Browsing Education by Subject "Second language learning"
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An analysis of the relationship between communication skills, communication apprehension and academic achievement of secondary phase learners
(2015)This study indicates that communication skills and communication apprehension of English First Additional Language (EFAL) learners are important aspects in teaching and learning, as well as for academic performance. A ... -
Contextual hypermedia glosses for facilitating English vocabulary acquisition and reading comprehension at a university of technology
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2017)This study investigated the usefulness of non-linear lexical hypermedia glosses for supporting English Second Language vocabulary acquisition and reading comprehension where glosses are integrated into electronic reading ... -
Kommunikasievrees van hoërskoolleerlinge in 'n parallelmediumskool
(Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education, 2000)This study was aimed at giving a scientific answer to the following problem questions, namely, what communication apprehension connotes: whether students in a parallel medium school suffer from communication apprehension; which ... -
The phonemic awareness development of Setswana speaking children at an Afrikaans medium small-town school
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2016)Literacy learning in a second language is a debated issue in the South African education scenario. Phonemic awareness is an essential component of early literacy learning. In this study the phonemic awareness development ... -
A task–based syllabus for English in South African primary schools
(Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education, 1997)English is the second language of almost 89,9% of all South Africans (Bull, 1990:3). A concern about the low levels of · proficiency in English in South African primary schools prompted this study. The majority of pupils ...