Browsing Masters Degrees (General Linguistics) by Title
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Die gebruik van onsinwoordherhaling, regtewoordherhaling, sinsherhaling en getalherhaling in die indentifisering van kinders met spesifieke taalgestremdheid
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: As South Africa is a culturally and linguistically diverse country, there is a great need for an accurate evaluation instrument that can identify children with specific language impairment (SLI) early, ... -
Die verwerwing van grammatikale geslag in tweedetaal Duits deur leerders met Afrikaans, Engels of Italiaans as eerstetaal
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2011-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This thesis reports on an investigation into the acquisition of grammatical gender in second language (L2) German by learners with Afrikaans, English or Italian as their first language (L1). The aim of ... -
Dimensions of space in sociolinguistics
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Within the social sciences and humanities, adequate definitions and understandings of the concept ‘space’ have been debated for some time. However, until recently, this debate been neglected within ... -
The discourse marker mos in rural varieties of Afrikaans in the Western Cape: A descriptive study of syntactic patterns and pragmatic function
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2009-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This thesis considers the linguistic item mos as it occurs in the speech of non-standard Cape Afrikaans speakers from the rural areas of the Western Cape, namely Montague, Worcester, Robertson, Touwsrivier, ... -
The discursive construction of Goldfields residence : an assemblage of change agents, an apartheid chronotope and a convivial multiculture
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2020-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Documenting readers’ responses to linguistic landscapes (LLs) is a common field of enquiry in linguistic landscape studies (LLS) (cf. Garvin, 2010; Lou, 2009; Malinowski, 2009). However, these studies ... -
The discursive construction of hydraulic fracturing in South Africa : a critical analysis of media texts from 2011 to 2012
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Hydraulic fracturing is a geo-engineering procedure designed to extract shale gas from below the earth’s surface. Shale gas is often considered a natural, alternative source of energy that has the potential ... -
The discursive construction of the concepts organisational communication and organisational culture in a merged South African company
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study investigates the manner in which the concept of communication is discursively constructed in a South African insurance company. The company recently underwent a merger which, according to the ... -
The discursive construction of the language policy debate at Stellenbosch University : an investigation of the Cape Times and Die Burger
(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 ... -
Educational interpreting in undergraduate courses at a tertiary institution : perceptions of students, lecturers and interpreters
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2015-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: In recent years, there has been an increase in the use of educational interpreting at tertiary institutions in South Africa. Various pilot studies, as well as long-running interpreting projects at North ... -
The effect of attitude toward the target language and culture, and of input on English second language proficiency in a study-abroad immersion setting
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2015-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: As the number of Asian students studying English abroad continues to increase, there is a growing need for language learning programs that help students to increase their English proficiency in the most ... -
The effect of multilingual glossaries of meta-cognitive verbs on improving assessment performance: a case study at a South African university of technology
(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 ... -
Effective language use in academic study material for L2 speakers of English at a distance learning institution
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2010-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The gap which exists between the academic culture represented by lecturers and the nonacademic- culture represented by students at a residential university is even greater at a distance learning institution ... -
The engagement of top management in IT discourse
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2012-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: In small to medium sized enterprises (SMEs) top management is responsible for the risk management in their company. In today‟s world, businesses are relying more and more heavily on IT and often this can ... -
English as a Lingua Franca and English in South Africa : distinctions and overlap
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2011-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study investigates the prevalent, typical linguistic and discursive features of English as it is used as a shared medium of communication by speakers who do not share a first language in the ... -
The English language abilities of Grade R learners in an English-medium South African classroom : is there a correlation between objective measurements and teacher and parent perceptions?
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2019-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: English is the preferred language of learning and teaching in South African schools (Badenhorst & Van der Merwe, 2017). Whilst there are various factors working together to cause this default preference ... -
English lingua franca as language of learning and teaching in northern Namibia : a report on Oshiwambo teachers’ experiences
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: At independence, Namibia chose English as its official language and therefore its language of learning and teaching (LOLT). Since then, government documents and other literature have revealed the poor ... -
English lingua franca in the South African tertiary classroom: recognising the value of diversity
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2015-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Globalisation has led to the use of English lingua franca (ELF) in many international classrooms and in the majority of the South African tertiary education institutions. The South African situation and ... -
Entanglements of semiotic resources and space in the language portraits of Stellenbosch University staff and students
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2020-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This thesis explores the lived experiences of minority language speakers at Stellenbosch University. The concept of linguistic repertoires is a central part of this study as it investigates the diverse ... -
An exploration of Chinese identity in a South African context : negotiating interactions arising from guanxi and mianzi in business relationships
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2015-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study aims to investigate the identity of Chinese businesspeople in a South African context. This is to determine whether their knowledge of and application of the traditional Confucian concepts of ... -
An exploration of the Sandtray Play Approach for narrative skills development in first language Afrikaans-speaking Grade 3 learners with specific learning disability
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Children with specific learning disability (SLD) struggle with reading, spelling and/or writing, and tend to have poor narrative skills (Fey, Catts, Proctor-Williams, Tomblin & Zhang, 2004; Scanlon, 2013). ...
