Hadebe, Sibongile Elizabeth.20092009http://hdl.handle.net/10413/574Thesis (M.A.) - University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, 2009.Abstract not available.Discourse analysis--South Africa.Language and languages--Sex differences.Teacher-student relationships--South Africa.Theses--Linguistics.Ways in which teacher discourses, namely, praising and scolding contribute to the construction of gender identities of learners.Thesis