Browsing Philosophiae Doctor - PhD (Linguistics, Language and Communication) by Author "Faculty of Arts"
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Academic writing as social practice: a critical discourse analysis of student writing in higher education in Tanzania
Mohamed, Hashim Issa (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 ... -
A contextual analysis of compound nouns in Shona lexicography
Mheta, Gift (University of the Western Cape, 2011)This research is in the area of lexicography and investigates the relationship between Shona terminology development and the culture of the language community for which the terminology is intended. It is a contextual ... -
Exploring the link between literacy practices, the rural-urban dimension and academic performance of primary school learners in Uganda district, Uganda
Kirunda, Rebecca Florence (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, ... -
Exploring the micro-social dynamics of intergenerational language transmission: a critical analysis of parents's attitudes and language use patterns among Ndamba speakers in Tanzania
Lipembe, Pembe Peter Agustini (University of the Western Cape, 2010)The study has several implications; for general theoretical traditions it highlights the point that ambivalent attitudes and incomplete language use are responsible for gradual language decline. Previous studies while ... -
Investigating Kiswahili academic literacy: the case of two primary and two secondary schools in Morogoro region, Tanzania
Shumbusho, George N. (University of the Western Cape, 2009)The purpose of the current study was to examine whether pupils/students master academic literacy and if various genres are taught appropriately. In other words whether pupils/students master academic literacy in a way that ... -
An investigation into English second language academic writing strategies for black students at the Eastern Cape technikon
Tshotsho, Baba Primrose (University of the Western Cape, 2006)This study has been prompted by the negative remarks that lecturers make concerning the academic performance of students and the number of years they spend at the Eastern Cape Technikon before completing their diplomas. ... -
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; ... -
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 ... -
Transcending disadvantage: life-histories of learners at a township school in South Africa
Ntete, Susan (University of the Western Cape, 2008)This is a study of the discourses of empowerment and disempowerment that emerge from the critical discourse analysis (CDA) of life-histories written by two classes of Grade 11 high school learners in a township school in ... -
Whiteness and the narration of self: an exploration of whiteness in post-apartheid literary narratives by South African journalists
Scott, Claire (University of the Western Cape, 2012)Drawing on broader discussions that attempt to envision new ways of negotiating identity, nationalism and race in a post-colonial, post-apartheid South Africa, this thesis examines how whiteness is constructed and negotiated ...