Browsing Masters Degrees (Languages, Linguistics and Academic Literacy) by Issue Date
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The postmodernist text in contemporary South Africa : a defence of J. M. Coetzee
(1988)One of the most pressing debates in South Africa concerns the need of writers to address the complex sociopolitical demands of the present day situation. In this paper I examine J M Coetzee's use of Postmodernism forms as ... -
A genealogical history of English studies in South Africa : with special reference to the responses by South African academic literary criticism to the emergence of an indigenous South African literature.
(1989)This thesis examines certain social and institutional forces that have shaped the outlooks and procedures of English departments in South Africa. The approach taken is based on the researches of Michel Foucault, notably ... -
Orality and its cultural expression in some Zulu traditional ceremonies.
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Dominandi avida : Tacitus' portrayal of women in the Annals.
(1993)This thesis deals with Tacitus' portrayal of women by examining in detail a number of the female characters in the Annals in order to identify certain themes and ideas relating to women. The most striking theme to emerge ... -
Cross-cultural communication : an investigation into compliment response behaviour of Indian and African students at the Springfield College of Education.
(1995)This is a cross-cultural communication study which investigates the compliment response behaviour of Indian and African students at the Springfield College of Education. The Springfield College of Education is a desegregating ... -
A sociolinguistic investigation of sources of interactional asynchrony and synchrony in intercultural medical consultations in the medium of English in an urban setting in South Africa.
(1995)This thesis examines sources of interactional asynchrony and synchrony in intercultural medical consultations between South African English speaking doctors and Zulu-English speaking patients in an urban setting in South ... -
The influence of oral culture and English on the academic and social interaction among tertiary students for whom English is not a mother - tongue.
(1995)The oral background, ability in English and academic and social interaction of the non mother-tongue student was the focus of this study. The oral background of the African student is an important consideration as it ... -
An investigation into the role of codeswitching in classroom interaction in Transkei junior secondary schools.
(1995)This study investigates the role of codeswitching in classroom interactions involving teachers and pupils in Transkei Junior Secondary schools. Codeswitching practices, the alternate use by teachers in these schools of two ... -
The role of planning time in inducting preschool children into aspects of schooled literacy.
(1996)This dissertation describes a microethnographic study of the induction of preschool children into the practices of schooled literacy at an ex-Natal Education Department, Anglican-affiliated preschool. The sources of data ... -
An investigation into the classroom related schemata of trainee teachers educated at racially segregated schools.
(1997)This thesis reports on an investigation of the schemata of trainee teachers from a range of different ethnic and language groups in KwaZulu-Natal who had been educated in racially segregated school systems. Informed by the ... -
An exploration of the contribution of critical discourse analysis to curriculum development.
(1997)This dissertation explores the contribution of critical discourse analysis (CDA) using functional systemic grammar (FSG) to curriculum development in historical studies at university level. The study is premised on an ... -
A tradition in transition : the consequences of the introduction of literacy among Zulu people in Umbumbulu.
(1997)This research study, in its efforts to discuss the consequences of the introduction of literacy among the Zulu people in Umbumbulu, will embody the social and educational aspects of the oral Zulu people before and after ... -
Houding teenoor Afrikaans, 'n meningsopname onder Afrikaanse tieners in KwaZulu-Natalse skole.
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An investigation into teacher-elicited Zulu mother-tongue peer-tutoring by Zulu-speaking pupils in an English only classroom at Southlands Secondary School.
(1999)The end of apartheid in South Africa in 1994 triggered unprecedented changes in the country's institutions including the school. In the city of Durban one such change was the influx of Zulu-speaking pupils into previously ... -
Fantasieliteratuur in die multikulturele Afrikaans klaskamer.
(1999)In hierdie mini-skripsie word daar na fantasieliteratuur in die multikulturele Afrikaans klaskamer gekyk. Die aard van fantasieliteratuur, naamlik die fabel, sprokie, volksverhaal, mite, legende en toekomsfiksie word ... -
A study of J.M. Coetzee's novel, The master of Petersburg, with particular reference to its confessional aspects.
(2000)The dissertation focuses on lM. Coetzee's novel The Master of Petersburg, read as a confessional text and discussed in the light of theories of the western tradition of confession. By way of introduction some of the themes ... -
Trends, modifications and motivations of ukuhlolwa kwezintombi (virginity testing) among the Zulu in KwaMashu district of KwaZulu Natal between, 1960-2000.
(2000)This study investigates the trends. modifications and motivations of ukuhlolwa kwezilllombi (virginity testing) among the Zulu in KwaMashu district of Kwa Zulu Natal. The study reveals that:- • Ukuhlolwa kwezillfombi ... -
An investigation into the language educators' application of contemporary linguistics in relation to the language teaching situation at the University of Durban-Westville.
(2000)This investigation analyses current issues in the language teaching situation at the University of Durban-Westville (UDW). It defines parameters with which language educators can make choices. Effective language teaching ... -
Developing a workbook for a cooperative learning project : a critical exploration of the extent to which an English I cooperative learning project based on communication language teaching principles is compatible with the pedagogy of access proposed by the Multiliteracies Project.
(2000)This research report encompasses the development and implementation of a cooperative learning project over four cycles of action research. The context for this research is eleven business communication classes, primarily ...