thinking and creativity in second language classrooms in South African higher education

Aradhana Ramnund-Mansingh

164-186
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AI-driven cultural fluency in isiZulu: Harnessing artificial intelligence to empower indigenous language education

Cebelihle Hyacinth Sokhela, Menzi Zamokwakhe Thango

187-202
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English second language teaching and learning andChatGPT: Perspectives of university lecturers in Namibia

Julia Ndapandula Indongo

203-218
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Using the discussion method to improve the ability of Korean learners to write narrative texts in Indonesian

Agus Sulaeman, Kim Dong Hoon, Audi Yundayani, Goziyah, Frimadhona Syafri

219-233
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