Magister Educationis - MEd (Language Education)
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Samewerking in die prosaklaskamer as medium vir akademiese ontwikkeling by primêre onderwysstudente
(University of the Western Cape, 1990)In this mini-thesis I focus primarily on collaborative writing in the study of prescribed prose texts as a medium of academic development of primary school student teachers. The problem with the present approach to the ... -
Exploring the potential of digital storytelling in the teaching of academic writing at a higher education institution in the Western Cape
(Language Education in the Faculty of Education, University, 2019)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 ... -
Exploring the potential of digital storytelling in the teaching of academic writing at a higher education institution in the Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)In this study, I seek to explore the potential that digital storytelling has in the teaching of undergraduate academic writing skills. I will focus on first year students' academic writing skills, how they are taught ... -
A thesis submitted in fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Masters in the Department of Language Education in the Faculty of Education, University of The Western Cape
(University of the Westernn Cape, 2019)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 ... -
Exploring the potential of digital storytelling in the teaching of academic writing at a higher education institution in the Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2019-12)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 ... -
Exploring the potential of digital storytelling in the teaching of academic writing at a higher education institution in the Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)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 ... -
Exploring the potential of digital storytelling in the teaching of academic writing at a higher education institution in the Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Exploring the potential of digital storytelling in the teaching of academic writing at a higher education institution in the Western Cape
(University of The Western Cape, 2019)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 ... -
Towards English for academic purposes in the Rwandan context: The case of the first year of the Management Faculty
(University of Western Cape, 2001)This study investigates the extent to which the one-year English course that the National University of Rwanda offers equips Francophone students with the linguistic tools they need in order to cope with content subjects ... -
Exploring first-year Students’ Voice and Subjectivity in Academic Writing at a University in South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Making the transition from learning to read to reading to learn in Grade 4: Investigating the teaching of reading literacy in two Western Cape schools
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)Drawing on the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study - PIRLS (Howie, et al., 2008), which highlights the reading literacy crisis in South African schools, this study investigated the literacy crisis in relation ... -
Reading for understanding: An investigation into teachers’ reading comprehension strategies in Grade three isiXhosa Home Language classrooms in the Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)Reading is one of the components of literacy that plays a crucial role in accessing knowledge. It develops the children’s mind and stimulates their understanding of the reading content and enables them to function and ... -
An Investigation into the Impact of an Extensive Reading Programme on the Reading Proficiency and Reading Motivation of a Class of Grade 9 Learners
(University of Western Cape, 2016)Although more than twenty years have passed since South Africa became a democracy and one education department was established, learners from poor socio-economic backgrounds still do not achieve good results in their matric ... -
Developing the academic literacy of isiXhosa-speaking learners in an Afrikaans-medium school in the Intermediate Phase
(University of Western Cape, 2016)South Africa in its multilingual state presents many challenges for teachers to achieve the task of developing learners? academic literacy. Many learners in South Africa either do not have the privilege or access to mother ...