Respice Prospice definition
Respice Prospice. , literally translated means ‘Look back and look ahead’. An idiomatic translation would be: ‘Look to the future and learn from the past’ (Fun Trivia n.d.). The UWC holds this dearly (CBA group 2017). This is possibly as a result of the history of apartheid and racial segregation in South Africa during which the institution and its students’ resistance was prominent. This Latin phrase that is treasured by UWC members is a continuous reminder and encouragement to its members (students, staff, visitors and citizens of the Republic of SA) to learn from the past, in order to make better choices. In this case, translanguaging enhances a broadened semiotic view of language, being a social, story-telling, historic and political tool. Hence, re-semiotising (using modal resources cross-contextually) selected terms from foreign languages either heightens or reduces