Browsing by Department "ADP: Writing Centre"

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    How the Writing Centre at UCT can assist you
    (2021) UCT Postgraduate Office
    This is a video prepared in 2021 for the Writing Centre of the University of Cape Town for postgraduate students.
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    Multilingual education in South African universities: policies pedagogy and practicality
    (Elsevier Ldt., 2013) Madiba, Mbulungeni
    Universities in South Africa have over the last few years adopted multilingual language policies with a view to implementing multilingual education. The adoption of these language policies and the implementation of multilingual education accords with the new democratic constitution which recognizes 11 official languages at national level and the Language Policy for Higher Education (LPHE) adopted by government in 2002 to promote equity of access and success for all students in higher education. The aim of this article is to discuss the implementation of multilingual education in traditionally white English universities, and at the University of Cape Town (UCT). The argument of this article is that although multilingual education is not yet fully realized at UCT, the existing multilingual language policy has created agentive and implementational spaces for multilingual education in that university. The article draws insight from ethnographic theories and the multilingual education projects initiated at the university.
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    Writing Support at UCT for Postgraduates
    (2021) UCT Postgraduate Office
    This is a video prepared in 2021 for the writing support of the University of Cape Town postgraduate students.
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    Writing your World Week 1 - Drafting your definition
    (2017-12-01) Hunma, Aditi; Nomdo, Gideon
    This video focuses on writing your own definition. It looks at how the three students individually defined identity based on the prior videos. This is video 8/9 in week 1 of the Writing your World course.
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    Writing your World Week 1 - Finding yourself in the academic space
    (2017-12-01) Hunma, Aditi; Nomdo, Gideon
    This video focuses on the overview of the essay writing in the academic space. This video explains the challenges students face when asked to write an academic essay. The video discusses the requirements, norms and practises surrounding writing in the academic space. It also lists the two main themes that will be covered in the course. This is video 1/9 in week 1 of the Writing your World course.
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    Writing your World Week 1 - Giving feedback on definitions
    (2019-06-01) Hunma, Aditi; Nomdo, Gideon
    This video focuses on providing feedback on the student writers' definitions of identity. The video discusses how Ada's definition showed an understanding of Woodward's argument. It then focuses on how Ziggy's definition presents the stock definition that is commonly held about identity. Lastly, Joe's definition is also analysed. The analysis of the students' definitions are also followed by suggestions on how to improve their writing. This is video 9/9 in week 1 of the Writing your World course.
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    Writing your World Week 1 - How do definitions work?
    (2017-12-01) Hunma, Aditi; Nomdo, Gideon
    This video focuses on the role of definitions when it comes to identity. It goes on to consider and discuss what a definition is. It also touches on the importance and role of definitions. The video then discusses the importance of context when it comes to definitions. This is video 7/9 in week 1 of the Writing your World course.
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    Writing your World Week 1 - Meet our student writers
    (2019-06-01) Nomdo, Gideon; Hunma, Aditi
    This video introduces the student writers that will be participating throughout the course. The first student to be introduced is Ada a Kenyan-German former graphic design artist. Ada is interested in getting a basic introduction to university-level writing and opportunities to practice.The second student is Ziggy. Ziggy is from Johannesburg and is a law student. Ziggy is interested in learning how to express his ideas in an academic format. The third student is Joey. Joey is a creative who is interested in theater. Joey is looking forward to gaining some insights into the tone and structure used in academic texts. This is video 3/9 in week 1 of the Writing your World course.
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    Writing your World Week 1 - Thinking about your essay
    (2019-06-01) Nomdo, Gideon; Humna, Aditi
    This video focuses on the structure of and thinking behind an academic essay. It covers the experiences students had when writing academic essays in university. The video also discusses methods of writing academic essays. It outlines the process of writing an academic essays. The video then discusses the role of drafting in the essay writing. This is video 2/9 in week 1 of the Writing your World course.
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    Writing your World Week 1 - Through the looking glass: Who am I?
    (2017-12-01) Hunma, Aditi; Nomdo, Gideon
    This video focuses on the construction of identities. It asks questions relating to how one can define and discover their identity. The video also provides an example of the complexity of identity using the narrator's life experiences. It also covers the roles of systems in forging identities and providing them with varying levels of power. The ideas of Kathy Woodward regarding identity and self-visualisation are also discussed. This is video 4/9 in week 1 of the Writing your World course.
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    Writing your World Week 1 - Woodward on identity: I, me and the world
    (2019-06-01) Nomdo, Gideon; Hunma, Aditi
    This video focuses on routes and roots of a person's identity. It discusses how there are changes in personalities as people progress in life. It discusses how identity changes in different environments. The video also touches on the fluidity of identity with regards to official identity documents and mobility. It then discusses coping mechanisms that may be needed when identity is under threat. This is video 6/9 in week 1 of the Writing your World course.
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    Writing your World Week 1 - Woodward on identity: Roots and routes
    (2019-06-01) Hutchings, Catherine; Woodward, Kath
    This video focuses on a discussion with Professor Woodward on identity in relation to the world we live in. The professor talks about how personalities are linked to the world that we live in. She then discusses how people use identities to operate within the world and the relevant restrictions. The video goes on to talk about how people share identities and are able to make sense of who they are in relation to others and the world they live in. Then it discusses the embodiment of identities. This is followed up by a discussion on culture, religion and gender. This is video 5/9 in week 1 of the Writing your World course.
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    Writing Your World Week 2 Video 1 - Recap on Identity
    (2019-06-01) Nomdo, Gideon; Hunma, Aditi
    This video focuses on recapping the issues surrounding identity. The video touches on how the Soweto youth engages in a ritual as a way of asserting their identity. The video then moves onto the themes of mobility. It explores how identity changes when people move between contexts. The video also touches on how new insights from DNA results affect their identity and mobility. This is video 1/10 in week 2 of the Writing your World course.
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    Writing Your World Week 2 Video 10 - Relationship Between Introduction and conclusion
    (2019-06-01) Nomdo, Gideon; Hunma, Aditi
    This video focuses on the relationship between the introduction and conclusion. It defines the purposes of the different sections of the essay. The video also outlines possible reasons there might be start differences between the introduction and conclusion. The video then outlines what a conclusion is expected to achieve and the problems that may arise from not achieving these. This is video 10/10 in week 2 of the Writing your World course.
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    Writing Your World Week 2 Video 2 - Identity and mobility through the ages
    (2019-06-01) Hunma, Aditi; Nomdo, Gideon
    This video focuses on the ideas of identity and mobility through history. The video looks at how the world has changed throughout history. It then touches on how modern mobility helps constructs the "other." It also touches on the labels that are used to identify the outsiders. The video then discusses xenophobic attacks and the holocaust. The video also looks at the migration that took place after South Africa's independence. This is video 1/10 in week 2 of the Writing your World course.
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    Writing Your World Week 2 Video 3 - Nelson Mandela: Terrorist or Freedom Fighter
    (2019-06-01) Hunma, Aditi; Nomdo, Gideon
    This video focuses on Nelson Mandela. The video touches on the apartheid policy that led to the creation of the homelands (TBVC states). It then touches on how Mandela originated from one of the TBVC states and then how his actions and identity had him labelled as a terrorist. The video then discusses Mandela's experience and image during apartheid. The video also contrasts Mandela's identity in history and currently. The video then highlights the importance of context when it comes to one's identity and the sense of individuality. This is video 3/10 in week 2 of the Writing your World course.
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    Writing Your World Week 2 Video 4 - Reading Strategies
    (2019-06-01) Nomdo, Gideon; Hunma, Aditi
    This video focuses on reading strategies. It discusses how prior experiences and knowledge affects how you engage with the academic text. The video then discusses the 3 important reading strategies (preview, overview & inview). The video touches on the questions covered for each strategy. It describes the preview strategy and overview strategy that takes place before reading the text. The parts of the text that are focused on for each reading strategy are laid out. The video then discusses the inview strategy. The focus points and actions required for the inview strategy are discussed. This is video 4/10 in week 2 of the Writing your World course.
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    Writing Your World Week 2 Video 5 - Applying Reading Strategies: Sichone's Chapter
    (2019-06-01) Nomdo, Gideon; Hunma, Aditi
    This video focuses on how reading strategies can be applied to Sichone's chapter. The video explains the purpose of the chapter with regards to the essay writing process. The video lists the areas of the book to analyse when using the preview reading strategy. The video also discusses how the preview might not be enough to decide whether to discard or read the text. It then focuses on the overview reading strategy. The video then discusses the sections of the essay to analyse during the overview. It also touches on the analysis questions to ask during the preview and overview. It then gives examples of the analysis from the academic text. This is video 5/10 in week 2 of the Writing your World course.
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    Writing Your World Week 2 Video 6 - Applying Reading Strategies: Blommaert's Chapter
    (2019-06-01) Hunma, Aditi; Nomdo, Gideon
    This video focuses on the application of the reading strategies on Blommaert's chapter. The video provides the source of the reading and a summary on the book that the academic text comes from. The word 'discourse' is then defined and discussed with a focus on how words change over time and context. The video goes through a preview of the academic text. it then analyses the heading. During the overview sections, the video analyses the highlighted quotes from the reading. The inview of the article provides an in depth analysis of the words written within the academic text. The video provides questions to ask whilst reading through the text. It then touches on the relevance of the article based on the question asked during the initial phase of analysing the academic text. This is video 6/10 in week 2 of the Writing your World course.
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    Writing Your World Week 2 Video 7 - Understanding the Course Essay
    (2019-06-01) Nomdo, Gideon; Hunma, Aditi
    This video focuses on understanding the course essay. It starts of by recapping the work that has already been done and what is left to, along with the schedule of when this will be covered. It reiterates the video essay topic and then goes on to list what is expected of the learners. The video lists the criteria for assessment. It then goes on to explain how support and justify a point of view within an essay. The video then breaks up the essay topic and how this aligns with the essay question. This is video 7/10 in week 2 of the Writing your World course.