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Showing 1 to 10 of 10 for “"IsiXhosa language"”.
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A critique of emojis in isiXhosa language and expression with a focus on virtual modes of communication
… to investigate the impact of the internet on language use. The focus is on the use of emojis in the isiXhosa language and expression on virtual modes of communication. The challenges and adoption of emojis in the context of the isiXhosa language during virtual communication formed the central …
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A comparative study of ideology and aesthetics in the novels of selected South African isiXhosa-language writers and Kenyan African authors in English
… of ideology and aesthetics in South African isiXhosa-language novels and Kenyan African novels in English. The authors chosen for this purpose are Ngugi wa Thiong'o and Meja Mwangi from Kenya, and A.C. Jordan, P.T. Mtuze and R Siyongwana from South Africa. The methodology is grounded in the …
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My language, my culture: an exploration of the cultural significance of isiXhosa language to people who identify as amaXhosa: a case study with six urban and six rural speakers
… western culture came at a high price for African languages, particularly in terms of developing the skills associated with learning and speaking one's first language (people started learning languages that were in line with their newly found culture). Bamgbose (2011:5) contends that one of the …
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An exploration of teaching and learning in an isiXhosa communicative language skills course in a medical school
… conducted into the teaching and learning of an isiXhosa Communication Skills course as a Second Language (SL) at the University of Cape Town (UCT). The research was an exploration of an isiXhosa language teaching pedagogy with a particular focus on learning and teaching and the usage of isiXhosa …
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A comparison of mobile search interfaces for isiXhosa speakers
… a long time been targeted at the resource-rich languages, such as English. There has been little effort to support African (Bantu) languages in search interfaces when compared to languages such as English, particularly the isiXhosa language. However, due to the increase in use of mobile phones …
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Building communication interventions for children with severe disabilities on cultural resources: an action research enquiry
… with severe communication disabilities in an isiXhosa language and cultural context. The aims of the study were: * to identify culturally determined non-verbal and pragmatic elements of social interaction in an isiXhosa language context. * to identify culturally appreciative strategies to …
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The alignment between curriculum objectives and assessment of IsiXhosa at Grade 12 level
… opposite of the apartheid education system. Language, being central to education, is one of the areas that were totally overhauled. It is therefore the aim of this study, to investigate whether the expectations of the National Curriculum Statement (NCS), articulated through curriculum …
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A sociophonetic investigation of ethnolinguistic differences in voice quality among young, South African English speakers
… voice quality, all black participants were of an isiXhosa language background. High quality sound recordings were conducted, consisting of both a set of read sentences as well as semi-structured interviews, the latter of which formed the core dataset for the subsequent acoustic analysis. The …
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Perceptions about language development of isiXhosa-speaking primary caregivers of young children receiving speech-language therapy in the Eastern Cape, South Africa
… of primary caregivers in their child’s language intervention (Kaiser, & Roberts, 2011; Roberts, & Kaiser, 2011). Research suggests that the perceptions of these caregivers regarding their child’s language development and their role in the language development process are important to …
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Impact evaluation of Funda Wande in-service teacher coaching intervention: Findings from the first year
… in teaching reading, particularly in African Languages, the Non-Governmental Organisation Funda Wande is providing an integrated package of support to train Foundation Phase literacy teachers in how to teach reading for meaning in African languages. The pilot intervention evaluated here takes …