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Adapting a screening tool for dyslexia in isiXhosa
Background: While much research is dedicated to the understanding of dyslexia in the English-speaking population, there is limited knowledge about …
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Perceptions of undergraduates on the relationship between exposure to blended learning and online critical literacy skills
Background: Exposure to a blended experience has the potential to heighten students’ online critical literacy skills, and prepare them to …
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Bachelor of Laws (LLB) students’ views of their literacy practices: Implications for support in a time of change
Background: From 2020, the Law faculty has decided to discontinue the five-year Extended Curriculum Programme (ECP) stream within the Bachelor …
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Barriers to reading in higher education: Rethinking reading support
Background: Reading is a functional academic literacy ability needed by students in higher education. In the South African context, inadequate …
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Mother-tongue education in a multilingual township: Possibilities for recognising lok’shin lingua in South Africa
Background: Mother-tongue education in South African primary schools remains a challenge to policymakers. The situation is problematic in multilingual lok’shin …
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The effect of social media on English second language essay writing with special reference to WhatsApp
Background: The Eastern Cape province in South Africa is a multilingual province where isiXhosa is the most widely spoken indigenous …
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The impact of digital copyright law and policy on access to knowledge and learning
Background: The evolution in digital technologies has had an enormous impact on traditional copyright notions. Works in digital form have …
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Learning to teach writing through a distance education programme: Experiences of Rwandan secondary school English teachers
Background: Writing is among the most important skills, and globally it has received more emphasis in literature on language teaching …
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English vocabulary exposure in South African township schools: Pitfalls and opportunities
Background: This small-scale study investigated English vocabulary exposure from graded readers and teacher talk in Grade 3 classrooms in poorly …
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Extended strategy-use instruction to improve students’ reading proficiency in a content subject
Background: Student reading challenges have been reported worldwide. In many classrooms around the world, teaching students appropriate strategy-use has been …
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Can you teach an old dog new tricks? An exploratory study into how a sample of lecturers develop digital literacies as part of their career development
The concept of digital and information communication technology (ICT) literacy is receiving renewed empirical attention. This focus is attributed to …
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Voice matters: Students’ struggle to find voice
Often, at universities, it is assumed that students will automatically find their ‘voice’ after a period of exposure to the …
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A reading project to improve literacy in the foundation phase: A case study in the Eastern Cape
Early literacy teaching and learning in the foundation phase of rural schools in South Africa experience persistent challenges. In order …
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Are we teaching critical digital literacy? Grade 9 learners’ practices of digital communication
South Africa’s communication landscape has changed and is still changing because many previously disadvantaged areas have benefitted from the construction …
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Enhancing learners’ reading habits through reading bags at secondary schools
The importance of getting children off to a good start in reading cannot be overstated. Successful academic performance at primary …
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Changing thoughts towards digital literacy interventions for South African entrepreneurs
It has long been the focus of many countries around the world to see their entrepreneurs grow and to introduce …
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Analysing English First Additional Language teachers’ understanding and implementation of reading strategies
Despite the fact that comprehension plays an important role in the reading process, the literature in a South African context …
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Digital literacy: The quest of an inclusive definition
Forces of globalisation and economic competition enhanced by, among others, the digital technologies, are radically transforming the social context. Digital …
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Implementing tablets to teach Reading in Grade 5
Literacy is regarded as a fundamental skill for people to communicate successfully in all areas of life. In the light …
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Embedding knowledge transfer in digital citizen engagement in South Africa: Developing digital literacy
Basic service delivery is a fundamental right for all South Africans, especially vulnerable groups. Effective and efficient channels of communication …
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