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Exploring the potential of digital storytelling in the teaching of academic writing at a higher education institution in the Western Cape
(university of western cape, 2020)
Writing is an important skill throughout learners’ schooling trajectory because it is through writing that learners need to situate meaning and sense-making across the curriculum. Writing proficiency becomes even more ...
Investigating the Teaching and Learning of Creative Writing in English First Additional Language in selected Grade 9 classrooms in the Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2020)
Writing is an important aspect of language learning and a tool for assessment in Basic and Higher Education across the globe. Learners need to acquire proficient writing skills to learn and to demonstrate their knowledge ...
Early literacy development in IsiXhosa: Fostering grade 3 learners’ imagination and critical thinking through folktales
(University of the Western Cape, 2021)
This study investigated the use of folktales in enhancing literacy development among Grade 3 isiXhosa-speaking learners in one Western Cape primary school. It was inspired by my quest to explain the low literacy performance ...
Trauma, injustice and identity: investigating an egalitarian and autoethnographic approach to analyzing students’ personal language narratives
(University of Western Cape, 2020)
The aim of my research is twofold: to analyze the discourses of affective trauma, injustice and identity in the personal language narratives of the Academic Literacy (AL) students enrolled in University of the Western ...
Investigating grade 6 teachers’ experiences of english first additional language systemic literacy evaluations in the Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2021)
South Africa’s poor performance in local, regional and international benchmark literacy assessments is well documented and has implications for teachers. Both the Progress in International Reading and Literacy Studies ...
An investigation of language learning agency in English for academic purposes: The case of the Malawi University of Science and Technology
(University of Western Cape, 2020)
There is general recognition regarding the importance of English for Academic
Purposes (EAP) courses in assisting students acquire academic discourses appropriate
to specific disciplines of study. However, undergraduate ...
An investigation of language learning agency in English for academic purposes: the case of the Malawi University of Science and Technology
(University of the Western Cape, 2020)
There is general recognition regarding the importance of English for Academic Purposes (EAP) courses in assisting students acquire academic discourses appropriate to specific disciplines of study. However, undergraduate ...
Exploring first-year students’ voice and subjectivity in academic writing at a university in South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2020)
Literacy development in South African higher education is increasingly challenged by several issues in dialogue and language of tuition. Despite the widening of access to South African universities, research shows that a ...
An analysis of english academic writing in a Libyan university
(University of the Western Cape, 2020)
This study explores English academic writing in a Libyan university. The results show a
number of challenges and issues that Libyan university students experience in using
English for academic writing. The study suggests ...
Exploring the potential of digital storytelling in the teaching of academic writing at a higher education institution in the Western Cape
(university of western cape, 2020)
Writing is an important skill throughout learners’ schooling trajectory because it is through writing that learners need to situate meaning and sense-making across the curriculum. Writing proficiency becomes even more ...