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Transfer from LI to L2: A study of parameter values in the Afrikaans of a child L2 learner

Le Roux, Cecile; Wilsenach, Carien (Stellenbosch Papers in Linguistics Plus, 1999)
Mistranslation of culture-specific terms in Kropf's Kafir-English dictionary

Moropa, Koliswa (Routledge, 2000)

This article aims at correcting some errors of mistranslation as well as giving a full explanation of some culture-specific terms which are found in Kropf's (1899) Xhosa-English dictionary.
Retelling the stories :the impact of Aesop's fables on the development of Xhosa children literature.

Moropa, Koliswa (African Language Association of Southern Africa, 2004)

The aim of this article is to trace how Aesop's fables impacted on the development of Xhosa children's literature from the 1920s. The questions which come to mind about Aesop's fables are: How were Aesop's fables incorporated ...
Bilingual and biliterate? An exploratory study of grade 8 reading skills in Setswana and English

Matjila, D Sekepe; Pretorius, Elizabeth J (PerLinguam, 2004)

In this paper we present findings from a pilot study thar exumined the reading abilities in Setswana and English of Grade 8 learners, wul their literacy practices and attitudes. In the light of these ...
Analysing the English- Xhosa parallel corpus of technical texts with Paraconc: a case study of term formation processes

Moropa, Koliswa (NISC, 2007)

The aim of this article is to show how corpus-based research, using computer tools can contribute to the development of technical terminology for Xhosa by translators. Paraconc has been used in analysing a parallel corpus ...
Shehe! Don't go there! : A.C. Jordan's Ingqumbo Yeminyanya (The Wrath of the Ancestors ) in English

Moropa, Koliswa; Nokele, Bulelwa (NISC, 2008)

Abstract: As the title suggests, this article highlights some of the translation strategies used by Archibald Campbell Jordan to transfer ideas and aspects of culture from isiXhosa into English in Ingqumbo Yeminyanya. ...
Putting reading in Northern Sotho on track in the early years : changing resources, expectations and practices in a high poverty school

Pretorius, Elizabeth J.; Mokwesana, Matseleng M. (Sabinet and Unisa Press, 2009)

Focuses on Grade 1 reading skills in Northern Sotho at a high poverty school where a reading intervention project was implemented over a four-year period, aims at building a culture of reading at the school by creating ...
The taboos attached to the translation of biological terms from English into Northern Sotho

Mabule, D.R. (African Language Associated of Southern Africa, 2009-07-01)

Investigates the taboos attached to the translation of biological science terms into Northern Sotho, a language whose scientific register is not as developed as that of English. Argues that it is expected of the translator ...
How religion might inform our conceptualisation of reality : a cognitive linguistic investigation

Van Heerden, Chantelle (2009-08-20)

The meaning-making process is a central focus of study of both Cognitive linguistics and religion. It is also a fundamental issue in studies on intertextuality. In this paper, I will look at how we are able to interpret ...
Utilizing 'hot words' in ParaConc to verify lexical simplification strategies in English-Xhosa parallel texts

Moropa, Koliswa (African Language Association of Southern Africa, 2009-11)

Illustrates that ParaConc, a parallel concordancer designed by Barlow (1995) has proved useful in the analysis of parallel texts, i.e. source texts (ST) and their target texts (TT), which are English original texts and ...
The culture of the sharp pencil: Can a literacy intervention lever school change?

Currin, Sally; Pretorius, Elizabeth (2010)

This article reports on a reading intervention project undertaken in a high poverty primary school in Gauteng where reading levels in both the home language, Northern Sotho, and in English were very low.
Measuring reading strategy knowledge transfer: Motivation for teachers to implement reading strategy instruction

Klapwijk, Nanda; van der Walt, C (PerLinguam, 2011)

Although research has shm1·n that reading stwtegy instruction bene.fits poor reoders. research also sholl's that teachers continue to struggle with reading strategy instruc:tion and remain resistal1l ...
Reading comprehesion in high-poverty schools: How should it be taught and how well does it work?

Pretorius, Elizabeth J; Lephalala, Mirriam (PerLinguam, 2011)

This article describes and appraises a reading comprehension programme !hat was aimed at Grade 6 learners and reachers and implemented in different 11'0) in {11'0 high poverty prim(Jiy schools where reading ...
Reading strategy instruction and teacher change: implications for teacher training

Klapwijk, Nanda (South African Journal of Education, 2012)

I report on teacher change in the context of a reading strategy instruction intervention. Reading Strategy Instruction (RSI) was implemented by three teachers, new to the concept, over a period of 15 weeks. Observations ...
Cloze tests and word reading tests: enabling teachers to measure learners' reading-related abilities

Klapwijk, Nanda (Per Linguam, 2013)

‘How can I measure my learners’ reading ability in order to manage my instruction more effectively?’ This seems to be the refrain of many teachers these days. However, while teachers are taught new methods of instruction ...
Phonological skills as predictor of reading success: An investigation of emergent bilingual Northern Sotho/English learners

Wilsenach, Carien (Per Linguam: A Journal of Language Learning, 2013)

The relationship between phonological skills and reading has not been studied extensively in the African languages spoken in South Africa. This study focuses on phonological skills and reading in emergent bilingual Northern ...
Do justice to court interpreters in South Africa

Lebese, Samuel (Stellenbosch University, 2014)
Receptive vocabulary and early literacy skills in emergent bilingual Northern Sotho-English children

Wilsenach, Carien (2015-09-23)

This study explored receptive vocabulary size and early literacy skills (namely: letter naming, knowledge of phoneme-grapheme correspondences and early writing) in emergent bilingual Northern Sotho-English children. Two ...
Identifying phonological processing deficits in Northern Sotho-speaking children: The use of non-word repetition as a language assessment tool in the South African context

Wilsenach, Carien (South African Journal of Communication Disorders, 2016-05-20)

Diagnostic testing of speech/language skills in the African languages spoken in South Africa is a challenging task, as standardised language tests in the official languages of South Africa barely exist. Commercially ...
Early reading skills related to Grade 1 English Second Language literacy in rural South African schools

Schaefer, Maxine; Kotze, Janeli (South African Journal of Childhood Education, 2019-04-10)

Background: Many South African children attend African language medium of instruction (MOI) schools, learn English as an additional language and switch to English MOI three years later. There is still much to be researched ...

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