Department of General Linguistics

Die ontwikkeling van ŉ gestruktureerde indiensontwikkelings- program vir opvoedkundige tolke aan die Universiteit Stellenbosch

Van Wyk, Jackie; Theron, Juanli (Stellenbosch University, Department of General Linguistics, 2017)

Inleiding: Sedert die vroeë 2000’s is daar toenemend gebruik gemaak van opvoedkundige tolking by tersiêre instellings in Suid-Afrika en die waarde daarvan spesifiek by die Universiteit Stellenbosch (US) is ook ondersoek ...

Holmes and Popovic in the 21st century : an empirical-bibliographical exercise

Van Doorslaer, Luc (Institute of World Literature SAS, 2017)

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Multilingualism in the workplace : communicative practices between store owners and assistants in Chinese shops in Cape Town

Thompson, Miche Chanelle (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-12)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Since the introduction of representative government in 1994, South Africa has seen a significant influx of Asian and African migrant workers, and their presence in South Africa has become part of the ...

The functions of teacher code switching in classrooms, and teachers’ perceptions towards this practice : a case study of siSwati-English interactions in a semi-urban high school in Eswatini

Stromvig, Hlobsile (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-12)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The aim of the study is to investigate the occurrence and functions of teacher code switching in classrooms, in a semi-urban school in Eswatini and to find out the attitude of the teachers towards this ...

The discursive construction of the language policy debate at Stellenbosch University : an investigation of the Cape Times and Die Burger

Williams, Sasha-Leigh (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-12)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This thesis reports on the ways in which the Stellenbosch University language policy debate is reported on in English and Afrikaans language communities by investigating the discursive construction thereof ...

'n Minimalistiese analise van ekspletiewe negativering in Afrikaans

Potgieter, Jean-Marie (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-12)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The aim of this thesis was to investigate expletive negation (EN) as it manifests in Afrikaans. Consider (1): (1) Wat ek nie1 alles geleer het nie2! what I not everything learned have POL “All the ...

A nominal shell analysis of restrictive relative clause constructions in Tripolian Libyan Arabic

Alshabani, Siham Musstfa (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-12)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study deals with the phenomenon of restrictive relative clause constructions in Tripolian Libyan Arabic (TL-Arabic), a variety of Maghrebi Arabic spoken in and around Tripoli, the capital of Libya. ...

The effect of multilingual glossaries of meta-cognitive verbs on improving assessment performance: a case study at a South African university of technology

Van Stryp, Jackie Etta (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-12)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study was conducted to determine whether first-year students at a university of technology would benefit from the use of multilingual glossaries of metacognitive verbs, and specifically whether such ...

Revisie : een aspek van kwaliteitbestuur in ’n akademiese vertaalkantoor

Van Rensburg, Alta (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-12)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study takes a closer look at and discusses revision as one of the aspects of quality management in the context of academic translation offices at higher education institutions. Key quality management ...

An investigation into the effect of mobile-assisted language learning on Rwandan university students' proficiency in English as a foreign language

Uwizeyimana, Valentin (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-12)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: It is almost common knowledge that English is the most spoken language in the world, which is considered a global lingua franca, and which often offers a means of socio-economic mobility for its speakers ...

The development of cognitive processes and English language abilities : the case of early English language learners in a multilingual South African setting

White, Michelle Jennifer (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-12)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The purpose of this study was to investigate the development of English language skills and the processes which underlie these skills in English Language Learners (ELLs) who are in their first year of ...

Language attitudes in pre-adolescent multilinguals : a comparison of five data elicitation techniques

Manca, Mpho Refilwe Keletso Clothilda (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-12)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study had two aims. The first was to identify the most useful data elicitation technique/s to use when eliciting data from multilingual South African pre-adolescents who have an African language as ...

The discursive construction of foundation programmes in South African media texts

Bernard, Taryn (UNISA Press, 2015)

This article reports on research that investigated public perceptions of transformation within South African universities, with a particular focus on the incorporation of foundation programmes into university curricula. ...

Taalbewussyn as komponent van geletterdheidsvaardigheid : 'n ondersoek na narratiefvaardigheidontwikkeling by Graad 3-leerders

Brand, Irene; Anthonissen, Christine (LitNet, 2017)

Daar word wyd verwys na ondergemiddelde prestasie van jong leerders in geletterdheidsontwikkeling in Suid-Afrikaanse skole (Donald en Condy 2005; Klop 2011; Marais 2012). Terselfdertyd word toegewyd aandag gegee aan moontlike ...