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Browsing Research Articles (Unit for Academic Literacy) by Type "Article"
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(AOSIS, 2023-08-31)The study is an analysis of the reaction of students in a faculty of natural and agricultural sciences (NAS) to subtitles and also includes an investigation of their responses thereto. Reception of and responses to ...
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(University of Stellenbosch, Education Faculty, Department of Curriculum Studies, 2014)This paper focuses on the results of a questionnaire administered to students who wrote the Test of Academic Literacy for Postgraduate Students (TALPS) between 2008 and 2010. The purpose of the questionnaire was to elicit ...
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(University of the Free State, Faculty of Education, 2015)Applied linguists should strive to ensure that the tests they design and use are not only fair and socially acceptable, but also have positive effects – this, in light of the fact that tests can sometimes have far-reaching ...
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(University of Pretoria, Department of Visual Arts, 2019)There appears to be a weak alignment between manuals on using hand gestures in oral presentations, theoretical sources on gesture production, and empirical studies on dimensions of gesture processing and use. Much of the ...
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(University of the Western Cape, 2023)This study explores a transformative method to revise an academic literacy study guide in a Humanities faculty in South Africa. The methodology includes a critical literature review, positioning the study within the ...
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(Tydskrif vir Letterkunde Assosiasie, 2015)The aim of this article is to explore the power relations portrayed through the bodily spatial interaction of the characters of Milla and Agaat in Marlene van Niekerk’s 2004 novel, Agaat. This interaction is analysed ...
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(LitNet, 2008-08)In various countries across the globe, both events and individuals are commemorated by means of a variety of commemorative articles. In the Netherlands, various ceramic articles have been specially crafted since 1574 to ...
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(Wiley, 2023-09)Post-apartheid South Africa is characterized by growing feelings of pain, anger and frustration amongst black communities triggered by pervasive social inequalities. This has given birth to a new form of political and ...
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(Common Ground Research Networks, 2022-11)Coercive Management Behavior (CMB) exists in universities as it does in cooperate entities. Consequently, CMB constrains research productivity and pedagogic commitments and can induce epistemicide. In response to CMB, this ...
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(Unisa Press, 2016-10-17)South African universities have become institutions of choice for international students, particularly those who hail from other African countries. Apart from presenting a beehive of cultures and languages, this segment ...
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(2012)As applied linguists, an important part of our work constitutes the design of language courses, language tests and sometimes even language policies. Clearly, these applied linguistic artefacts, especially language tests ...
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(Scalabrini Institute for Human Mobility in Africa, 2020-05)Violent attacks on African migrants have produced a richer body of knowledge on African transnational migration, xenophobia/Afrophobia, and their intersections with questions of citizenship and autochthony, especially ...
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(Suid Afrikaanse Akademie vir Wetenskap & Kuns, 2009-12)As a result of his keen (although lay) interest in natural science, Charles Darwin (1809-1882) agreed to serve as “unpaid gentleman’s companion” to the captain of the HMS Beagle during its voyage from 1831 to 1836. Darwin’s ...
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(South African Association for Language Teaching (SAALT), 2013-12)This contribution enters into dialogue with studies conducted both at school and university level on the effectiveness of interaction between subject teachers and language teachers to improve learners’ subject-specific ...
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(Ensovoort Society, 2007)The article reports on a research project that was aimed at determining differences in picture comprehension between literate and low-literate audiences in the context of HIV and AIDS. Structured interviews were held with ...
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(Higher Education South Africa, 2020-03)While great strides have been made to improve accessibility to higher education in South Africa, successful completion of bachelor's degrees within the prescribed time remains a challenge. Research suggests that a lack ...
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Creating “transdisciplinary spaces” for a real-world scenario : a practical teaching collaboration (South African Association for Language Teaching, 2017-06)A lack of transfer of academic literacy competencies was identified by academic literacy and Statistics lecturers involved in an extended programme course. This paper reports on one attempt at a workable collaborative ...
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(Vaal Triangle Faculty of Northwest University in South Africa, 2016-09-29)BACKGROUND : In the construction industry, there is an increased awareness of the importance of soft skills. However, no empirical studies have been conducted on the effectiveness of pedagogical strategies in higher ...
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Cultural adaptation and Northern Sotho translation of the Modified Checklist for Autism in Toddlers (AOSIS, 2022-01-13)BACKGROUND : In recent reviews of autism spectrum disorder screening tools, the Modified Checklist for Autism in Toddlers, Revised with Follow-Up (M-CHAT-R/FTM) has been recommended for use in lower middle-income countries ...
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Designing linguistically flexible scaffolding for subject-specific academic literacy interventions (University of Stellenbosch, Education Faculty, Department of Curriculum Studies, 2016)The majority of South African universities are faced with the challenge of teaching subject-specific academic literacy in English to linguistically diverse student groups, while the academic literacy lecturers themselves ...
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