Philosophiae Doctor - PhD (Foreign Languages)
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A critical and an analytical study of sadeq ai-naihoum’s novel min makkah ilā hunā (from Mecca to here) deconstructive and structural approaches
(University of the Western Cape, 2023)Background: The novel is considered to be one of the most famous and distinguished prosaic literary arts in the current era, which makes it the focus and target of researchers, writers, thinkers, critics and scholars. Due ... -
Uhlahlubonzulu lwempophomobuciko yale mihla kwiinoveli zesiXhosa: ‘ukhozi olumaphiko, umlimandlela, Inkululeko Isentabeni nolibambe lingatshoni’
(University of the Western Cape, 2023)Kule ngxoxobunzululwazi kujoliswe ekubhentsiseni nasekudundubaliseni ukuchana kwezithako zesiXhosa nasekugqwesiseni iinoveli ezine zikaNcedile Saule kuxhathiswe ngemixholo ethe yachongwa. Ubuthumbu nobunto bobu bunzululwazi ... -
Cohesion and coherence in ibrahim al-koni's narrative discourse with special reference to al-bahth an almakan al-dh yie [in search of the lost place]: a textlinguistics approach
(University of the Western Cape, 2023)The proposed study aims to analyse the narrative discourse of the Arab novelist Ibrahim al-Koni with special reference to his novel Al-Bahth an al-makan al-dhaya [In Search of the Lost Place]. As the title justifiably ... -
An examination of the correspondence between sound and meaning in certain chapters of the holy Qur'an
(University of the Western Cape, 2010)The study of sound symbolism, phonetics and semantics has been of major concern for linguists since the Greeks and the Romans in the fifth century before AD. The idea of sound symbolism - the existence of correspondence ... -
The Qur’ānic Sufi Hermeneutics of Shaykh Muṣṭafā’ al-‘Alāwī: A critical study of his Lubāb al- ‘Ilm Fī Sūrah al-Najm
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)The main focus of this dissertation is a critical study of the Arabic text, titled: Lubāb al ‘Ilm Fī Sūrah al-Najm (The Kernel of Knowledge in the Chapter of the Star) by Shaykh Ahmad bin Muṣṭafā’ al-‘Alāwī. Due to the ... -
Analysis of selected allegorical Qur’anic verses with specific reference to Sūrat Yūsuf: A hermeneutic approach
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)Arabic is the language of the Holy Qur'an, which was revealed to the Prophet Mohammed (may the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) who in turn dictates it to His companions. The Prophet's companions did not encounter ... -
Using the first language to improve Arabic-speaking students' speaking skills in English as a second language
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)For several decades since the advent of Communicative Language Teaching and the Direct Method, using the first language (L1) in second-language (L2) teaching has been out of favour. However, arguments for using the L1as ... -
Women & Leadership in Islam
(2013)The present research examines the post-formative Islamic legal literature surrounding the question of women’s leadership to gauge whether and to what extent the development of Islamic legislation pertaining to women was ...
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