Masters Degrees (Languages and Arts Education)
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Grade 11 learners’ engagement with representations of violence in Athol Fugard’s novel, Tsotsi.
(2021)Literature such as Tsotsi has been introduced in public schools in South Africa, with the intention to provide learners with literature with which they are able to relate. However, few studies have been conducted to ... -
An exploration of my teaching practices when teaching writing to high school learners: a novice teachers’ self-study.
(2021)The purpose of this study was to explore my experiences of teaching and learning of writing, as a novice teacher. My research questions were: What are my learning experiences of writing? What are my teaching experiences ... -
siSwati language as a subject in senior secondary schools in Eswatini: learners’ experiences in two selected schools in the Lubombo region.
(2021)The study explored the experiences of learners on learning siSwati language as a subject in senior secondary schools in the Lubombo region of Eswatini. It was based on the notion that for many years in the education ... -
Ukufundiswa kohlelo lolimi kubafundi bebangale 10 abenza isiZulu ulimi lokuqala lokwengeza ezikoleni ezintathu zase-Richards Bay.
(2021)Lolu cwaningo lugxile ekubhekeni ukufundiswa kohlelo lolimi kubafundi bebanga le-10 abenza isiZulu uLimi Lokuqala Lokwengeza ezikoleni ezintathu zase-Richards Bay. Lolu cwaningo lwesimo olusebenzise ipharadymu yomhumusho, ... -
Using J.M. Coetzee’s Disgrace to teach and learn about gender and racial violence in a South African language classroom.
(2020)South Africa has taken strides towards a democratic education system, however, gender and racial violence attributed to past inequalities and racial segregation persists in schools. The education system has seemingly ... -
Exploring strategies of teaching poetry to English Second Language (ESL) learners in grade 12.
(2020)This study is an exploration of strategies that are of utility to ESL teachers to teach poetry in a South African context. It advocates a learner-centered approach to teaching and learning and closely aligns with the ... -
Teachers’ experiences of teaching poetry to English second language learners: a case study of four high school teachers in KwaZulu-Natal.
(2020)The teaching of poetry has evolved over the years in classrooms focusing on First Language speakers of English and in classrooms in which English is learnt as a Second Language (ESL). Teachers working in ESL classrooms ... -
Afstands-indiensopleidingsprogramme vir letterkundeonderrig in die Afrikaans t2 konteks:probleme en voorstelle.
(1997)In hierdie artikel ondersoek ek in die eerste instansie die eienskappe van goeie afstands-indiensopleidingsprogramme. Daarna word die situasie, soos van toepassing op Afrikaans T2 letterkundeonderrig by die Umlazi Kollege ... -
Degrees of transgression: the writing of South African Black Women Writers Miriam Tlali, Ellen Kuzwayo, Sindiwe Magona and Zoe Wicomb.
(1996)This thesis examines the English autobiographical and fictional writing of four black South African women writers: Miriam Tlali, Ellen Kuzwayo, Sindiwe Magona and Zoe Wicomb. The introductory chapter provides a theoretical ... -
Literacy practices of english second language first year students at a university of technology.
(2018)This dissertation reports on a study involving English Second Language first year students at a University of Technology. In this study, I argue that English Second Language first year students’ early literacy practices ... -
Exploring applicability of theatre of the oppressed (TO) techniques in Fees Must Fall campaign at a University of KwaZulu-Natal (KZN).
(2018)This masters thesis presents results of a research on the applicability of Augusto Boal’s Theatre of the Oppressed techniques on the FeesMustFall movement in South Africa aimed at achieving fees free higher education. The ... -
Reading habits of first-year students at a university of technology in KwaZulu-Natal.
(2016)Reading plays a very vital role in the academia and for individuals’ personal growth and development. There appears to be a strong link between good reading habits and academic success. This study explored the reading ... -
Reading habits of grade 6 pre-adolescents at a primary school in Ottawa, KwaZulu-Natal.
(2017)Studies have found that South African students lack adequate literacy skills. The problem may stem from a lack of reading material in vernacular languages, the language barrier, educators not being trained to teach literacy ... -
Experiences of the South African high school classroom : a case study of high school English classroom experiences of student-teachers of English at a University in KwaZulu-Natal.
(2016)The purpose of this study was to understand student teachers’ experiences of the high school English classroom, and the impact, if any, of their experiences on their decision to become teachers, especially teachers of ... -
Concept de postcolonialité dans Aya de Yopougon de Marguerite Abouet par le biais de l’analyse d’une sélection des planches.
(2015)The student’s primary motivation for engaging in this research project was to contribute to the existing body of knowledge on the analysis of comics particularly those of Africa. The study focuses on Aya de Yopougon because ... -
Teaching philosophical developments in the dramatic arts classroom : an action research study to improve my teaching practices.
(2015)In order to improve my teaching strategies in the Dramatic Arts classroom in which I teach, I conducted an action research study with my students. This study was underpinned by critical pedagogy and guided by four research ... -
Gender stereotyping in children's literature : an analysis of Anne Fine's Bill New Frock (2010) with grade 4 learners.
(2013)This purpose of this study is to determine the effect, if any, that gender stereotyping in children’s literature, has on learners’. The study looks at the analysis of a novel by Anne Fine entitled “Bill’s New Frock” (2010) ... -
The effectiveness of cooperative learning in an English first additional language classroom.
(2013)The purpose of this action research study was to investigate whether the implementation of cooperative learning strategies improved learner-learner interactions and teacher-learner interactions and enhanced the relationships ... -
Ucwaningo Ucwaningo ngokuvezwa kwabalingiswa abanemizwa yobulili obufanayo ezincwadini zesiZulu zamabanga aphezulu nokufundiswa kwazo esikoleni saseMpangeni.
(2014)Imibiko eminingi yocwaningo ikhombisa ukuthi abantu abanemizwa yobulili obufanayo (izinkonkoni) bayabandlululwa yimiphakathi. Bayahlukunyezwa ngezindlela ezahlukene. Lokhu kuhlanganisa ukudlwengulwa, ukubulawa, inzondo ... -
Teaching experiences of language educators in selected grade ten multilingual classrooms.
(2013)This study explores teaching experiences of language educators in multilingual classrooms in urban schools. Urban school populations have drastically changed since 1994. There has been gravitation towards former model C ...
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