dc.contributor.author | Nanima, Robert Doya | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2023-04-12T08:08:28Z | |
dc.date.available | 2023-04-12T08:08:28Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2019 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Nanima, R.D., 2019. From physical to online spaces in the age of the# FeesMustFall protests: A Critical Interpretative Synthesis of writing centres in emergency situations. Stellenbosch Papers in Linguistics Plus, 57(1), pp.99-116. | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | 10.5842/57-0-812 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10566/8739 | |
dc.description.abstract | Writing centres play a vital role in guiding students in their academic writing. Central to this
role is their physical location at tertiary institutions, where students usually walk in and
schedule appointments with writing tutors. The recent #FeesMustFall protests saw the
temporary closure of universities across South Africa. As a result, the functionality of the
writing centres as physical locations was disrupted to the detriment of student development.
This article evaluates the application of the principles that underscore the operation of physical
writing centres as online spaces. First, it evaluates the writing centre as a physical space, and
the resulting shift to an online space as a result of the #FeesMustFall protests. Secondly, with
the methodological aids of Critical Interpretative Synthesis and my personal reflections as a
tutor, I analyse the possible application of the principles that guide physical writing centres to
the online environment. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | Sabinet African Journals | en_US |
dc.subject | #FeesMustFall | en_US |
dc.subject | online spaces | en_US |
dc.subject | physical spaces | en_US |
dc.subject | tutor-student relationships | en_US |
dc.subject | writing centres | en_US |
dc.title | From physical to online spaces in the age of the #FeesMustFall protests: a critical Interpretative Synthesis of writing centres in emergency situations | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |