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Die de–/vitaliseringsdialektiek van die skool
(Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education, 1991)
A study of the literature has indicated that schools across the world have been confronted with a de-/vitalizing dialectic. It has been found that the school is subject to a powerplay of hegemony/counter-hegemony which ...
The treatment of oral errors in English second language classrooms
(1995)
The problem investigated in this study is how oral errors are
treated in the ESL classroom. It is hypothesized that most
teachers do not treat oral errors, although there is a variety
of methods they may employ to do ...
The affective experiences of language learners in an English second language classroom : an analysis
(1994)
Research indicates that an affective component is always
involved in Second Language Learning. Because humans are such
complex beings, it is neither possible to identify the exact
feelings and thoughts which play a major ...
Collaborative language teaching in English and engineering studies at a technikon
(1998)
This mini-dissertation investigates the possibility of implementing
Collaborative Language Teaching (team teaching) for the study of
engineering and English at a technikon. This is done in an effort to
address the issue ...
An analysis of the errors in grammar made by Xhosa learners of English second language
(1998)
The primary aim of this study is to identify and explain the errors of Xhosa students learning English
as a second language. The study sets out to determine the kinds of errors made in selected
grammatical categories, ...
The teaching of the ESL writing skill in Afrikaans secondary schools : a didactic evaluation
(Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education, 1993)
Writing in a second language is a very complex process. A great deal of research has been done to determine effective teaching methods in this regard. The problem, however, is that researchers' recommendations do not ...
The sociolinguistic competence in English of first-year students at Vista University (Soweto)
(North-West University (South Africa), Vaal Triangle Campus, 1993)
There is general agreement amongst linguistic theorists and
language practitioners that the second language learner's
proficiency has to be understood in terms of communicative
competence. Such proficiency is generally ...
An analysis of the linguistic needs of Afrikaans-speaking lecturers at an English-medium university
(North-West University (South Africa), Vaal Triangle Campus, 1996)
This dissertation explores the linguistic needs of Afrikaans-speaking
lecturers at an English-medium, Historically Black
University. The concept of learner needs is briefly discussed,
and the various aspects of a needs ...
The eleven official languages policy and its implications for language teaching
(1996)
This study investigates the question of how multilingualism prescribed by the interim
Constitution of-1993 will affect the teaching of language.
In addressing this question issues such as language policy in SA, the extent ...
Some cognitive theories of language learning and their implications for L2 instruction
(1999)
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the four most influential cognitive theories
of language learning, namely, Interlanguage Theory, theories based on explicit implicit
L2 knowledge distinction, Variability Theories, ...