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Theorising terminology development: Frames from language acquisition and the philosophy of science
(UNISA Press, 2016)
The manner in which our conceptualisation and practice of terminology development can be informed by processes of knowledge change in child language development and a paradigm shift in disciplines, has been relatively ...
Multimodality, creativity and children's meaning making: drawings, writings, imaginings
(SUN Journals, 2016)
This paper uses a case study of two children's drawings, early writings and imaginative role play to illustrate how children use a variety of modes to make meaning in ways which are creative and beyond the design and ...
Literacy for all? Using multilingual reading stories for literacy development in a grade one classroom in the Western Cape
(SUN, 2016)
This paper reports on a literacy pilot project which investigated the use of multilingual reading books and the pedagogical strategies that were employed by one bilingual teacher and her assistant to teach literacy in a ...
Nyanja/Chewa proverbs as didactics: Recontextualising indigenous knowledge for academic writing
(Taylor & Francis, 2016)
The paper explores how Nyanja/Chewa proverbs as stores of indigenous knowledge can be used to teach Nyanja/Chewa morphology and grammar, and as a tool to sensitise learners on aspects of academic writing. Using systemic ...
Multimodality, creativity and children’s meaning making: drawings, writings, imaginings
(Kings College, Univ. of London, 2016)
This paper uses a case study of two children’s drawings, early writings and imaginative role play to illustrate how children use a variety of modes to make meaning in ways which are creative and beyond the design and ...
The use of KAAPS in newspapers
(University of Western Cape, 2016)
In the increasingly competitive media landscape newspapers, among others, are under
pressure from digital and social media. As a result, the performance and positioning
of traditional Afrikaans newspapers like Rapport, ...
‘… Oi, oi! … you must go by the right path’: Mofolo’s Chaka revisited via the original text
(University of Pretoria, 2016)
Thomas Mofolo never defended himself against accusations that his novel Chaka distorts historical facts to express anti-Nguni sentiments under the guise of Christianity. But in a way he foreshadowed the possibility of it, ...
Epistemological access through lecture materials in multiple modes and language varieties: the role of ideologies and multilingual literacy practices in student evaluations of such materials at a South African University
(Taylor & Francis, 2016)
This paper seeks to address the ways in which ideology and literacy practices shape the responses of students to an ongoing initiative at the University of the Western Cape aimed at diversifying options for epistemological ...