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- Item'n Model vir 'n aanlyn GIS-vakwoordeboek(Bureau of the WAT, 2020) Theron, Lize-MariAs part of a MA study completed at Stellenbosch University, a model for an online specialized dictionary for GIS was developed to address three problems. The first problem is the large number of specialized dictionaries created without the guidance of the theory of lexicography. A dictionary seldom reaches its potential of user-friendliness and accessibility without the guidance of theory of lexicography. One field of study that has this problem is Geographic Information Systems (GIS). Looking at online GIS dictionaries, the second problem is identified: the existing specialized dictionaries for GIS are not sufficient sources for GIS pedagogy in South Africa. The existing dictionaries are not aimed at any specific user. Beginners, semi-experts and experts are all treated the same without taking into account their individualized needs. There is also no specialized dictionary that provides an operational function — all of the dictionaries focus only on text reception. A look at the communicative function of these specialized dictionaries shows the third problem: there is no GIS dictionary that offers translation equivalents in Afrikaans (or any of the other official African languages). This article proposes a model developed with the theory of lexicography that can address the gap in GIS pedagogy in South Africa, as it is intended for beginners and has both an operational and a communicative function.
- Itemn Model vir ʼn aanlyn vakwoordeboek vir geografiese inligtingstelsels (GIS)(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2019-04) Theron, Lize-Mari; Gouws, R. H.; Stellenbosch University. Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. Dept. of Afrikaans and Dutch.ENGLISH ABSTRACT: A Geographic Information System (GIS) consists of computer hardware and software that researchers use to solve spatial problems. It is not difficult to gain access to GIS equipment, but it is difficult to gain the skills, knowledge and training needed to operate it. The available online GIS dictionaries are not the necessary resources for GIS pedagogy in South Africa. There is currently no dictionary for GIS based on the theory of lexicography, and there is no GIS dictionary that provides terminology in Afrikaans. Based on the function theory and the general theory of lexicography, this study presents a model for a specialized online GIS dictionary. This specialized GIS dictionary has been planned from the outset as an online dictionary for students who take the Geographic Communication module at Stellenbosch University. The first task in developing a specialized GIS dictionary model is to identify the user needs. Data is collected through qualitative research methods and deduction is used to analyse the data. In the second task the existing specialized online GIS dictionaries are evaluated to identify good and poor features. The third and last task is to use the findings of the first two tasks to conceptualise a model for a new specialized online GIS dictionary. This model presents a specialized dictionary that can be classified as a hybrid dictionary because it contains aspects of both mono- and bilingual dictionaries. This GIS specialized dictionary can fill the gap in GIS pedagogy and it can have a positive influence on the general dictionary culture of the students.