Browsing Philosophiae Doctor - PhD ( Language Education) by Title
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Improving Pre-Service Teacher Development Practices in English as a Second Language: A case of Secondary School Teacher Preparation at Great Zimbabwe University in Zimbabwe.
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)Ordinarily, Teacher Development at the level of Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.) at Great Zimbabwe University (GZU) comes in two major phases spread over four years - the theoretical and the practical based phases. The ... -
Investigating first-year student teachers’ English (l2) academic writing proficiency and its impact on identity construction: A case of a South African university
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)This study focuses on first-year student teachers’ academic writing proficiency in relation to their identity construction. Specifically, it investigates first-year student teachers’ English secondlanguage (L2) academic ... -
Investigating the english language proficiency and communication skills of first-year education students at the khomasdal campus of the university of Namibia
(University of the Western Cape, 2023)This research investigates proficiency in English and communication skills among first-year education students at the Khomasdal Campus of the University of Namibia. Drawing on the Interactionist Theory and the Constructivist ... -
An investigation into English home language teachers’ use of the English home language textbook in Grade 11
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)The study investigates how English Home language teachers use the English Home language textbook in the grade 11 classroom. It aspires to generate an understanding of the strong relationship between the teacher, textbook ... -
An investigation of a literature-based approach to reading: promoting peer assessment in the English access course at the University of Namibia
(University of the Western Cape, 2024)High school leaving learners entering the University of Namibia face a lot of difficulties. Many of them feel threatened by the sheer quantum of reading that they are expected to do. They not only feel unsettled but also ... -
An investigation of a socio-culturally and linguistically responsive teaching model: a case of english as a second language (ESL) teachers in a senior primary school of ||Kharas region in Namibia
(University of the Western Cape, 2024)This study aims to investigate a culturally and linguistically responsive pedagogy (CLRP) in the English as a Second Language (ESL) classroom. The pedagogy advocates for language instruction that is relevant to the ... -
An investigation of academic writing at the University of Namibia : engendering an experiential, meaningful and critical pedagogy for English for academic purposes
(University of the Western Cape, 2016)The study aims to investigate academic writing at the University of Namibia and intends to explore whether a critical, meaningful and experiential pedagogy in EAP that enhances voice and agency in English for Academic ... -
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 ... -
Language brokering and identity construction: Exploring immigrant children's language practices in a multilingual South African context
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)The purpose of the research was to examine the relationship between identity construction and English second language (L2) learning through language brokering. Its focus was on how immigrant children served as language ... -
Learning English for academic purposes in higher education in Rwanda : a case study of a College of Business and Economics
(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 ... -
Positioning : a linguistic ethnography of Cameroonian children in and out of South African primary school spaces
(University of the Western Cape, 2015)This thesis traces the trajectories of a group of young Cameroonian learners as they engage in new social and educational spaces in two South African primary schools. Designed as a Linguistic Ethnography and using data ... -
A selective investigation of the University of the Western Cape‘s students and teachers attempts at intercultural communication : exploring the connections between intercultural communication competence and identity construction
(University of the Western Cape, 2012)Life in the twenty-first Century globalised world brings people into contact with others from different cultures who use different languages. Through these contacts, the need for interactions makes these people to find ... -
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 ...