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    Exploring academics’ experiences of emergency remote teaching: a case study from the University of KwaZulu-Natal.
    (2022) Mbatha, Duduzile Amanda.; Hlatshwayo, Mlamuli Nkosingphile.
    In light of the social-distancing and non-medical preventative measures placed on South African citizens to curb the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, many higher education institutions were compelled to shift from their traditional pedagogy (Kehrwald & McCallum, 2015). This resulted from the sudden closures of these institutions, which presented academics an opportunity to shift from the traditional pedagogy to a new student-centred mode of instruction, namely; emergency remote teaching (ERT) (Motala & Menon, 2020). This temporary shift of instructional delivery to an alternate mode due to circumstances (Hodges et al., 2020) was meant to ensure that the academic year was not lost. However, academics found themselves confronted with the challenges of transforming their traditional methods of teaching face-to-face, to incorporate online pedagogies, while also dealing with fear of the unknown, technological stressors, and the inherent trauma of the pandemic. In this study, I explored the academics’ experiences of ERT using an interpretivist qualitative approach, with phenomenology as a theoretical lens. I explored and theorised the complex and rich experiences of academics in their implementation of ERT. Seven participants were purposively selected, and semi-structured interviews conducted with them. The findings reveal that the sudden start of ERT presented time constraints on academics, which in turn, limited their preparedness and ability to produce quality online programmes. Moreover, the academics could not timeously put measures in place to control the increase in plagiarism. Academics longed for contact classes because of the lack of contact with students which allowed for the adoption of the ethics of care. The importance of technological support, the ability to adapt to change, and the need for adopting a care approach during such unprecedented times, was paramount. This study sought to uncover the importance of technical support and its benefits, and how institutions could improve the support provided. The study recommends that systems and policies be put in place to prevent the negative impact of plagiarism due to assessment methods used. It also recommends that academics experiences and insights of the emergency remote teaching be recognised, and that they be given platforms to effect change, where necessary.
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    Ikhono lika M.J Mngadi lokusebenzisa izimpawu emanovelini akhe amabili akhethiwe.
    (2023) Mazibuko, Zamangwe Pertunia.; Zwane, Celani Lucky.; Maphumulo, Abednego Mandlenkosi.
    This research looks at M.J. Mngadi’s ability to use signs of semiotics in his two selected novels titled “Imiyalezo” (2008) and “Ifa ngukufa” (2001). Although there are other novels that Mngadi has written but they also have signs of semiotics that the researcher could use to analyze them, but she chose these two and she believed that they adequately express the signs that are sufficient for this research. This study uses theory of semiotics, which was found to be the most suitable for the study. This study has six chapters. The first chapter presents introduction. The motivation of the research, the need to do the research, the objectives of the research, the methods of doing the research, the basic database of the research, the design of the chapters and the conclusion are listed. The second chapter looks at the literature review. The third chapter looks at the methods and theory used to conduct the research. Here the qualitative method, purposive sampling, text analysis was used to filter the documents. The theory used was semiotics. The fourth chapter looks at the types of signs of semiotics that Mngadi used in his two selected novels. Where the first type is found which is an obvious sign, the second type is a hidden sign, the third and the last one is twisted the fifth chapter looks at the reasons why Mngadi used signs of semiotics in his novels. The reasons found are foreshadowing, emphasis and prolongation. The sixth chapter focuses on conclusion, summarizes everything that was done in the research and presents the recommendations. IQOQA LOCWANINGO : Kulolu cwaningo kubhekwa ikhono likaM.J. Mngadi lokusebenzisa izimpawu zesemiotics nalisebenzisile ekubhaleni amanoveli akhe amabili akhethiwe azihloko zithi “Imiyalezo” (2008) nethi “Ifa ngukufa” (2001). Nakuba ekhona amanye amanoveli uMngadi awabhalile kodwa nawo anazo izimpawu zesemiotics umcwaningi abengawasebenzisa ukuzihlaziya, kodwa ukhethe lawa amabili nokuyiwona athole kuwona ukuthi aziveza ngokwanele izimpawu ezanele zalolu cwaningo. Lolu cwaningo lusebenzise injulalwazi yesemiotics, nokuyiyona okutholakale ukuthi iyona efanele ucwaningo. Lolu cwaningo linezahluko eziyisithupha. Isahluko sokuqala sethula obekwenziwa ocwaningweni. Kubalwa isisusa socwaningo, isidingo sokwenza ucwaningo, izinhloso zocwaningo, izindlela zokwenza ucwaningo, injulalwazi eyisisekelo socwaningo, umklamo wezahluko nesiphetho. Isahluko sesibili sibheka ukubuyekezwa kwemibhalo. Isahluko sesithathu sibheka izindlela ezisetshenzisiwe zokuqhuba ucwaningo. Lapha kusetshenziswe indlela yekhwalithethivu, ipurposive sampling, itext analysis ukuhluza imibhalo. Isahluko sesine sibheka izinhlobo zezimpawu uMngadi azisebenzisile emanovelini akhe amabili akhethiwe. Lapho kutholakale uhlobo lokuqala okuwuphawu olusobala, uhlobo lesibili olucashile, elesithathu nelokugcina olusontekile. Isahluko sesihlanu sibheka izizathu ezenze ukuthi uMngadi asebenzise izimpawu emanovelini akhe. Izizathu ezitholakele ukubikezela, ukugcizelela nokunkondloza. Isahluko sesithupha sifingqa konke obekwenziwa ocwaningweni sinikeza nezincomo.