Browsing by Author "Dyers, Charlyn"
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Additive Bilingualism or ‘Straight-for-English’? The linguistic and cultural impact of different approaches to the teaching of English on children in two Chinese schools
Chunyan, Ma (University of the Western Cape, 2005)This study examines the impact of two different models of teaching English to Chinese children, to see whether it meets learners’ needs. These two different approaches appear to lead to different result for children. The ... -
Biliteracy and academic success: The experiences of selected Libyan students.
Shibani, Fathia El (University of the Western Cape, 2019)This study is an investigation into the biliteracy skills (in Arabic and English) employed by Libyan students at the University of the Western Cape to gain their academic success. Nowadays, international students form a ... -
Challenges and opportunities/possibilities of implementing the Western Cape language policy
Nel, Jo-Mari Anne (UWC, 2014)The principle aim of this thesis is to investigate all the challenges and opportunities/possibilities involved in realising the implementation of the official Western Cape Language Policy (finalised in 2002). These ... -
Consequences of ideology and policy in the English second language classroom: The case of Oshiwambo-speaking students in Namibia
Iipinge, Kristof (University of the Western Cape, 2018)At independence, Namibia chose English as its official language and therefore its language of learning and teaching (LOLT). This decision has been well supported and therefore there has been an expectation among Namibians ... -
A critical analysis of colonial and postcolonial discourses and representations of the people of Mozambique in the Portuguese newspaper ‘O Século de Joanesburgo’ from 1970-1980
Da Costa, Dinis Fernando (University of the Western Cape, 2014)The aim of this thesis is to probe how Mozambican people were represented or constructed in the colonial and post-colonial periods through the columns of the Portuguese newspaper, ‘O Século de Joanesburgo’. The study ... -
A critical reflection on eclecticism in the teaching of English grammar at selected Zambian secondary schools
Mwanza, David Sani (University of the Western Cape, 2016)English is the official language in Zambia and a compulsory subject from grade 1 to the final year of secondary education. Communicative competence in English is therefore critical to mobility in education and is also ... -
Crossing linguistic and cultural barriers: an analysis of intercultural communication between Chinese traders and South Africans in Cape Town
Thompson, Miché Chanelle (University of the Western Cape, 2015)In recent years South Africa has seen a significant growth in the number of migrants entering its borders. The country has opened its doors to not only migrants from the African continent, but also to immigrants from the ... -
A discourse analysis of code-switching practices among Angolan migrants in Cape Town, South Africa
Da Costa, Dinis Fernando (University of the Western Cape, 2010)In this thesis, I explore the code-switching practices of long-term Angolans migrants in Cape Town when they interact with those who have been here for a much shorter period. In my Honours research essay, I revealed a ... -
An ethnographic study of the barriers to intercultural communication in Greenmarket Square, Cape Town
Wankah, Foncha John (University of the Western Cape, 2009)Intercultural communication (ICC) is one of the most relevant fields for investigation in post-colonial Africa and post-apartheid South Africa, given the movements between people from African countries and the wide range ... -
An exploration of the link between selected women’s discourses and literacy resources in the working class township settlement of Wesbank, South Africa
Slemming, Fatima (2010)South Africa became a globally recognised democratic country in need of a development agenda after its first democratic elections were held in 1994. Democratising South Africa, however, requires rigorous attempts to open ... -
Incorporating indigenous African languages in higher education: Student attitudes towards learning materials in isiXhosa at the University of the Western Cape
Sawula, Sabelo (The University of the Western Cape, 2017)There have been extensive studies conducted on the language attitudes of students or their parents at primary, secondary as well as tertiary levels of education in South Africa. Many scholars have found that African ... -
Language ideologies and attitudes of Francophone learners towards English in Yaoundo, Cameroon
Abongdia, Jane-Francis Afungmeyu (University of the Western Cape, 2009)English is the most widely spoken language in the world and for this reason it would be of advantage for everyone to learn it. This thesis reports on the language ideologies and attitudes of Francophone learners towards ... -
A language in decline ? :a constrastive study of the use of, and motivation and de-motivation for, learning Afrikaans among two groups of learners at an English medium high school in Cape Town, South Africa
Govender, Manisha (University of the Western Cape, 2010)Afrikaans in practice replaced Dutch and became one of South Africa's official languages (along with English) from 1925. It reached the apex of its development and influence during the years of Nationalist party rule and ... -
The language of forms: A discourse analysis of municipal application forms.
Geldenhuys, Natasjia (University of the Western Cape, 2019)This thesis focuses on the genre of municipal documents (application forms) and the variety of written and visual languages that make up their corpus to reveal the various lexical semantics used in the forms as communication ... -
Language, identity and nationhood: language use and attitudes among Xhosa students at the University of the Western Cape, South Africa
Dyers, Charlyn (University of the Western Cape, 2000)This thesis is a study of patterns of language attitudes and use among Xhosa home language speakers at the University of the Western Cape, South Africa. Speakers of Xhosa, according to Statistics South Africa 2000, form ... -
Language, migration and identity: exploring the motivations of selected African migrants in learning isiXhosa in Cape Town, South Africa
Nchang, Doreen (University of the Western Cape, 2014)This study is an exploration of the motivations of a particular group of Cameroonian and Nigerian migrants in Cape Town for learning isiXhosa. South Africa is a multilingual and multicultural country with eleven official ... -
Language, migration and identity: Exploring the trajectories and linguistic identities of some African migrants in Cape Town, South Africa
Doreen, Nchang (University of the Western Cape, 2018)This study is an exploration of the different trajectories of a selected number of African migrants into and around South Africa, focusing on the effects of these different trajectories on their language use patterns and ... -
Narratives of assessment: the newsletter as case study
Scheepers, Jacqueline Norma (University of the Western Cape, 2005)The purpose of this thesis was to evaluate success of an integrated newsletter assignment for first year Human Resource Management students as an authentic and meaningful form of assessment by tracing and deciphering the ... -
Reading the linguistic landscape: women, literacy and citizenship in one South African township
Williams, Meggan Serena (2011)The purpose of this study was two-fold: firstly, to do a multimodal analysis of the multilingual signage, advertisements and graffiti present on different surfaces in the main business hub of a multicultural community ... -
Reading the linguistic landscape: Women, literacy and citizenship in one South African township
Williams, Meggan Serena (2011)The purpose of this study was two-fold: firstly, to do a multimodal analysis of the multilingual signage, advertisements and graffiti present on different surfaces in the main business hub of a multicultural community ...