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Learning to teach : communication skills in teacher education
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2015-03)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study investigates the development of the classroom communication behaviours of Foundation Phase student teachers over the course of a B Ed degree programme at a South African university. It challenges ...
Reading strategy instruction in grades 4 to 6 : towards a framework for implementation
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2011-12)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study focuses on the effect of a reading strategy instruction research intervention on teachers and learners in Grade 4 to 6 at a primary school in the Western Cape.
Literacy levels for South African ...
The role of African literature in enhancing critical literacy in first-generation entrants at the University of Namibia
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2009-03)
ENGLISH SUMMARY: In this research project the profile and academic literacy proficiency of a group of First-Generation entrants at the University of Namibia were explored in order to obtain insight into the development of ...
Factors impacting on first-year students' academic progress at a South African university
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2012-03)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Research project explored the learning experiences of two groups of first-year students in the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of the Western Cape during the course of 2009/2010. ...
Acquiring academic literacy : a case of first-year extended degree programme students at Stellenbosch University
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2008-03)
In this study the experiences of a group of first-year Extended Degree Programme (EDP) students were explored in order to obtain insight into their acquisition of academic literacy. The study was undertaken against the ...
How scientific terms are taught and learnt in the Intermediate Phase
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2009-12)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The study seeks to investigate how a language is used in teaching and learning of natural
science in the intermediate phase, with specific reference to the way in which isiXhosa
(learners’ home language) ...
Coaching foundation phase literacy teachers as leaders in a school in the Western Cape Province : a professional development strategy
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2012-12)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The South African education system needs literacy teachers with the capacity to lead
innovative and appropriate literacy instruction in schools. Schools can benefit from suitable continuous professional ...
Enhancing reading comprehension through metacognitive instruction for English Second Language (ESL) learners in the FET Band
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014-04)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study was designed to investigate whether metacognitive instruction could be used to improve the reading comprehension of isiXhosa-speaking English Second Language (ESL) learners in the FET phase. ...
Xhosa-speaking learners reading comprehension in English first additional language : a reading intervention at a township high school
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014-04)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study focuses on the effect of a reading strategy instruction research intervention on Grade 8 isiXhosa-speaking learners‘ comprehension of English reading texts at a township high school.
Throughout ...