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TRANSITIONING MATHEMATICS INSTRUCTION TO XITSONGA HOME LANGUAGE IN GRADE 4 CLASSROOMS: A SOCIOCULTURAL PERSPECTIVE
In South Africa, the Language in Education Policy encourages the use of learners’ home languages in the foundation phase while …
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ENGLISH LANGUAGE DOMINANCE AND ITS IMPACT ON SEPEDI ORAL PROFICIENCY: A CASE STUDY OF GRADE 11 LEARNERS IN SOUTH AFRICA
This study investigates the effects of English as the Language of Learning and Teaching (LOLT) on the oral proficiency of …
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SUMMARISING AS A PEDAGOGICAL STRATEGY FOR ENHANCING GRAMMAR ACCURACY AND WRITING QUALITY AMONG GRADE 12 EFAL LEARNERS
English writing is increasingly important in both educational and professional contexts in non-native English-speaking countries. Several studies have used summary …
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SCHEMATIC STRUCTURE OF GUEST SPEAKERS’ SPEECHES AT A GHANAIAN UNIVERSITY
The present study explored the schematic structure in Guest Speakers’ Speeches (GSS) in a Ghanaian university. A total of 20 …
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NEEDS ANALYSIS OF ACADEMIC ENGLISH SKILLS AMONG ETHIOPIAN POLICE UNIVERSITY STUDENTS
This study investigates the academic English language needs of first-year students at the Ethiopian Police University (EPU), aiming to inform …
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POLITICAL DISCOURSE DURING CRISIS: DISCURSIVE STRATEGIES IN PRESIDENTIAL COVID-19 SPEECHES
This study investigates the discursive strategies employed by Ghana’s President, Nana Akufo-Addo, in his public addresses on the COVID-19 pandemic. …
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VOWEL MINIMAL PAIRS IN XITSONGA: PHONOLOGICAL CONTRASTS AND LEXICAL CATEGORISATION WITHIN A STRUCTURALIST
Research on Xitsonga has not sufficiently examined the role of vowel minimal pairs in distinguishing lexical and grammatical categories, particularly …
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PERCEPTION–PRACTICE GAPS IN BLENDED LEARNING: ENGLISH TEACHERS’ PRACTICES AND CHALLENGES IN TEACHING WRITING AT ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY
Blended learning (BL) has been widely recognized as a promising approach for enhancing English language teaching and learning. This study …
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A MORPHO-SEMANTIC ANALYSIS OF COMPOUND NOUNS IN A. D. MALEDU’S SEPEDI DOCTORAL THESIS
Noun compounding is a linguistic process involving the combination of two or more lexical items to form a single noun. …
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INCLUSION OF THE SEHANANWA DIALECT IN GRADE 10 LEARNERS' SEPEDI ACADEMIC WRITING: AN ANALYSIS OF DIALECTAL INTERFERENCE
Home Language learners always face multiple challenges in their formal writing activities. One of these is the frequent inclusion of …
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PEDAGOGICAL APPROACH TO ENGLISH GRAMMAR STRUCTURES: THE CASE OF EFAL TEACHERS IN SELECTED SCHOOLS IN LIMPOPO PROVINCE, SOUTH AFRICA
English grammar instruction is fundamental to learners’ success, especially in contexts where English is not a first language. However, despite …
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SOCIAL NETWORK DYNAMICS AND L2 PROFICIENCY: A SOCIOLINGUISTIC ANALYSIS OF LEARNERS IN A SOUTH AFRICAN MULTILINGUAL CONTEXT
This study examined sociolinguistic dimensions of second language acquisition (SLA) within a multilingual community in South Africa, focusing on how …
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LINGUISTIC ATTITUDES AND LANGUAGE CHOICES AMONG UNIVERSITY STUDENTS IN A MULTILINGUAL GHANAIAN ACADEMIC ENVIRONMENT
In multilingual environments, language users continuously negotiate their linguistic identities by selecting among available languages to achieve specific communicative purposes. …
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WEAVING IDEOLOGY THROUGH WORDS: THE ROLE OF METAPHORS IN THE NDC 2020 MANIFESTO
Metaphors are significant rhetorical tools that shape public perception and construct political identities (Charteris-Black, 2014). This study examines how metaphorical …
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AN EXPLORATION OF ORTHOGRAPHIC CHALLENGES AMONG SEPEDI GRADE 10 LEARNERS IN ESSAY WRITING
Writing is a language skill that every Sepedi language custodian should master. Learners seem to encounter multiple orthographic challenges in …
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PRESERVATION OF INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE AND CULTURAL HERITAGE AMONG THE VATSONGA THROUGH EDUCATION
This study explores the preservation of Vatsonga Indigenous Knowledge Systems (VIKS) and cultural heritage as a foundation for sustaining community …
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EXPLORING STUDENT AND LECTURER PERSPECTIVES ON ACADEMIC WRITING: A CASE STUDY AT THE CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, SOUTH AFRICA
This study explores the perceptions of students and lecturers regarding the Academic Literacy Course (ALC) at the Central University of …
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IMPACT ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF MOTHER-TONGUE IN A MULTILINGUAL CLASSROOM
Mother-tongue instruction in multilingual settings significantly impacts teaching and learning. This paper aims to investigate the role of teachers in …
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A PHENOMENOGRAPHIC STUDY ON EFL TEACHERS’ CONCEPTIONS OF TEACHING WRITING
Teachers’ conceptions and approaches to teaching have stronger influence on students’ learning orientations and learning outcomes. This research aimed at …
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LAW-LANGUAGE: THE CHALLENGE OF THE CAVEAT ‘WHENEVER REASONABLY PRACTICABLE’ IN LANGUAGE POLICIES
The challenge of escape clauses in various policies has been a longstanding issue for policy scholars worldwide. This challenge is …