Browsing by Author "Dept. of Linguistics, Language and Communication"
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Language use and mode of communication in community development projects in Nyanza province, Kenya
Oketch, Omondi (University of the Western Cape, 2006)The concept of community development is founded on the premise that changes in the living conditions of people are best effected by the people themselves. The term community evokes the idea of a homogeneous social group ... -
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 ... -
A Linguistic and textual analysis of classroom english interaction at Al-thadi University in Libya
Eldokali, Elsanosi Mohamed (University of the Western Cape, 2007)This study uses an interdisciplinary approach in the analytical framework combining Systemic Functional Linguuistic theoty (SFL) (Martin 1992; Halliday 19994) and critical discourse analysis (CDA) (Wodak 7 meyer 2001; ... -
The literacy orientation of preschool children in a multilingual environment: the case of post-apartheid Manenberg
Jegels, Dmitri Garcia Aloysius (University of the Western Cape, 2011)This thesis is the result of an ethnographic study of the multilingual literacy practices of a group of families in their particular spaces within the urban context of the community of Manenberg, with the specific view of ... -
Multilingual Landscapes : The Politics of Language and Self in a South African Township in Transformation
Mpendukana, Sibonile (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 ... -
Multilingual/multicultural aspects of visual literacy and interpretation in multimodal educational communication
Kirsten, Monica (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 ... -
Multilingualism and identity in new shared spaces :a study of Cameroon migrant in a primary school in Cape Town
Jih, Tatah Gwendoline (University of the Western Cape, 2009)This thesis aims to explore the ways in which space patterns regimes of language use and language attitudes among Cameroonian immigrant children in a primary school in Cape Town. The presence of migrants in any classroom ... -
A multimodal analysis of selected National Lovelife HIV/AIDS prevention campaign texts
Bok, Sarah H. (University of the Western Cape, 2008)This study investigates the ever-changing trends in visual texts and images used during HIV-prevention campaigns in South Africa. The aim is to evaluate and analyse the effect of multimodal texts used in HIV/AIDS campaigns ... -
Multimodality and Negotiation of Cape Flats Identity in Selected Daily Voice Front pages
Matthews, Waseem (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 ... -
Negotiation of identities and language practices among Cameroonian immigrants in Cape Town
Mai, Magdaline Mbong (University of the Western Cape, 2011)This thesis is an exploration of the historical, socio-cultural, economic, and political settings in which identities are negotiated and performed among Cameroonian immigrants in Cape Town. Focusing on language as localized ... -
Students and teachers' views on factors that hinder or facilitate science students in mastering English for academic purposes (EAP) in Rwanda higher education
Mironko, Beatrice Karekezi Uwamutara (University of the Western Cape, 2013)This study explores second and third year students' and teachers‟ views on factors that hinder or facilitate the mastery of English for Academic Purposes (EAP) in the Science and Engineering Technology Higher Institutions ... -
A systemic functional analysis of two Truth and Reconciliation Commission testimonies: transitivity and genre
Hattingh, Nathalie (University of the Western Cape, 2011)This thesis examines how two narrators construe their experiences of the same events differently through the linguistic choices that they make, through a systemic functional analysis, as well as a genre analysis of two ... -
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 ... -
Teaching reading in English as a foreign language: a study of a grade 10 class in Taiyuan City, China
Gao, Li (University of the Western Cape, 2007)Since economic reform started in China in 1978, the educational objectives for English language teaching have undergone many changes. In secondary school, reading and writing abilities have become increasingly important, ... -
Telling tales of identity: an interpretation of women's narratives
Barthus, Tatum Terri (University of the Western Cape, 2011)This paper examines selected discourses found in the journals kept by 21 working-class women during a training course for domestic workers in South Africa. The principal aim of the paper is to examine how emotion, voice ... -
Testing the waters: exploring genres in two English classes at a multilingual Cape Flats primary school
Van Heerden, Michelle (University of the Western Cape, 2008)The purpose of this study is to gain an understanding of current writing practices in the intermediate phase at a multilingual primary school on the Cape Flats and then to explore the possible benefits of a genre-based ... -
Textuality in near-synonyms translations of the Holy Qurʾān into English
Al-Sowaidi, Belqes Saif Abdulelah (University of the Western Cape, 2011)The Holy Qurʾān, like the Bible, is an acknowledged literary masterpiece. Its linguistic and aesthetic vivacity with an amalgam of religious beliefs, moral values, religious social orthodoxy and historical backgrounds pose ...