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The acquisition of (in)definiteness in English as a foreign language by Tanzanian L1 Swahili secondary school learners
(2016-12)AFRIKAANS OPSOMMING: Die studie waaroor in hierdie proefskrif gerapporteer word, het ondersoek ingestel na die verwerwing van (on)bepaaldheid in Engels as Vreemde Taal (EVT) deur hoërskoolleerders met Swahili as eerstetaal ... -
Communicating taboo topics in gynaecological consultations in Malawi : a sociolinguistic study on effective strategies used in a conservative culture
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2022-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The clinical gaze, which is the combination of doctor expertise and information obtained from and on the patient, is the basis of diagnosis and prognosis (Foucault 1975). As such, open doctor-patient ... -
The comprehension and production of later developing language constructions by Afrikaans-, English- and isiXhosa-speaking Grade 1 learners
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2015-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study investigated the comprehension and production of articles, quantifiers, binding relations and passive constructions as later developing constructions (LDCs) by 27 Grade (Gr) 1 monolingual ... -
Construction of linguistic identities among cross-border communities: The case of Samia of Uganda and Samia of Kenya
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2017-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This dissertation investigated the discursive identity construction of a community who is separated by a national border. The town of Busia cuts across the Ugandan/Kenyan border and the community language ... -
A critical analysis of corporate reports that articulate corporate social responsibility
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2015-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: In the last 15 years, growing public awareness of the negative impact of corporate activities has prompted big corporations in the mining, manufacturing and retail sectors to publish reports that communicate ... -
A critical analysis of media discourse after a natural flooding disaster in Malawi, in 2015
(2018-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This is a multimodal critical discourse analysis study that investigates the media discursive strategies in the representation of the catastrophic flooding disaster of January 2015 in Malawi. It analyses ... -
The development of cognitive processes and English language abilities : the case of early English language learners in a multilingual South African setting
(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 ... -
Discourse strategies of lecturers in higher education classroom interaction : a case at the University Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study investigates how linguistic super diversity is managed in a higher education context in Tanzania. Specifically, the use of language in lectures to large classes made up of students with ... -
The discursive construction of identity in young offenders' narratives in Swaziland
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2019-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The study of ‘identity’ straddles different fields such as psychology, sociology and linguistics. The particular approach taken to the study of identity is contingent upon the field, with some fields ... -
Effects of the second language on the first : investigating the development of 'conceptual fluency' of bilinguals in a tertiary education context
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2012-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study investigates the effect of the increased use of a second language (L2) (English) as language of teaching and learning on the bilingual individual in a specific bilingual higher education ... -
Investigating evidence of linguistic relativity in Dholuo
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2022-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: An age old question within the language sciences has been whether linguistic experience influences how people perceive reality. The possible linguistic influence on thought is what is known as linguistic ... -
Investigating literacy development among learners with a second language as medium of education : the effects of an emergent literacy stimulation program in Grade R
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2009-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Addressing the low literacy rates in South Africa poses a mountainous challenge. However, identifying children at risk for reading difficulties and providing timely and preventative intervention might ... -
An investigation into the effect of mobile-assisted language learning on Rwandan university students' proficiency in English as a foreign language
(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 ... -
Linguistic strategies used in the construction of performance assessment discourse in the South African workplace
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study investigates the construction of Performance Assessment Discourses in three companies in the Western Cape, South Africa. The specific interest of is in how Performance Assessment Interviews ... -
Listening in HIV counselling and testing: hearer signals in rural patient-counsellor HIV consultation
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-12)AFRIKAANS OPSOMMING: MIV en VIGS is sedert die 1980s ’n kommerwekkende nasionale gesondheidskwessie in Suid-Afrika. Na beraming het daar teen 2014 ʼn getal van 6,8 miljoen mense tussen die ouderdomme van 15 en 49 met MIV ... -
Literacy practices in and out of school in multilingual Kenya : an ethnographic study of Tana River County
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2022-03)ENGLISH ABTRACT: This dissertation investigated the literacy practices in the multilingual context of Tana River County, Kenya. It aimed to understand the types of literacy practices children are exposed to, and engaged ... -
Managing linguistic diversity in literacy and language development : an analysis of teachers' attitudes, skills and strategies in multilingual Kenyan primary school classrooms
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study investigates teachers' language practices in multilingual classrooms with regard to their attitudes, skills and strategies in their management of linguistic diversity among learners in their ... -
Mother tongue education and transition to English medium education in Uganda : teachers perspectives and practices versus language policy and curriculum
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: In this dissertation I report on an ethnographic survey study undertaken on bi-/multilingual education in ten primary schools in Uganda. The primary aim of this study was to explore how teachers understand ... -
Multilingual acquisition of determiner phrases in L2 English and L3 French by L1 Swahili speakers in Tanzania
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2021-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study examined the concurrent multilingual acquisition of second language (L2) English and third language (L3) French Determiner Phrases (DPs) headed by articles, by Tanzanian first language ... -
Multilingualism in the workplace : communicative practices between store owners and assistants in Chinese shops in Cape Town
(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 ...
