Browsing by Subject "Comprehension"
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An analysis of what and how reading literacy components are included and taught within a foundation phase teacher preparation programme
(North-West University, 2011)National and international studies indicate that the preparation of teachers to teach reading is inconsistent across universities worldwide. Teacher preparation programmes lack rigorous research based findings and ... -
Assessing the taxpayers' comprehension of tax reduction strategies
(North-West University (South Africa), 2022)Paying tax is like swallowing a bitter pill for most citizens hence any form of tax minimizing or avoidance is always welcome. The South African tax system is structured in a way that allows tax minimization within the ... -
Child and adult readers' processing of foreignised elements in translated South African picturebooks: an eye–tracking study
(John Benjamins publishing company, 2013)The tension between domesticating and foreignising translation strategies is particularly strongly felt in the translation of children’s literature, and has been a key issue in many studies of such literature. However, ... -
The impact of same–language subtitling on student comprehension in an English as an Additional Language (EAL) context
(North-West University, 2012)The purpose of the present study was to investigate the impact of Same-Language Subtitles (SLS) on the subject-specific comprehension and the academic literacy levels of EAL students on the Vaal Triangle Campus of North-West ... -
Die impak van mise–en–shot op die interpretasie van oudiobeskryfde film
(North-West University, 2012)Audio description is considered a relatively new research field, and in South Africa it is not yet being used extensively to make visual channels accessible to blind audiences. Therefore research in this field is necessary. ... -
Investigating the difference in comprehension between Sesotho and English subtitles : the case of full and keyword subtitles
(North-West University (South Africa), 2022)Research on the benefits of subtitles for learning was pioneered by Price (1983). Her study found that captions, also known as intralingual subtitles, which were primarily intended for the deaf and hearing-impaired ... -
Presentation technology as a mediator of learners’ retention and comprehension in a History classroom.
(The South African Society for History Teaching (SASHT) under the auspices of the School of Basic Sciences, Vaal Triangle Campus, North-West University, 2013)The insistence that presentation technology should be incorporated into all areas of the curriculum applies to the teaching of History equally as to other subjects. Although technology has been placed in the hands of ... -
Reading challenges in English: towards a reading model for Grade 8 learners in Mafikeng district
(North-West University (South Africa), 2020)Recent research findings from PIRLS, (2017) reveal shocking statistics about the state of reading among Grade 4 learners in South Africa. Out of 50 countries surveyed, South Africa came last with 78% of Grade 4 learners ... -
Reading second language subtitles : a case study of South African viewers reading in their native language and L2–English
(North-West University, 2011)Most South African subtitles are produced and broadcast in English despite the fact that English is the first language of only 8.2% of the entire population (Statistics South Africa, 2004). Therefore, current English ... -
Sesotho subtitling: a possible vehicle to enhance Grade 12 physical science learning?
(Taylor & Francis, 2017)Poor performance in subjects such as mathematics and physical science in basic education is the theme of much discussion. This study explored the use of mother-tongue (in this case Sesotho) subtitling of English language ...