Browsing Electronic Theses and Dissertations (ETDs) by Subject "Academic literacy"
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Assessing the impact of academic literacy interventions in higher education : an evaluation design
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2016)Responsibly designing academic literacy interventions is becoming increasingly important in a higher education environment where resources for student development are scarce. Providing proof of the effectiveness of such ... -
The effect of an academic literacy course on first-year student writing : a case study
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2016)Worldwide and in South Africa it seems that various perceptions exist regarding first-year university students who are not academically literate and struggle to produce acceptable forms of academic writing. Standardized ... -
Enhancing the visual literacy of first-year students by means of self-directed multimodal mobile learning
(North-West University (South Africa)., 2023)The concept of literacy has progressively developed over time. The latest changes were mainly driven by the affordances offered by technology. Even though the basic literacy skills of reading and writing have not disappeared, ... -
Die gebruik van metadiskoers in Afrikaans T1–skryfwerk van eerstejaar–universiteitstudente
(North-West University, 2014)Students’ argumentative writing is substandard in the sense that the necessary relations, amongst other things, are not indicated in their texts. These texts also often lack an author’s voice. In a module such as academic ... -
The impact of an academic literacy intervention on the academic literacy levels of first year students : the NWU (Vaal Triangle Campus) experience
(North West University, 2014)There has been growing concern in the higher education sector in South Africa about the high number of students with low academic literacy (AL) levels who are gaining entry into the sector. This influx necessitated the ... -
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 ... -
Koherensie in die argumentatiewe skryfwerk van eerstejaarstudente : 'n teksgebaseerde ondersoek
(2015)Die Suid-Afrikaanse onderwysstelsel maak in die primêre en sekondêre taalkurrikulums voorsiening vir die ontwikkeling en vaslegging van verskillende skryfvaardighede. Ten spyte hiervan blyk dit dat talle eerstejaarstudente ... -
Outonome leer, akademiese akkulturasie en akademiese skryfvermoë : die ontwerp van ʼn multimodale akademiese geletterdheidsmodule
(North-West University (South Africa), 2022)Although the South African National Development Plan states the goal of raising the higher education participation rate, students are often not ready for the demands of higher education. In order to ensure these students’ ... -
Subtitling as an aid in academic literacy programmes: the University of Buea
(North-West University, 2009)The purpose of this study was to examine the role that the use of subtitling can play as an aid in academic literacy (AL) programmes, particularly against the background of insufficient AL levels at the University of Buea ... -
Summary maps: Using eye tracking to investigate where students go wrong
(North-West University (South Africa), 2023)Worldwide, many students entering university are considered to be underprepared in terms of their academic literacy abilities. In order to support these students, the NWU offers two modules aimed at developing those academic ...