This 9th edition of the Studies in Language Policy in South Africa series follows on the 2012 MIDP Symposium, "Multilingualism for Empowerment", held on the QwaQwa campus of the University of the Free State on 11?12 September 2012.

It includes the proceedings of a selection of papers, both from local and international scholars. The objective of the symposium was to draw together scholars from different fi elds and countries that work in the broad area of language in South Africa or study multilingual policies and practices which fit the conference theme in other regions or countries.