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An analysis of the linguistic needs of Afrikaans-speaking lecturers at an English-medium university
(North-West University (South Africa), Vaal Triangle Campus, 1996)
This dissertation explores the linguistic needs of Afrikaans-speaking
lecturers at an English-medium, Historically Black
University. The concept of learner needs is briefly discussed,
and the various aspects of a needs ...
The eleven official languages policy and its implications for language teaching
(1996)
This study investigates the question of how multilingualism prescribed by the interim
Constitution of-1993 will affect the teaching of language.
In addressing this question issues such as language policy in SA, the extent ...
Some cognitive theories of language learning and their implications for L2 instruction
(1999)
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the four most influential cognitive theories
of language learning, namely, Interlanguage Theory, theories based on explicit implicit
L2 knowledge distinction, Variability Theories, ...
The role of formal instruction in English second language acquisition within the communicative approach
(North-West University (South Africa), Vaal Triangle Campus, 1994)
The role of grammar in second language teaching has changed drastically in the past fifty
years. The central role of grammar as the organizing principle in the Grammar-Translation
Method, the Audio-lingual Method and the ...
The validation of a rating scale for the assessment of compositions in ESL
(North-West University, 2009)
This study aimed to develop and validate a rating scale for assessing English First Additional Language essays at Grade 12 level for the final National Senior Certificate examination.
The importance of writing as a ...
An ESL programme for preprimary children in Ikageng
(Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education, 2001)
The purpose of this study was to design an ESL Programme for preprimary children in lkageng (a
township near Potchefstroom). In order to do this, literature on course design was reviewed
which included curriculum design, ...
Conceptual awareness in English of grade 5 learners : an analysis
(Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education, 2001)
The objectives of this study were to investigate existing theory regarding the conceptual
learning of young learners and to determine what core concepts Grade 5 learners need to
learn. An empirical investigation as to ...
Competence in basic lifeskills of secondary school pupils :|ban analysis of the role of the English class
(North-West University (South Africa), Vaal Triangle Campus, 1997)
Although life skills are vitally important in life, many secondary school pupils, senior
secondary school drop-outs and matriculated people display a lack of life skills.
The aim of the study is to investigate whether ...
The influence of commissions of inquiry in the evolution of educational policy for blacks, from 1934–1984
(Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education, 1995)
A course in classroom English for colleges of education
(North-West University (South Africa), Vaal Triangle Campus, 1998)
Owing to many far-reaching changes that have taken place in education in South Africa, English has
become the generally suggested medium of instruction (ANC, 1994). Many teachers, however, are
not proficient in the ...