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The semiotic signature of transformation of political parties in South Africa: A multimodal analysis of selected Democratic Alliance texts
(The University of the Western Cape, 2017)
Social semiotics (Halliday, 1978 and van Leeuwen, 2006) makes us acutely aware that social
communication like public speaking often takes place through non-verbal modes (such as
images, and bodily attributes), in combination ...
Consequences of ideology and policy in the English second language classroom: The case of Oshiwambo-speaking students in Namibia
(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 ...
Multilingual Landscapes : The Politics of Language and Self in a South African Township in Transformation
(University of the Western Cape, 2009)
Much language planning and policy in recent years in South Africa tends to overlook linguistic situations and practices, and focuses on notions of top-down language policy and implementation. This does not fit easily with ...
Multimodality and Negotiation of Cape Flats Identity in Selected Daily Voice Front pages
(University of the Western Cape, 2009)
This thesis explores the social semiotic relationship of visual and verbal signs of the Daily Voice tabloid as a way to show how the social context influences meaning of the signs used in its multimodal frontpages. The ...
Academic writing as social practice: a critical discourse analysis of student writing in higher education in Tanzania
(University of the Western Cape, 2006)
This thesis was a critical analysis of students academic second language writing at Sokoine University of Agriculture. Student writing in English as a second language in higher education has excited much interest in the ...
Multilingual/multicultural aspects of visual literacy and interpretation in multimodal educational communication
(University of the Western Cape, 2004)
The aim of this thesis was to investigate the use of visual images in print texts produced for language teaching and learning. It tested the manner in which learners from different cultural contexts relate to selected ...
The sublime, imperialism and the African landscape
(University of the Western Cape, 2004)
In this dissertation the author argued for a postcolonial reading of the sublime that takes into account the racial and gendered underpinnings of Immanuel Kant's and Edmund Burke's classic theories. The thesis used the ...
Language, identity and nationhood: language use and attitudes among Xhosa students at the University of the Western Cape, South Africa
(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 attitudes, medium of instruction and academic performance: a case study of Afrikaans mother tongue learners in Mitchell's Plain
(University of the Western Cape, 2004)
The purpose of this study was to determine the implication for learning for learners whose home language is different from the medium of instruction at school.The study is focused on a group of Afrikaans learners for whom ...
Exploring the link between literacy practices, the rural-urban dimension and academic performance of primary school learners in Uganda district, Uganda
(University of the Western Cape, 2005)
This study aimed at establishing and analysing the literacy practices in the rural and urban communities and their effect on the academic achievements of learners. It also aimed to establish the impact of other factors, ...