Browsing Masters by Department "Centre for Applied Language and Literacy Studies and Services in Africa"

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Medium of instruction and its effect on matriculation examination results for 2000, in Western Cape secondary schools : a study of examination results in relation to home language and language medium

Author: October, Michellé Date: 2002 South Africa must see a measurable improvement in the quality of education in order for all sectors of the population to become relevant. We have a democratic constitution which promises equal opportunities for all. In practice, however, this ... Read more
Museums and labelling : differences, discursive influences and professional identities

Author: Rall, Medeé Date: 2004 This study had its origins in the interest of the researcher in the literacy practices involved in the production og museum labels. Three displays at the South African Museum, Go Bats!, Mineral Mania and Fossil Stories, were selected for close ... Read more
A qualitative study of language preferences and behaviours of selected students and staff in the Faculty of Humanities at the University of Cape Town, in the context of the university's implementation of its 2003 language policy and plan

Author: Nodoba, Gaontebale Joseph Date: 2010 This dissertation seeks to answer the question: What are the language contexts, preferences and behaviours of EAL students and staff in the Faculty of Humanities at UCT? The language contexts EAL students and staff find themselves in are ... Read more
Qualitative study of some effects of using English as a language of instruction at Standard 2 and 5 in the Botswana education system, where learners are not primary language speakers of English

Author: Tsietso-Moses, Biongotlo Alice Date: 2001 The purpose of this study is to address the issue of language in education policy in Botswana where English is used as a language of instruction at the lower levels of primary education, in this instance focusing on grades 2 and 5. Bearing ... Read more
Reading children : how children and selectors perceive and construct the reading of fiction in two South African schools

Author: Baker, Patricia Date: 1994 The purpose of this investigation was to uncover what went into the provision of books of fiction to schools; to examine the construction of readers by book selectors; to find out how children saw themselves as readers and what their own ... Read more
South African teenagers reading about themselves in fiction : their response within the cultural practice of reading in South Africa

Author: Van Schoor, Catherine Date: 2001 The Young Africa Awards Series (YAA) was commissioned as a competition challenging South African writers to produce novels for teenagers that were relevant to their lived reality in South African society today. All the novels examined in this ... Read more
Spatially coherent solutions of damped-driven nonlinear evolution equations and reaction-diffusion system

Author: Almano, Ada Date: 2001 Bibliography: leaves 128-134. Read more
Talking democracy in Grade 7 : a discourse analysis of SRC practice in a primary school

Author: Proctor, Elspeth Date: 2001 My research set out to clarify to what extent democracy education is an identifiable and teachable concept in Curriculum 2005 and to find pedagogically useful ways of conceptualising and teaching active democratic participation. I chose a ... Read more
Towards an inclusive language curriculum: re-orienting textbooks images and messages in respect of gender

Author: Letsela, Lati Martha Date: 2001 Having ratified and signed many international conventions and declarations on mainstreaming gender issues, Lesotho was compelled to review some of its policies and laws to ensure equitable distribution of resources to both female and male ... Read more
Trying to make sense of the Trojan Horse incident: using historical documents to prompt discussion of politically sensitive issues in secondary schools in Cape Town

Author: Geschier, Sofie M M A Date: 2003 In this qualitative research, I hoped to get some impression of ways teachers and learners in five Cape Town schools deal with the process of making sense of a violent past. I offered five teachers material on the Trojan Horse Incident, ... Read more
Ulwakhiwo lwamagama enza ingqiqo :amagama enza ingqiqo nolwimi ekufundeni/ekufundiseni izifundo zezibalo

Author: Deyi, Somikazi Date: 2006 This research investigates the formation of mathematics concepts and use of existing ones (concepts) in isiXhosa in grade 7. The investigation intends to suggest the possibility of using isiXhosa as a language of learning and teaching mathematics ... Read more
What counts as English? : a discursive investigation between two English language Cape Town primary school grade six classrooms

Author: Pietersen, Nicola Aideen Date: 2011 What counts as English depends on the circumstances and where and how it is employed. In classrooms this socio-cultural artefact is constructed through practices in particular ways. Language and literacy practices in schools produce and ... Read more
Why won't they learn? : a contrastive study of literature teaching in two Cape Town high school classrooms

Author: Dyer, Dorothy Date: 2007 Literature is included as part of most English curricula around the world. South Africa is no exception, and students are expected to study novels, poetry and plays as part of their school language curriculum. There are many debates about the ... Read more
A woman has no mouth' : a feminist critique of the portrayal of woman in siSwati prescribed books

Author: Mabuza,Thoko J Date: 2001 The study examines sexism in siSwati school prescribed books. The study takes the view that textbooks as cultural artifacts are important in the transmission of cultural attitudes, values and ideology, and therefore influence the gendering ... Read more