Browsing Humanities by Subject "Academic writing"
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Corpus-based analysis of cohesion in written English essays of Nigerian tertiary learners
(North-West University (South Africa), Vaal Triangle Campus, 2017)The English language is the second and official language of Nigeria. English language teachers continue to complain about the poor quality of undergraduates written English texts in Nigerian universities. One of the ... -
The effect of an academic literacy course on first-year student writing : a case study
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2016)Worldwide and in South Africa it seems that various perceptions exist regarding first-year university students who are not academically literate and struggle to produce acceptable forms of academic writing. Standardized ... -
The impact of an academic literacy intervention on the academic literacy levels of first year students : the NWU (Vaal Triangle Campus) experience
(North West University, 2014)There has been growing concern in the higher education sector in South Africa about the high number of students with low academic literacy (AL) levels who are gaining entry into the sector. This influx necessitated the ...