Name & Surname: Jabulani Sibanda
Position: Associate Professor
Qualification (UG and PG): Dip Education (UZ), B.Ed. English (UZ), M.Ed. English (UZ), PhD (Rhodes)
Email address: Jabulani.Sibanda@ru.ac.za
Phone number: +27466038405
Short Bio(concise): Jabulani Sibanda researches and teaches English Language Teaching and Academic Literacies in linguistically and culturally diverse contexts. His work explores how language and literacy can promote equity, inclusion, and critical engagement. He focuses on how multilingual and first-generation students develop academic writing skills and navigate academic discourse. Grounded in sociocultural and critical literacy theories, his research emphasizes student agency and voice. He also specializes in vocabulary development and languaging within marginalized and/ or multilingual learning environments.
ORCID number: 0000-0001-5328-5888
Recent publications: Sibanda, L., Sibanda, J. and Zengeya, T. (2025). Must know Grade 8 Technology Education Concepts and Vocabulary. Journal of Culture and Values in Education, 8(1), 86-108. https://doi.org/10.46303/jcve.2025.6
Sibanda, J. and Chikiwa, C. (2024). Evolution of classroom languaging over the years: Prospects for teaching mathematics differently. Journal of Education, (97), 243-260. https://doi.org/10.17159/2520-9868/i97a12
Zano, K. and Sibanda, J. (2024). Code-switching – normal oversight on the part of bilingual speakers: A review of literature. International Journal of Research in Business and Social Science, (2147- 4478), 13(7), 500–507. https://doi.org/10.20525/ijrbs.v13i7.3417
Leruele, D. and Sibanda, J. (2024). The nexus between Geography teachers’ code-switching perceptions and practices: A case study. Interdisciplinary Journal of Education Research, 6, 1-13. https://doi.org/10.38140/ijer-2024.vol6.11
Areas of focus/interest (supervision): Academic Literacies;
Languaging (Code-switching and translanguaging in multilingual contexts);
Vocabulary development in second language contexts
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