Lara-Stephanie Krause-Alzaidi

Lara-Stephanie Krause-Alzaidi is an academic researcher at the Institute for African Studies, University of Leipzig, currently on leave. She has held this position since August 2018, following teaching roles at the University of Cape Town (2015-2018) and professional experience at NGO SHINE Literacy (2016). Her work bridges language education, sociolinguistics, and decolonial pedagogy, focusing on multilingual practices in South African contexts.

• PhD in African Languages and Literatures (2015-2020)
• MA in African Studies (2009-2012)
• BA in African Studies (2006-2010)

Research focuses on translanguaging, postcolonial language policies, and educational equity in township schools. Her publications examine:

• Language ideologies in South African classrooms
• Multilingual writing practices
• Urban literacy practices
• Postcolonial pedagogy
• Language and identity
• Decolonizing curricula