Browsing Faculty of Education by Author "Desai, Zubeida"
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An activity -based approach towards developing critical thinking in the Geography classroom
Pym, June (University of the Western Cape, 1990)This thesis deals with an attempt to employ the research methodology of action research to focus on classroom strategies involving a range of resources, including indigenously generated ones, as a way of enhancing critical ... -
Assessing the impact of an English for academic purposes course on the academic writing skills of English second language learners attending economically disadvantaged high schools : an interventionist case study
Schermbrucker, Ben Mathew (University of the Western Cape, 2016)Academic writing skills are vitally important for South African learners in both high school and tertiary contexts. The importance of such writing skills is even more pronounced for English Second Language (ESL) speakers, ... -
Blended learning approach in the BED (foundation phase teaching) programme: strengths and challenges
Kies, Carolynne Christell (University of the Western Cape, 2023)Blended learning in Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) has become increasingly popular (Graham, 2006; Guangying, 2014; Win & Wyn, 2015). In 2015 and 2016 South African Higher Education Institutions struggled with the ... -
Cloze tests and reading strategies in English language teaching in China
Lu, Guangling (University of the Western Cape, 2006)Cloze procedure involves the skills of thinking, understanding , reading and writing based on the learners underlying knowledge of reading comprehension and writing subskills such as grammar and sentence construction. It ... -
Language of instruction and quality of education in Rwanda: A case study of secondary school third form learners in the Gisagara district
Mugirase, Gloriose (University of the Western Cape, 2020)The language of instruction plays a determining role in students’ academic performance. This suggests that students should be taught in a language they are familiar with in order to enhance understanding of the content ... -
Learning English for academic purposes in higher education in Rwanda : a case study of a College of Business and Economics
Ndimurugero, Speciose Ngirabakunzi (University of the Western Cape, 2015-03)Findings also indicate other drawbacks such as some teachers' transmission of errors due to their low proficiency in the English language, their lack of common and well-designed EAP curricula, their lack of cooperation ... -
Response to multilingualism: Language support in a Western Cape primary school
Pluddemann, Peter R. (University of the Western Cape, 1996)Multilingualism has always been a feature of South African Education. It is only in recent years that a particular form of linguistic diversity has become unmanageable for schools implementing the official English Afrikaans ... -
Teaching in English and Isixhosa: code-switching in grade 11 Biology classes at a school in Khayelitsha
Nangu, Bongiwe B. (University of the Western Cape, 2006)This study explored the use of code-switching in Biology classes at high school level, how it is used in the teaching and learning situation and its effect on the learners' performance in the subject. Grade 11 was chosen ...