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Galanakis, Linda. "Learners' attitudes to standard vs non-standard South African English accents of their teachers." Thesis, Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/4259.

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Thesis (MPhil (General Linguistics))--University of Stellenbosch, 2010.<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study is interested in the relationship between accent and hearers’ perception of the speaker. It investigates the kinds of stereotypes related to phonological features of the speaker’s language. Specifically this thesis focused on the perceptions that high school girls have of their Mathematics teachers who speak English with a non-standard accent. The general aims of the study were to establish whether high school girls perceived non-standard English speaking Mathematics teachers negatively

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Krstic, Nicole, and Nikki Nilsson. "The Goal of Literacy Teaching - to Complete School or to Make a Change? A Critical Analysis of Literacy Teaching in Multilingual Classrooms in South Africa." Thesis, Malmö universitet, Fakulteten för lärande och samhälle (LS), 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-34549.

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This qualitative minor field study is conducted in a multilingual public secondary school in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. The aim is to analyse the literacy teaching from a critical literacy point of view and to gain new perspectives on how to work with literacy in multilingual classrooms in Sweden. The material was collected over approximately three weeks and consists of participant observations and two semi-structured group interviews with nine learners in total. The theoretical approach derives from a socio-cultural orientation and focuses on how unequal power relations are re

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Dommisse, Anne. "Criteria in English language assessment : a South African perspective." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 1991. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/17078.

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Bibliography: pages 181-186.<br>The study recorded in this dissertation was undertaken in the School of Education at the University of Cape Town (UCT) during the period 1986-1990. It was motivated by perceived anomalies in the administration of State regulations for endorsement of teachers' diplomas in respect of ability in English (E/e). The study commences with an analysis of the relevant requirements of the regulations for teacher bilingualism, as set out in sections 10 and 11 of Criteria for the Evaluation of South African Qualifications for Employment in Education, 1988. Theoretical and p

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Butler, Ian. "'People's English' in South Africa : theory and practice." Thesis, Rhodes University, 1994. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1003574.

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Communicative Language Teaching, an approach to language teaching currently widely prescribed, has been criticised for its unquestioning acceptance of the cultural and political norms of the target language. People's English (an aspect of the larger People's Education movement), on the other hand, offers a philosophy and methodology that takes an actively critical view of language and its relationship to power. In the context of South African society, this stance has had clear political implications. Although still imprecisely defined , the concepts of People's Education and People's English h

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Krause, Lara-Stephanie. "Relanguaging language in English(ing) classrooms in Khayelitsha South Africa." Doctoral thesis, Faculty of Humanities, 2019. https://hdl.handle.net/11427/31726.

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Institutional language teaching is built on the assumption that languages exist as homogeneous entities and is aimed at the mastery of standardised codes. In this view, English teaching in South African township schools is failing. Learners (and teachers) underperform in standardised English tests and are repeatedly described – by stakeholders in schooling and by scholars of language in education – as ‘ cut off’ from standard linguistic norms needed for success beyond the township. But is linguistic deficit all we can find in township English classrooms, given that the day-to-day language prac

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Distiller, Natasha. "Shakespeare in South Africa : literary theory and practice." Doctoral thesis, University of Cape Town, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10346.

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Bibliography: leaves 237-256.<br>This thesis explores the development of a "South African Shakespeare". Relying on post-colonial theory as primary framework, it views colonised culture not as secondary and responsive, but as primary and creative. The main work of the thesis is to trace the role played by "Shakespeare", as a set of texts and as an icon, in a particular trajectory of writing in English in South Africa in the first half of the twentieth century.

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Van, Vuuren Kathrine. "A study of indigenous children's literature in South Africa." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 1995. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/21491.

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Bibliography: pages 151-159.<br>Whilst an accepted area of investigation in most other English speaking countries, indigenous children's literature is a relatively new area of academic study in South Africa. Traditionally, South Africa children's literature has been targeted for a white middle class audience. In addition, most of the fiction for children that was available in South Africa, with the exception of fiction in Afrikaans, tended to be imported children's literature, which meant that there was little by way of indigenous children's literature being produced. However, since the mid-19

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Blunt, Sandra Viki. "An analysis of how the Senior Certificate examination constructs the language needs of English second language learners." Thesis, Rhodes University, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1006243.

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The Senior Certificate (SC) examination, a focus of the research described in this thesis, has an important function in terms of the quality of the education system overall and also in terms of the contribution of education to the achievement of national goals. The SC examination functions i) as a measure of achievement at school ii) as an indicator of work readiness and iii) as an indicator of the potential to succeed in higher education. This thesis offers a critique of the SC examination in respect of its functions. The way in which learners' language related needs are constructed is crucia

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Onraet, Lauren Alexandra. "English as a Lingua Franca and English in South Africa : distinctions and overlap." Thesis, Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/6545.

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Thesis (MA (General Linguistics))--University of Stellenbosch, 2011.<br>Bibliography<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study investigates the prevalent, typical linguistic and discursive features of English as it is used as a shared medium of communication by speakers who do not share a first language in the Western Cape (i.e. as a lingua franca). These features were compared to those found in certain second-language varieties in South Africa, namely Black South African English, Cape Flats English and Afrikaans English. Fourteen female students from the University of Stellenbosch between th

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Duvenage, Amy Lisa. "Challenges to Ubuntu and social cohesion in South Africa." Thesis, Kingston University, 2015. http://eprints.kingston.ac.uk/35844/.

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Envisaged as vehicle for social cohesion in post revolutionary South Africa, ubuntu means 'humanness' and 'goodness' ; however, the optimistic post-apartheid discourse of ubuntu contrasts with the bleak post-apartheid fictions. These reflect a social and political landscape that does not live up to the optimistic ideology of the Rainbow Nation. This thesis argues that ubuntu - as a 'return to tradition' - is a problematic narrative of social cohesion because as an innate and essential aspect of African identity, ubuntu risks cultural simplification, it depends on ideas of racial polarization a

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Marawu, Sithembele. "A case study of English/Xhosa code switching as a communicative and learning resource in an English medium classroom." Thesis, Rhodes University, 1997. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1003317.

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Research on code switching (CS), the use of more than one language in a single piece of discourse, has focused on various aspects of the phenomenon. For example, research has concentrated on switching that occurs between turns of interlocutors in a piece of discourse, sometimes between sentences within a single tum and sometimes within a sentence. Researchers have approached this discourse behaviour from various perspectives. For instance, some investigate the social functions of the switches, others explore the linguistic constraints on the switches. Furthermore, most of this research has exa

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Jackson, Gail. "A comparative case study of the strategies used by grade one teachers who teach through the medium of English." Thesis, Rhodes University, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1007855.

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This research project begins by exploring the problems surrounding the implementation of the 1997 Language in Education Policy (LiEP), and offers insight into why some schools, despite the promotion of additive bilingualism, choose English as the primary medium of instruction. It is a comparative case study of two Grade 1 classes in different situational contexts, which highlights the teaching strategies and language practices of teachers who teach predominantly non-English speakers through the medium of English. Research carried out through this case study illustrates the use of a wide range

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Thomas, Kylie. "Between life and death : HIV and AIDS and representation in South Africa." Doctoral thesis, University of Cape Town, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8101.

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Includes bibliographical references (leaves 170-179).<br>This dissertation examines the relation between political and semiotic representation and takes as its focus the marginalized social position of people living with HIV and AIDS in South Africa. It argues that this position can best be understood as a space between life and death. It engages with Michel Foucault's concept of "bio-power" to interrogate what kinds of subjects are produced when power seizes hold of life and, in particular, what becomes of subjectivity when the body is abandoned by power; and also draws on the work of cultura

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Nomlomo, Vuyokazi Sylvia. "Science teaching and learning through the medium of English and isiXhosa: a comparative study in two primary schools in the Western Cape." Thesis, University of the Western Cape, 2007. http://etd.uwc.ac.za/index.php?module=etd&action=viewtitle&id=gen8Srv25Nme4_5834_1257246912.

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<p>This thesis compared science teaching and learning in English and isiXhosa in the Intermediate Phase (Grades 4-6) in two primary schools in the Western Cape. It explored the effects of using learners' home language (isiXhosa) and second language (English) as languages of learning and teaching science. The study is part of a broader project called the Language of Instruction in Tanzania and South Africa (LOITASA). The study was conceived against the background of English as a means of social, economic and educational advancement, and the marginalization of African languages in education.</p>

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Williams, Elaine. "Guy Butler and South African culture." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 1989. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/18589.

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This paper looks at Guy Butler's theories about English South Africans and the English language. I have outlined his reputation as a critical thinker, poet and scholar, with a view to understanding the role he has played as an individual in South African cultural politics. I have also tried to trace some of the social roots and implications of the ideas he puts forward and the social purposes these serve. These have been investigated from a 'political' and sociological perspective. I have concentrated on his socio-political discourses as they have appeared in conference papers, journal article

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Johnston, Graham Francis. "A survey of the perceptions of lecturers and English Second Language students regarding ESL students' language-related problems at Technikon Natal." Thesis, Rhodes University, 1993. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1003673.

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The shortage of manpower in South Africa with technological skills is a widespread problem. Technikons are under extreme pressure to develop these skills in the student population. Admission statistics at Technikon Natal show a marked increase in ESL students enrolling in a wide variety of national diploma courses. The inadequate education received by the majority of ESL students in South Africa has not prepared them for the demands of tertiary education. As English is the medium of instruction at Technikon Natal, underdeveloped language skills tend to hinder the students' progress. Technikon

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Mataka, Tawanda Wallace. "Language and literacy development for a Grade 10 English first additional language classroom: a reading to learn case study." Thesis, Rhodes University, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/249.

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The problem of poor reading skills is a serious one in South Africa, with negative implications for learners’ educational achievement. The failure of learners to read at age- and grade-appropriate levels presents a major challenge to the teaching of reading in South African schools. It is against this background that this study aimed at ascertaining the positive impact of the Reading to Learn methodology in improving the literacy levels of learners in a Grade 10 English First Additional Language classroom in a township school. Reading ability levels were established via a passage extracted fro

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Pienaar, Cheryl Leelavathie. "Towards a corpus of Indian South African English (ISAE) : an investigation of lexical and syntactic features in a spoken corpus of contemporary ISAE." Thesis, Rhodes University, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1002640.

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There is consensus among scholars that there is not just one English language but a family of “World Englishes”. The umbrella-term “World Englishes” provides a conceptual framework to accommodate the different varieties of English that have evolved as a result of the linguistic cross-fertilization attendant upon colonization, migration, trade and transplantation of the original “strain” or variety. Various theoretical models have emerged in an attempt to understand and classify the extant and emerging varieties of this global language. The hierarchically based model of English, which classifie

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Adams, Betony. "Rhyming youth with death : what we might learn from HIV/AIDS fiction in South Africa." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/12631.

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Includes bibliographical references.<br>That the interpretation of disease, its fictionalisation, might prompt negative responses is an issue that has been addressed by various people. Of which one of the better known examples is Susan Sontag's Illness as Metaphor & Aids and its Metaphors. In South Africa the negative effects of reading HIV/AIDS as metaphoric are borne out by the shame and stigma which make acknowledging and treating the disease difficult. While recognising the relevance of being against the interpretation of disease this thesis is an attempt to argue for what we can learn fro

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Tshuma, Sibhekinkosi Anna. "Reading clubs as a literacy intervention tool to develop English vocabulary amongst Grade 3 English second language learners at a school in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape." Thesis, Rhodes University, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1011755.

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This study is part of a larger research programme that seeks to contribute towards an understanding of South Africa's complex literacy landscape and formulate strategies that may address these particularly in the Foundation Phase. It is a case study of one public primary school in Grahamstown where isiXhosa is used as a medium of instruction until Grade 3, after which the medium of instruction changes to English. This transition is not helped by the little reading that happens in the language at the FP. The learners under study are Grade 3 isiXhosa first language speakers, learning English as

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Mngqibisa, Mandla Daniel. "The comparative case study of the use of English and isiXhosa as medium of instruction in a grade five class." Thesis, Rhodes University, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1003336.

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The aim of this study was to compare the quality of oral interaction between a grade 5class and their teacher when either English or isiXhosa was used as medium ofinstruction in two different lessons and of their writing which arose out of the lessons. The research was carried out within the interpretive paradigm and took the form of a casestudy. The researcher took the stance of being a non-participant observer. A variety oftechniques were used to collect data, namely, piloting, video recording and transcribing lessons, observing and making field notes, questionnaires and an interview. The in

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Bowers, Diane Lesley. "Grammatical constraints and motivations for English/Afrikaans codeswitching: evidence from a local radio talk show." Thesis, University of the Western Cape, 2006. http://etd.uwc.ac.za/index.php?module=etd&action=viewtitle&id=gen8Srv25Nme4_7082_1190370125.

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<p>The study investigated the practice of codeswitching within the Cape Flats speech community of Cape Town. Members of this speech community have always been exposed to both English and Afrikaans in formal as well as informal contexts. Due to constant exposure to both languages, as well as historical and political experiences, members of the speech community have come to utilize both languages within a single conversation and even within a single utterance. Codeswitching is an integral part of the community's speech behaviour. The main purpose of this research was to uncover and analyze the m

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Walters, P. S. "English in Africa 2000 : towards a new millennium : inaugural lecture delivered at Rhodes University." Rhodes University, Grahamstown, 1988. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1020747.

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Wood, Tahir Muhammed. "Perceptions of, and attitudes towards, varieties of English in the Cape Peninsula, with particular reference to the ʾcoloured communityʾ". Thesis, Rhodes University, 1988. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1002018.

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This study set out to analyse the concept of the ʾcoloured communityʾ and to describe the linguistic phenomena associated with it. It was found that the community was characterized by division and an overt rejection of 'coloured' identity. A satisfactory definition of the community could only be arrived at by exploring social psychological and anthropological concepts, particularly that of the social network, and a covert identification was postulated. This in turn was used to explain the linguistic phenomena which were found to be associated with the community. The latter included a vernacula

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Harran, Marcelle. "A critical ethnographic study of report writing as a literacy practice by automotive engineers." Thesis, Rhodes University, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1003357.

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This study describes the social practices involved in the situated activity of report writing in an engineering automotive discourse community in South Africa. In particular, the study focuses on the subjectivity of predominantly English Second Language (ESL) engineers writing reports by determining what literacy means to them and what meanings they give to dominant literacy practices in report writing, especially feedback in text production. In the South African engineering workplace, because of the diversity and complexity of language and identity issues, the appropriation of the required li

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Cornell, Carohn. "Script-writing for English second language classes in Cape Town : a contribution to liberatory education." Thesis, University of Cape Town, 1989. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/23676.

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Watermeyer, Susan Jean. "Afrikaans-English in the Western Cape : a descriptive socio-linguistic investigation." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 1993. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/21730.

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Bibliography: pages 181-189.<br>I have attempted to give a broad description of the variety of English used by first-language (White) Afrikaans-speakers in the Western Cape. The first chapter outlines the aims of the thesis with respect to the study of English as a world phenomenon. Important work on other varieties of English, notably that of William Labov and that of Lesley Milroy, is discussed, with emphasis on variationist studies. The chapter also includes a description of the methods used for the collection of data. I did not use questionnaires but rather conducted 'participation intervi

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Wright, Laurence. "English in South Africa : effective communication and the policy debate : inaugural lecture delivered at Rhodes University." Rhodes University, Grahamstown, 1993. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1020752.

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Thiel, Louise. "Personal growth through classroom English : (What pupils say they get out of English teaching)." Thesis, Rhodes University, 1993. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1003579.

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Guidance and counselling aims to promote the personal growth of the adolescent. However, in the current South African context, it is possible that formalised Guidance instruction and the post of the school counsellor may disappear in many schools as a result of economic rationalisation. If this occurs, the fostering of personal growth will rest with all teachers and it will be vital to utilise all available opportunities. The study of English is one of the areas traditionally seen to promote personal growth, as several aims of English teaching relate to such growth. The purpose of this study i

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Yang, Ranran. "Changes in English writing in computer mediated communication a case study." Thesis, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/452.

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This research study aims to identity the shifts in form and function of English writing in Computer Mediated Communication (CMC) and determine whether writing changed through CMC. It critically evaluates English writing in CMC in South Africa, and includes a case study of both synchronous and asynchronous forms of CMC. Chapter 1, outlines the problem concerning the changes of writing in both form and function in the present age of CMC. This chapter, also gives a detailed description and outlines the methodology of this study. Chapter 2, centres on the historical and theoretical aspects of writ

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Westphal, Vivian. "The dynamics of an emerging outcomes-based educational approach in a second language English classroom." Thesis, Rhodes University, 2000. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1003384.

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Curriculum 2005 and outcomes-based education was introduced to South African educators in 1996 by the Minister of Education, Prof. S.M.E. Bengu as an alternative to the racially divided education system prior to the first democratic elections of 1995. The new curriculum was designed to transform the education system into a more equitable system by focussing on creating learners who would become creative thinkers, independent, productive workers and responsible, non-racial citizens. Learners would take a greater role in their own education and teachers would take on new roles as facilitators in

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Mncwango, Jabu Busisiwe. "An exploration of the discrepancy between classroom-based assessment and external summative assessment in English first additional language Grade 12." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/96945.

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Thesis (MEd)--Stellenbosch University, 2015.<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Classroom–based assessment, also referred to as continuous assessment (CASS), is a formal and important part of the evaluation of South African learners. The weight attached to CASS varies according to the levels of grades. More importantly, it is only in Grade 12 that CASS marks of all the learning areas or subjects are combined with external summative assessment marks for a decision of awarding a National Senior Certificate. Continuous assessment (CASS) is formative in nature. This implies that learners receive feedback

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Mogofe, Romulus Asaph. "Integrating language literacy skills in teaching physical sciences in Riba Cross District, South Africa." Thesis, University of Limpopo, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10386/1590.

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Thesis (M. A. (Education)) -- University of Limpopo, 2016<br>Poor performance, by English Language Learners (ELLs), in Science examinations remains a thorny issue in countries where English is not the home language. Research around the world and the Department of Basic Education in South Africa have long recommended the integration of Language Literacy skills in the teaching of Physical Sciences in order to solve this issue. Despite that, learners’ poor performance in Physical Sciences examinations has been found to be positively related to low language literacy skills. The questions are

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Kobo, Mamorapeli Justinah. "Communicative language teaching : a comparison of the Lesotho form E (English) and South African grade 12 FAL (English) curricula." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/80370.

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Thesis (MEd)--Stellenbosch University, 2013.<br>Includes glossary of terms<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: In the study presented, two English curriculum documents were analysed, one from South Africa and the other from Lesotho. The analysis was focused on English first additional language curriculum documents for what is known as Grade 12 in South Africa and Form E in Lesotho. The two curricula are both informed by Communicative Language Teaching (CLT), with the concept of communicative competence, which is the ability to use the linguistic system effectively and appropriately, at its core. The

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Brookes, Margaret Ann. "A case study of the language policy in practice in the foundation phase of schooling." Thesis, Rhodes University, 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1003323.

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This interpretative case study takes place in the foundation phase of a previously parallel medium school in the Eastern Cape. Learners from all three major language groups of the province (English, Xhosa and Afrikaans) are enrolled at the school. The study examines the language attitudes of teachers, parents and young learners and records their language practices in the classroom, the wider school environment and at home. Research carried out through this case study found that all stakeholders perceive English as the language of access to improved education and lifestyle. All young learners d

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Thobedi, Motsamai Alfred. "Communicative learning programmes for the English first additional language senior phase classrooms in the Free State province." Thesis, [Welkom] : Central University of Technology, Free State, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/11462/215.

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Thesis (Ph.d.) - Central University of Technology, Free State, 2006<br>The research investigates the use of the Communicative Learning Programmes in the English First Additional Language (EFAL) Senior phase classrooms in the Free State province. During the turn of the twentieth century, syllabi were tools that were designed and provided by the Department of Education to the schools. Recent changes in education in South Africa now expect educators to design these learning programmes. The Revised National Curriculum Statement (RNCS) details steps that educators can follow in order to design

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Austin, Renee Winifred. "An ethnographic investigation into English across the curriculum with particular reference to first year primary history and geography at teacher training college level." Thesis, University of Cape Town, 1991. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/23147.

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Hartman, Lorraine Mary. "The evaluation of an individualised language programme in two multicultural Standard 9 classes : a pilot study." Thesis, Rhodes University, 1992. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1003405.

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Two multicultural, mixed-ability Standard Nine classes (17 year olds) were selected for this pilot study. As they were half way through the Senior Secondary phase they had completed most of their English Language syllabus. There was a wide range of achievement in English in addition to which, fifteen of the thirty-nine pupils were English second language speakers. The teacher had to decide how to cope adequately with these differences in the subject English in general and in particular, in the Language component. A Language programme was devised, based on the prescribed textbooks. The pupils c

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Cosburn, Ericha. "An exploration of the interaction between English language learning orientation and motivation among marketing students at an FET college." Thesis, Rhodes University, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1003418.

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Student motivation in FET colleges in South Africa is generally considered to be underresearched. Seyfried (1998, p. 54) contends that "motivations of participants still receive too little attention in the planning of vocational programmes". In an attempt to explore how motivational variables interact with English language leaming, this mixed-method study focused on FET marketing students studying English as part of their three-year vocational qualification. In the first phase, three focus group discussions were conducted with students from the three levels in the programme - a total of 16 stu

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Weimann, Alan Gilbert. "An analysis of problems arising out of English medium instruction of pupils in ten Ciskeian schools, with particular reference to geography in standard eight." Thesis, Rhodes University, 1987. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1001408.

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Pupils in the Republic of South Africa in the T.B.V.C. States (Transkei, Bophuthatswana, Venda and Ciskei) are expected to commence study in all school subjects, except the first language (Xhosa, Tswana, Venda etc.) and the third language (Afrikaans), through the medium of English at the Std 3 level. English thus is the official medium of instruction for the greater part of the pupil's school experience. All examinations in all subjects (except those mentioned above) are set and answered through the medium of English. School textbooks from Std 3 upwards, in all subjects, are written in English

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van, der Merwe Margaretha Maria. "English language proficiency of non-English speaking learners in the foundation phase of an English medium school : challenges and strategies." Thesis, Welkom: Central University of Technology, Free State, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/11462/677.

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Thesis (M. Ed. ) - Central University of Technology, Free State, 2014<br>The aim of this study was to investigate the English Language Proficiency of non-English speaking learners in the Foundation Phases. An in-depth literature study was conducted to investigate this phenomenon. The historical background of language provision in South-African schools, the issue of language and cognition and different aspects of mother tongue education was touched on. The implicaitons of the current situation of the Language of Teaching and Learning (LoLT) for teaching and learning in South Africa was also cov

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Rasana, Nomakhosazana Hazel. "The reading preferences of grade 11 ESL learners in Grahamstown." Thesis, Rhodes University, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1003604.

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This survey investigates learners’ reading preferences in selected Eastern Cape secondary schools where English is taught as a second language. It seeks to understand the reading patterns and interests of Grade 11s, and the role played by parents, teachers, school and public libraries in promoting a love for reading. Focus group interviews and questionnaires were used to gather data over a period of six weeks. All Grade 11 learners from eight Grahamstown secondary schools where English is taught as a second language participated. Data was analysed using Biomedical Data Programme Statistical So

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Hobson, Josephine Mary. "English communication in the hospitality industry: the employees' perspective." Thesis, Rhodes University, 1998. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1002501.

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The purpose of this research project was to explore the English communicative competency of management and supervisory level employees within the South Mrican hospitality industry. The Pro lit English Written Assessment, a competency-based assessment tool, was used to establish a relatively objective measure of the English communicative competency of nineteen managers and supervisors. Thereafter thirteen of these respondents were interviewed to determine their perceptions of their English communicative competency and the impact thereof on their work situation, as well as their perceptions of t

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Julius, Lukas Homateni. "Teaching writing to Grade 5 English language learners in two Grahamstown East schools, South Africa : a case study." Thesis, Rhodes University, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1011989.

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The majority of learners in South Africa are not native speakers of English, yet English is the dominant language of learning and teaching (LoLT). South African teachers, therefore, have the challenge of ensuring that their learners' literacy skills in English are adequately developed so as to facilitate learning in other curricular areas. This study investigated the way in which two Grade 5 teachers employed at different primary schools in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa taught writing to their English first additional language (EFAL) learners. English is the LoLT at both schools. A

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Farmer, Jean L. "Language choices of English L1 learners in a Western Cape high school." Thesis, Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/2586.

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Thesis (MPhil (General Linguistics))--University of Stellenbosch, 2009.<br>This research focuses on the language repertoire, patterns of language use and language preferences of learners from Afrikaans homes, who are registered in the English first language classes in a particular Western Cape High School. Out interest is in how a profile of the linguistic resources of such learners and the context in which their linguistic identity develops may contribute to a perceived process of language shift in the bilingual/multilingual community where they learn and live. SCHOOL A is multi-racial a

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Platt, Candice Lee. "A corpus-based investigation of Xhosa English in the classroom setting." Thesis, Rhodes University, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1007613.

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This study is an investigation of Xhosa English as used by teachers in the Grahamstown area of the Eastern Cape. The aims of the study were firstly, to compile a 20 000 word mini-corpus of the spoken English of Xhosa mother-tongue teachers in Grahamstown, and to use this data to describe the characteristics of Xhosa English used in the classroom context; and secondly, to assess the usefulness of a corpus-based approach to a study of this nature. The English of five Xhosa mother-tongue teachers was investigated. These teachers were recorded while teaching in English and the data was then transc

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Rendel, Philip Boudewijn. "English language teaching and learning in the African preschool and educational achievement at grade 1: a case study." Thesis, Rhodes University, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1002643.

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In 1998, seventy per cent of children in South Africa failed and had to repeat the Grade 1 year. This is the result of a number of factors, among them academic and cultural readiness for school. Many primary schools in South Africa teach through English, a language that is not the home language of the majority of learners. Despite recent legislation aimed at improving preschool facilities and teacher capacity, there has been insufficient consideration of which languages are taught and how they should be taught to children before they arrive at Grade 1. This study sets out to explore whether th

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Besman, Shirley. "Educators' experiences with the implementation of Grade 11 NCS English first additional language in selected schools in the Fort Beaufort Education District." Thesis, University of Fort Hare, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10353/d1006251.

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One of the essential sectors that needed a drastic change in the post apartheid era in South Africa, was the education system or policy of the country. The government had a responsibility of combining together the nineteen different Departments of Education into which the schools were fragmented. It is in the interest of the country that, out of the eleven official languages of the country, learners should at least be fluent in two languages namely, the learner‟s mother language and any official language which will be treated as an additional language, thus, promoting additive bilingualism. Th

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Gennrich-de, Lisle Daniela. "Theme in conversational discourse : problems experienced by speakers of Black South African English, with particular reference to the role of prosody in conversational synchrony." Thesis, Rhodes University, 1986. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1004512.

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This study is an investigation of instances of conversational failure in interaction as evidenced by speakers of Black South African English (BSAE) , with a particular focus on the role of prosody in conversational (a)synchrony. The data analysed consist of six conversations, one SAE-SAE (South African English) encounter, four BSAE- SAE encounters and one BSAE- BSAE encounter. After a theoretical framework is set up, the analysis is conducted by means of two triangulation research processes based on Ethnomethodology. The analysis consists of an investigation into selected extracts which partic

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Nombewu, Sakhiwo Bridget. "The role of the head of department in maintaining the motivation of English first additional langauge teachers teaching in educationally deprived communities." Thesis, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/11887.

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The purpose of the study was twofold. The first purpose was to determine the role of the Head of Department in maintaining the motivation of English first additional language teachers in deprived communities. The role of the Head of Department will depend on factors that motivate and demotivate EFAL teachers and the influence of demographic factors on the motivators and demotivators reported by the participants. The second purpose was to establish the expectations that EFAL teachers have of their Heads of Departments in order to gain an understanding of the role that the Head of Departments ca

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