School of Languages and Communication Studies
http://hdl.handle.net/10386/2
2024-03-29T08:35:28ZNkanelo wa ku oviwa ka timfanelo ta tinoni
http://hdl.handle.net/10386/4427
Nkanelo wa ku oviwa ka timfanelo ta tinoni
Mayimele, Violet Nkhensani
Thesis (M.A. (African Languages)) -- University of Limpopo, 2015
2015-01-01T00:00:00ZNkanelo wa mirhi yo hambana ya xifundzantsongo xa Bush-Buckridge eka vutshunguri bya mavabyi
http://hdl.handle.net/10386/4426
Nkanelo wa mirhi yo hambana ya xifundzantsongo xa Bush-Buckridge eka vutshunguri bya mavabyi
Serepe, R. S.
It appears that nowadays in life every human being believe in medication given from hospitals meanwhile all diseases can be cured by healing trees that we discovered in Bushbuckridge region To achieve the aim of this proposal we will use an interview method, content analysis, textual analysis together with an unstructured interview. These methods will also be supported by an open-ended questionnaires whereby anyone can be questioned to give their point of view about healing trees. The study will review to people that not only the doctor`s medicine is able to heal the diseases but the study of healing trees and research can also come to rescue.
Thesis (M.A. (African Languages)) -- University of Limpopo, 2013
2013-01-01T00:00:00ZThe impact of english as the medium of instruction among grade 12 learners at Reholegile High School
http://hdl.handle.net/10386/4425
The impact of english as the medium of instruction among grade 12 learners at Reholegile High School
Mogano, Nakedi Eunice
The study investigated the impact of English as the medium of instruction among the Grade 12 learners at Reholegile High School in Zebediela district. The study was prompted by observation done by the researcher who is an educator at the school. Geography was chosen for the research purpose because it is a content subject and the researcher has knowledge of the subject, which increased her understanding of the subject when lessons were offered. The sources reviewed include government gazettes, the internet, library books, English handouts of previous courses, library thesis, and journals. Literature study highlighted the findings of previous research conducted in different countries were learners learned through second or foreign language. The study is largely quantitative though some qualitative components and experimental designs were also used. Writing procedures and Chi-squares tests enabled the researcher to analyse statistics, while interviews, questionnaires and classroom observation helped in the
collection of the data. The data were analysed to establish whether English as a medium of instruction has an impact on the teaching and learning of grade 12 content subjects.
The study reveals that learners taught in Sepedi performed better than those taught in English. The teachers’ response to the questionnaires showed that they acknowledged the fact that the learners had difficulty in understanding the medium of instruction if it is not in the mother-tongue. Although they agreed to the suggestion that in future the medium of instruction should be reviewed, they still believed English should be used as a medium of instruction. The interviews exposed that most of the teachers were code-switching from English to Sepedi to promote understanding. They expressed the hope that something could be done to help learners master English. The study then concludes that English has a negative impact in the learning and teaching of content subjects. The researcher recommends that the medium of instruction should be reviewed by relevant stakeholders taking into consideration schools in remote rural areas where learners use second languages only in the classroom setting.
Thesis (M.A. (English Studies)) -- University of Limpopo, 2007
2007-01-01T00:00:00ZThe pretext of identity crisis in Post-Colonial Africa : a study of selected Novels of Kopano Matlwa
http://hdl.handle.net/10386/4361
The pretext of identity crisis in Post-Colonial Africa : a study of selected Novels of Kopano Matlwa
Seabi, Pule
This study has sought to explore the pretexts of identity crisis in post-colonial (South) Africa through the prism of Kopano Matlwa`s novels. It has used a qualitative research design to dissect the pretext of identity crisis in post-colonial (South) Africa unveiled in Matlwa’s novels through a textual analysis approach. The literature review section centred on the following themes: identity, colonialism and colonisation, pre-colonial, post-colonial, African, feminism, womanism, and Afrocentricity. Moreover, the findings from Matlwa’s novels revealed that the African-born free generation can resolve this identity crisis by reclaiming their roots and identity, and by going back into their past to identify with their African culture and traditions, where their roots come from which are linked to the African names and surnames. The majority of the characteristics in these novels are influenced by Western stereotypes and behaviours, and this resulted in a crisis as the African identity becomes left behind if not following, mimicking and experiencing a hybrid western identity.
Thesis (M.A. (English Studies)) -- University Limpopo, 2023
2023-01-01T00:00:00Z