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The role of indigenous languages for improving academic performance in an EAP course at an African university
No full textThesis submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Applied Language and Literacy Studies, to the Faculty of Humanities, Wits School of Education, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, 2025The aim of this study was to investigate ways of using students’ linguistic repertoires for improving academic performance in an EAP course and across the curriculum at an African university. The study was conducted at the University of Namibia and included students registered in the English for Academic Purposes module at the university, at the time of the study, as well as lecturers of English for Academic Purposes course at the university. The study employed a mixed research approach. Data for the study came from participant-generated essays, interviews, and a survey. Qualitative data for the study were analyzed following the thematic analysis procedure where patterns or themes within qualitative data were identified. As for the quantitative data, the study applied descriptive statistics (measures of central tendencies through MEANS and measures of dispersion through Standard Deviations). Inferential statistics relevant for the data were pitched at an alpha value of 0.05. The main conclusion of the study is that interventions that are carried through translanguaging are effective in fostering the acquisition of academic literacy skills in that translanguaging helps students to access deeper understanding, to better understand difficult concepts, to better identify terminology, to feel confident, and to feel more motivated to learn. It is therefore recommended that lecturers in universities should consider translanguaging as a formal pedagogy for learning and teaching academic literacy in English for Academic Purposes courses. There is therefore a need to expand the field of translanguaging through more research in other comparable contexts.MMM202
Ownership structure and firm perfomance: Evidence from South African firms on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange
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No full textPotential GradientDriven DualFunctional Electrochromic and Electrochemical Device Based on a Shared Electrode Design
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Technological Competition and the World Order
No full textThis paper deals with the role of competition and technological domination in changing the world order. It points out that there are constraints in the major Asian economies, which could hamper their ambitions of building technological dominance. Acknowledging that competition and monopolisation dominate the history of technological development in global capitalist history, the paper points to the necessity of international cooperation in meeting contemporary global challenges and staving off new forms of devastating warfare.This paper deals with the role of competition and technological domination in changing the world order. It points out that there are constraints in the major Asian economies, which could hamper their ambitions of building technological dominance. Acknowledging that competition and monopolisation dominate the history of technological development in global capitalist history, the paper points to the necessity of international cooperation in meeting contemporary global challenges and staving off new forms of devastating warfare.Kitso Kgaboesel
