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Die de–/vitaliseringsdialektiek van die skool
(Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education, 1991)
A study of the literature has indicated that schools across the world have been confronted with a de-/vitalizing dialectic. It has been found that the school is subject to a powerplay of hegemony/counter-hegemony which ...
The treatment of oral errors in English second language classrooms
(1995)
The problem investigated in this study is how oral errors are
treated in the ESL classroom. It is hypothesized that most
teachers do not treat oral errors, although there is a variety
of methods they may employ to do ...
The affective experiences of language learners in an English second language classroom : an analysis
(1994)
Research indicates that an affective component is always
involved in Second Language Learning. Because humans are such
complex beings, it is neither possible to identify the exact
feelings and thoughts which play a major ...
Collaborative language teaching in English and engineering studies at a technikon
(1998)
This mini-dissertation investigates the possibility of implementing
Collaborative Language Teaching (team teaching) for the study of
engineering and English at a technikon. This is done in an effort to
address the issue ...
An analysis of the errors in grammar made by Xhosa learners of English second language
(1998)
The primary aim of this study is to identify and explain the errors of Xhosa students learning English
as a second language. The study sets out to determine the kinds of errors made in selected
grammatical categories, ...
A proposed model for training English medium of instruction teachers in South Africa
(North-West University, 2006)
Even though English is the second language of the majority of South African learners, this language is still the preferred medium of instruction. The purpose of the study was to analyse the present situation regarding the ...
Development and application of evaluation criteria for tertiary in-house EAP materials
(North-West University, 2008)
This study develops materials evaluation criteria to assess the ENGL131 and ENGL132 coursebooks which form the framework of the two modules, which together make up the one-year EAP course at the University of Limpopo. The ...
A language programme evaluation : English as language of learning and teaching
(North-West University, 2008)
This study evaluates a teacher development course on the use of English as the language of learning and teaching (LoLT). The course was developed and implemented in a sample of Intermediate Phase classrooms in four rural ...
The Vista University English language proficiency course : an evaluation
(North-West University, 2004)
This study is an evaluation of the current Language Proficiency course (LPR 5001) offered
at Vista University, leading to a suggested framework for its redesign. The course is a
language proficiency course in English as ...
The sociolinguistic competence in English of first-year students at Vista University (Soweto)
(North-West University (South Africa), Vaal Triangle Campus, 1993)
There is general agreement amongst linguistic theorists and
language practitioners that the second language learner's
proficiency has to be understood in terms of communicative
competence. Such proficiency is generally ...