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Applications of queuing systems with correlated reneging
No full textProf Rakesh Kumar
Professor, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, NUS
The causal relationship between foreign direct investment and economic growth in Namibia
No full textProf Tafirenyika Sunde, Department of Accounting, Economics and Finance, NUST; Extraordinary
Professor in Trade and Development, North-West University, South AfricaMost developing countries lack the resources needed for investment to improve their economic situations, create jobs, and achieve long term economic growth and development. Foreign direct investment (FDI) can easily transfer capital from capital abundant regions to countries with a scarcity of capital. This is one of the strategies used to address the capital scarcity problem faced by most developing countries
An investigation on the effects of translanguaging practices in a grade 11 bilingual classroom: a case of Kaupumhote Nghituwamhata combined school
No full textTHESIS PRESENTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS
FOR THE DEGREE MASTER OF ENGLISH AND APPLIED LINGUISTICS AT THE NAMIBIA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
SUPERVISOR: Prof. NIKLAAS FREDERICKSThis study sought to investigate the effects of translanguaging practices in a Grade 11 bilingual classroom: a case of Kaupumhote Nghituwamhata Combined School. There were three specific objectives that guided this study, firstly to examine the causes of translanguaging practices, secondly, to identify the effects of translanguaging, and thirdly to establish when to translanguage during lessons in order to benefit from the phenomenon. The significance of the study was to create awareness about the causes, pros and cons, and when to use translanguage to help both teachers and learners to manage the language conflict between their first and second language. The study employed translanguaging theory by the main theorist, William (2006) to answer all the research objectives. Translanguaging is both a practice and a process—a dynamic and functionally integrated use of several languages and language varieties, but more importantly, a knowledge building process that extends beyond language(s). It pulls us away from system and speaker linguistics and toward linguistics of participation (Wei, 2017). The sample comprised of six teachers from a population of 30 and in-depth interviews were conducted, while all 42 learners were administered through participant observations. The study used a qualitative research approach, because it sought to discover the learners' and teachers’ perceptions, opinions, and feelings about translanguaging practice in a bilingual classroom. Two instruments for data collection were used namely, in- depth interviews and participant observations. Data were analysed using a thematic analysis, as well as interpretative methodologies, such as interpretative phenomenological analysis. The results of the study discovered that teachers translanguage when they are teaching vocabulary, terminologies, and complex sentences to the learners and translanguaging helps learners to understand difficult educational texts and contents. The following recommendations were made to help the Grade 11 learners at Kaupumhote Nghituwamhata to perform well in English Second language. Translanguaging should not be banned from schools, because it helps learners who struggle to comprehend the subject content and also know some sets of vocabulary. Furthermore, translanguaging should be used when necessary, especially when explaining difficult words or terminologies, but should only be done when all meanings of explanations are exhausted
Off-grid power supply based on green hydrogen storage potential: A case study of the NUST-SEED Living Lab at !Kharoxas
No full textJames Katende
Department of Mechanical, Industrial, and Electrical Engineering• TUM – Technical University of Munich
• SEED – Sustainable Energies and Entrepreneurship for Development in the Global South
• The Center offers higher education at the intersection of sustainable energies and entrepreneurship
• The Center’s research contributes to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development – specifically UN SDG 7
ensuring access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all by 2030
• The Center has 8 partner universities located in 8 countries in the Global SouthDAAD, EXCEED and Fed Ministry of Economic Developmen
Production of a national soil map and soil profile database of Namibia
No full textMs Marina Coetzee, Senior Lecturer, Department of
Architecture, Planning and Constructio
A pragmatic stylistics study of Francis Sifiso Nyathi’S ‘Tears of fear in the error of terror’ and ‘The oracle of CIDINO’
No full textTHESIS PRESENTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF ARTS IN ENGLISH AND APPLIED LINGUISTICS AT THE NAMIBIA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGYThe study is a pragmatic stylistic analysis of speech acts in two texts by Francis Sifiso Nyathi. The study of pragmatics is concerned with how language users interact, communicate and interpret linguistic behaviour (Chapman & Clark, 2014). During communication, speech acts are created. When the exchange of utterances in the speech event is misconstrued, it becomes a problem. Locustical deeds can be subdivided into three categories; the illocutionary, the intelligible, and the perlocutory. Locative and illocutionary functions are examined as well as their influence on the selected texts. One of society's most misunderstood phenomena is the act of speaking aloud. Both texts, "The Oracle of Cidino" (Nyathi, 2003) and "Tears of Fear in the Error of Terror" (Nyathi 2001), are full of verbal exchanges and commissive threats between the Namibian black guerrillas and South African white soldiers as they battle for control of pre-independent Namibia. The Namibian freedom fight is depicted in the following novel. The speech act theory was used to analyse the two texts in the study. The research used a qualitative technique. Sentences are "tokens," according to the study, which may be deciphered through the use of stylistic pragmatic codes. Analysis of utterances forming sentences can reveal the hidden meaning of what the addresser wishes to convey to the recipient, according to the conclusions of the study Locative analysis of conversational texts can be used to describe how two people convey their needs, wants, and persuasion to one other. When employed to make a promise or project a demand, for example, the illocutionary and perlocutionary speech acts have a causative effect. To sum up, the findings of the research show that conversations between two or more individuals are richer when they are held in conducive environments. It is the playwright's job to convey the effect of speaking acts in the plays through the utilisation of felicitous circumstances. Namibian playwrights, according to the study, effectively educate Namibian readers about their defamed past heritage. Studying plays can also help pupils enhance their ability to communicate effectively. This study's texts should be subjected to a functional stylistic analysis to better understand society's workings. Speech acts have been shown to be a useful approach for analysing conversational texts in this study and may be used to analyse Namibian-authored fiction, drama, or prose. Modern literature, such as speeches and debates in the House and Senate, should be studied as part of the study's recommendations. Using this method, Namibians at large can better comprehend the problems that concern them as
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they are debated in parliament in simple terms. It is also possible to carry out a quantitative analysis of the same conversational texts in order to determine how frequently certain utterances occur during a discussion
A sociolinguistic investigation into the linguistic landscape of Windhoek’s Mandume Ndemufayo and Independence Avenue streets, Namibia
No full textTHESIS SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF ENGLISH AND APPLIED LINGUISTICS AT THE NAMIBIA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGYThis study used a case study technique to evaluate the practice of multilingualism within the Independence Avenue and Mandume Ndemufayo's signage, the language used on signage, as well as the placement and range of designs developed by distinct designers. For flexibility, the qualitative method was employed to capture the "subtle subtleties" that happened during the inquiry. One of the landscape aspects included; the developer of commercial and non-commercial signs, research of signs, and recurring language. Other elements interpreted how businesses arrange and place signage to display or communicate their message, as well as the resolution settings used to specify the inclusion and exclusion of minority languages. The study uncovered the linguistic policy practice of reproducing and creating signage on Independence Avenue and Mandume Ndemufayo Streets. While walking along and through Independence Street and Mandume Ndemufayo's physical space, the researcher struggled to gather proof of signage, photographing most of the signs that were described through relevant research characteristics such as languages used descriptions, colours, and sign sizes. The public signs on Independence Avenue and Mandume Ndemufayo Street in Windhoek were analysed and translated by the researcher. The study discovered that commercial and non-commercial signage reflects Namibians' everyday linguistic practices, reflecting the designers' authority and identity. Finally, the study recommends that in order to learn more about Namibian signs, an interpretivist approach is required, because words, colours, and fonts communicate more effectively, and the structure and location of signage relay the message
A pragmatic stylistics investigation of speech acts in The Oracle of Cidino, Checkmate and The Bride and the Broom
No full textTHESIS PRESENTED IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF ARTS IN ENGLISH AND APPLIED LINGUISTICS AT THE NAMIBIA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGYThe study examines speech acts performed by the characters in three plays: The Oracle of Cidino by Francis Nyathi, Checkmate by Maria Amakali, and The Bride and Broom by David Storne Ndjavera. Recognising that misconceptions and miscommunications can arise when individuals interact with others, the primary goal of the current study is to analyse speech actions in the selected texts since such analyses allow us to completely appreciate messages and meaning beyond the literal. This study investigated the relevance of verbal behaviors produced by the characters in the three plays, the function of the intraverbal actions used by the characters in the three Namibian plays, and the three Namibian plays in two theories and languages. Within the theoretical explanations of the Theory of Action (Austin, 1962) and the Five Types of Intraverbal Actions (Saar, 1979), he issued spoken diplomatic acts to interpret three Namibian plays. The study used a discourse analysis research approach, identifying and explaining persuasive speech actions based on Searle's (1969) five classes of speech acts. This study was influenced by two theoretical frameworks. According to the results of the investigation, the location-based actions performed by the characters in the three plays included declarative, interrogative, and imperative resources. Declarations are the most common part of part of speech in literature. In addition, the study found that five functions of intra-speech activity were increased in the text.: representatives, instructions, expressives, and commissives. Declarative statements happened the fewest times since they require specified circumstances to be met in order to be performed. The characters' perlocutionary activities were interpreted as the repercussions of their conducted speech acts. To minimise misconceptions, this study determined that a conversation act study was required, and the Minister of Health and Welfare advised a dialogue act analysis of cabinet speeches related to the COVID 19 virus reports
Gender questions in Wole Soyinka’s The Lion and The Jewel and The Trials of Brother Jero
No full textPreviously published article: Desdelia David, N., & Woldemariam, H. Z. (2022). Gender Questions in Wole Soyinka’s The lion and The Jewel and The Trials of Brother Jero. Journal of Communication and Cultural Trends, 4(1). https://doi.org/10.32350/jcct.41.05This article questions how women are represented in Wole Soyinka’s The Lion and the Jewel and The Trials of Brother Jero, following a feminist stylistics theoretical framework. The plays were investigated keeping in view Mills (1995) three echelons of enquiry: lexis, syntax, and discourse. Soyinka’s plays are masterfully carved to expose the suppression of women by men. In these plays, female characters are represented through withering words and phrases, which presages their disapproval and also their voluptuous accessibility and attractiveness. Women are represented through a sexist and hidebound lingo. They are rendered as malevolent, deleterious, and calamitous, as they are only credited with transporting hitches to the lives of men. They are presented as creatures of the scrubland, ferocious, barbarous, unschooled, and stumpy. These deleterious attributes were given to them with a direct implication of their subordination by their male counterparts. Also, they are represented as receivers of actions, since men carry out most of the demanding tasks/actions in the plays in comparison to women. Following transitivity choices, this article concludes that men carry out actions and women are acted upon. They are given prosaic jobs such as homemakers, paltry traders, hawkers, child bearers, and caregivers to their husbands and children, whereas men are given more important roles such as schoolmasters and chiefs. Women are not given these arduous roles, as the patriarchy perceives that they are not capable of carrying out those roles because of their emotions and simple mindset. Finally, the article recommends further research with the aim of advancing and improving the representation of women in Nigerian drama
A pragmatic stylistics interpretation of The Rotten Apples of Jabula High School and Finders Keepers Losers Weepers
No full textTHESIS PRESENTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTERS OF ENGLISH AND APPLIED LINGUISTICS AT THE NAMIBIA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGYThe study sought to interpret Petrus Haakskeen’s plays titled ‘The Rotten Apples of Jabula High School’ (2001) and ‘Finders Keepers Losers Weepers’ (2000) through a pragmatic stylistics analysis. The study of pragmatic stylistics evaluates how language users interact, communicate and interpret linguistic behaviour. It was thus, the impetus of the present study to apply Politeness principle by (Leech, 1983) to the understanding of these two texts. Principles of politeness are also termed maxims. The principle of politeness assumes six maxims; tact, generosity, approbation, modesty, agreement, and sympathy. A qualitative study approach was used for data collection and analysis. The findings of the study revealed that all the six principles were identified to be present in communicative events in the two texts. They have successfully been used in the two plays to project power struggles between characters. In the two separate texts, the characters engage in various exchanges of utterances that satisfy the politeness principles identified by the theory. The study findings also revealed that the proliferation of negative politeness principles as strategies were used in communication by the characters. Furthermore, the study found out that there were several occasions where the politeness principles were violated. The violated principles/maxims of politeness were the tact, approbation and modesty. These were used in manners that were in breach of the politeness theory. The findings assert that a violation of politeness principles is a condition that occurs when a speaker/hearer fails to avoid conflict, thereby breaching the principles of politeness (Leech, 2005). For this situation to occur, the speaker/hearer acts in the opposite manner from what is ordinarily expected of them. Based on the manner in which the subject of education is tackled in the play ‘The Rotten Apples of Jabula High School’, lessons can be learnt on how to improve the education system in present day Namibia. The study concludes that impoliteness can be avoided if the people that use language in their daily life conversations in places such as the market place and so forth understand what it means to be polite