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Human integration as a fundamental anthropological problem in Neo–Humanistic education
(Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education, 1997)
Neo-Humanistic education (or "humanistic education" in Neo-Humanist terms) is an irrationalistic educational movement which developed in the USA during the 1960s and 1970s on the basis of Progressivism, Existentialism, ...
Classroom discourse in ESL : an analysis
(Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education, 1990)
Research indicates that interest in the language of the classroom has grown steadily over a number of years. It has been motivated by the recognition that the type of language used by the teacher and the type of interactions ...
Conceptual awareness of ESL students at a college : an assessment
(North-West University, South Africa, 2002)
The aims of this study are to determine the role that concepts play in the learning process
and whether first-year disadvantaged English Second Language (ESL) college students
are familiar with central subject-specific ...
Composing strategies of successful and less successful ESL essay writers : a comparison
(North-West University (South Africa), 1998)
Research and practical experience have shown that grammatical competence and adequate
vocabulary do not necessarily ensure that pupils become successful ESL writers. This raises
the question whether successful ESL writers ...
Employers' perceptions of Black South African English usage
(Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education, 2001)
The common usage of Black South African English (BSAE) forms the main focus of this study. Its usage by members of the black population has caused a major debate on language standards and usage, and acceptance of BSAE as ...
The University of Limpopo mathematics and science foundation year course in English and study skills : an evaluation
(North-West University, 2007)
The aim of this study was to evaluate the University of Limpopo course in English
and Study Skills (ESS), which forms a component of the university's Foundation
Year in Mathematics and Science curriculum.
A literature ...
Criteria for the evaluation of ESL readers for the senior primary phase
(Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education, 2000)
The approach in thesis was holistic in the sense that use was made of theoretical
underpinnings from fields as diverse such as reception aesthetics and sociolinguistics to
study reader preferences and influences of texts ...
The evaluation of ESL textbooks : a sociolinguistic perspective
(Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education, 2000)
The attitudes and values of textbook authors can (sub)consciously influence the content of their textbooks. Where the culture/gender of writers and users differ, textbooks could be culture/gender-biased. The aims of this ...
Factors influencing attitude to English at college level
(1999)
The aim of this study was to investigate factors that may influence students'
attitude to English at college of education level.
Literature dealing with factors affecting students' attitude was reviewed in order
to ...
Cohesion and coherence in std. 10 English second language compositions of Black pupils : an analysis
(North-West University (South Africa), 1993)
Cohesion and coherence are two aspects of text that are very
closely related. In this descriptive study an analysis is
made of the cohesive devices used in the compositions of
Standard Ten pupils according to the framework ...