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Toxicity in gendered Sepedi proverbs: A textual analysis Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies (IF 0.56) Pub Date : 2024-03-14 Napjadi Letsoalo
This article examines some linguistic features of Sepedi proverbs. The aim is to shed light on how toxic masculinity is manifested in proverbs and to contribute to the emerging research on masculin...
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A semantic-pragmatic deconstruction of Blinding Lights by The Weeknd and Bad Guy by Billie Eilish Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies (IF 0.56) Pub Date : 2024-03-15 Mlamli Diko
While semantic and pragmatic deconstruction has conventionally been nested in general linguistics, contemporary theoretical developments have proven that it can further be applied in the examinatio...
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Analysis of the translation strategies used for non-equivalent Grade 4 geography concepts Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies (IF 0.56) Pub Date : 2024-03-15 Thama Mudau, Martha L. Kabinde-Machate, Itani P. Mandende
Adoption of a multilingual educational system in South Africa necessitates translation services, as the diverse official languages that are spoken in South Africa and their attendant cultures rarel...
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Cognitive control affects the reanalysis of reduced complement clause ambiguities Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies (IF 0.56) Pub Date : 2024-03-15 Robyn Berghoff, Michelle Jennifer White
Cognitive control (CC) affects the ability to revise an incorrect parse. It has been shown to be implicated in detecting and resolving conflicts between semantic and syntactic cues during sentence ...
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Lexical and sub-lexical frequencies in isiXhosa-medium children’s stories Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies (IF 0.56) Pub Date : 2024-03-14 Robyn Berghoff
Visual word recognition in developing readers is affected by several factors, many of which are important in the design of teaching and testing materials. Among these, one well-studied factor is wo...
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The influence of Afrikaans on naming among the Basotho of South Africa Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies (IF 0.56) Pub Date : 2024-03-15 Yanga L. P. Majola, Papi Lemeko
Names are important in our daily lives. They are not just labels used for the owners, but have cultural and traditional connotations in the African context. Names are used to identify their bearers...
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Not Eleven Languages: Translanguaging and South African Multilingualism in Concert Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies (IF 0.56) Pub Date : 2024-03-15 Mampoi Irene Mabena
Published in Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies (Ahead of Print, 2024)
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Cultural and social construction of illness: The case of Basotho patients’ folk interpretations of their illness experiences Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies (IF 0.56) Pub Date : 2024-02-09 Raphael Thuube, Beatrice Ekanjume
This article demonstrates the role played by culture in shaping the individual’s construction of the meaning and experience of illness. It shows how culture plays a significant part in providing va...
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Semiotic modes accentuating learners’ metafunctions: The systemic functional approach to multimodal discourse analysis Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies (IF 0.56) Pub Date : 2024-02-09 Azza A. M. Abdelrahim
Drawing on the systemic functional approach to multimodal discourse analysis, this study investigates how struggling multilingual writers use semiotic modes to achieve different metafunctions in th...
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The helpfulness of code-switching in teaching Afrikaans as a first additional language Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies (IF 0.56) Pub Date : 2024-02-09 Melissa Rust, Joanine Nel
This study aimed to establish the different perceptions that teachers of Afrikaans First Additional Language (FAL) hold towards the helpfulness of different teaching strategies and their effectiven...
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A multi-dimensional comparison of L1 and L2 medical research articles Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies (IF 0.56) Pub Date : 2023-12-05 Fan Pan
By conducting a multi-dimensional analysis and investigating a set of individual linguistic features comprising the dimensions, we explored linguistic similarities and differences between the medic...
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Code-switching as a bilingual and multilingual linguistic strategy in the construction of Amathaf’entandabuzo Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies (IF 0.56) Pub Date : 2023-10-18 Mlamli Diko
Code-switching in spoken modes has now been studied fairly extensively and is better understood at the conversational as well as the scholarly level. In a multilingual and multicultural society suc...
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Exploring intrasectional variations of lexical bundles in medical research articles Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies (IF 0.56) Pub Date : 2023-10-19 Chen Liu, Fan Pan
This study employed a corpus-driven approach to examine the structures and functions of lexical bundles across the IMRD sections (i.e. Introduction, Methods, Results and Discussion) in a medical re...
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An encounter with some translators: Challenges they faced when translating Long Walk to Freedom Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies (IF 0.56) Pub Date : 2023-10-19 Francinah Mokgobo Kanyane
Scholars of translation studies are on record as saying that the translation process is not an easy task, because languages are unique. What can be easily expressed in one language may not be easil...
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IsiXhosa as a preservative instrument of culture: A consideration of ethnolinguistics Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies (IF 0.56) Pub Date : 2023-10-18 Mlamli Diko
This ethnographic article, which is in the arena of ethnolinguistics in a South African milieu, ventures to underline how and why an indigenous language – isiXhosa – plays a significant role as a p...
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Teaching EFL reading in Senegal: Current practices and recommendations Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies (IF 0.56) Pub Date : 2023-09-28 Mohamadou Bachir Kane, Katherine I. Martin
Reading comprehension involves understanding and interpreting information in written texts and constitutes a minimum academic ‘threshold’ that impacts broader education. Developing strong reading s...
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The open court principle in Zimbabwe: A language rights perspective Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies (IF 0.56) Pub Date : 2023-09-28 Eventhough Ndlovu
This article examines the open court principle in Zimbabwe from a language rights perspective. Data were collected through an analysis of the statutes which enshrine this principle to examine their...
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Premodifiers and a scarcity-productivity hypothesis in Yorùbá: Does the scarcity of adjectives influence productivity of the premodification slot? Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies (IF 0.56) Pub Date : 2023-09-21 Mayowa Akinlotan
The notion that the Yorùbá language operates only a small, closed class of adjectives is well noted in the literature. However, this hypothesis of scarcity of adjectives in the Yorùbá language is y...
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Teachers’ and principals’ perceptions of reading: Can they perpetuate inequalities in reading? Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies (IF 0.56) Pub Date : 2023-09-16 Belden Liswaniso
Abstract What teachers know about a subject that they teach and how well informed they are about the effective ways to teach it can affect the performance of learners in their classes. The aim of this study was to investigate teachers’ and principals’ perception about reading to examine possible factors that contribute to inequalities in reading. This study was conducted in four poorly resourced schools
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Pragmatic functions of deixis in Nigerian newspaper editorials Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies (IF 0.56) Pub Date : 2023-09-16 Isaiah I Agbo, Oyazi J Odinakachi
The focus of this study is on the pragmatic functions of deixis in selected Nigerian newspaper editorials. It aims at identifying and classifying the occurrence of deixis in the editorials. This in...
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Connecting lexical bundles and moves in medical research articles’ Methods section Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies (IF 0.56) Pub Date : 2023-09-16 Chen Liu, Fan Pan
This study employs a corpus-driven approach to identify the four-word lexical bundles in the Methods section of 1 000 medical research articles (MRAs) from ten leading medical journals representing...
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Articles in Zimbabwean English: A corpus-based analysis Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies (IF 0.56) Pub Date : 2023-09-08 Faith Chiedza Chapwanya, Joanine Hester Nel
This study investigated the usage frequency of articles in the Zimbabwean English (ZE) corpus and the International corpus of English Great Britain (ICE-GB) for British English (BrE) to determine w...
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L1 influence on stress placement by English language teachers in Anambra State (Nigeria) Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies (IF 0.56) Pub Date : 2023-09-08 Omotosho Moses Melefa, Amarachi Calister Okenmuo
Despite the availability of a number of studies on stress in Nigerian English, scant attention has been paid to patterns of stress placement in connected speech by Anambra State English language te...
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Sesotho ideophones as personal names: A systemic functional linguistics approach Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies (IF 0.56) Pub Date : 2023-09-04 Masechaba Mahloli L Mokhathi-Mbhele
This article explores Sesotho ideophones as personal names. These ideophones are described with a systemic functional linguistics (SFL) theory framework as they were awarded as enacted messages tha...
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Discourse Structuring Markers in English (A historical constructionalist perspective on pragmatics) Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies (IF 0.56) Pub Date : 2023-09-01 Yuanyuan Zhong, Yumei Liu
Published in Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies (Vol. 41, No. 4, 2023)
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Discourses, Modes, Media and Meaning in an Era of Pandemic: A Multimodal Discourse Analysis Approach Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies (IF 0.56) Pub Date : 2023-08-23 Rong Wei, Yanlan Hu
Published in Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies (Vol. 42, No. 1, 2024)
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The Dynamics of English in Namibia: Perspectives on an Emerging Variety (Varieties of English Around the World, G65) Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies (IF 0.56) Pub Date : 2023-08-23 Arne Peters
Published in Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies (Vol. 42, No. 1, 2024)
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Chemical phonology: Relating phonemes and elements of the chemistry periodic table Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies (IF 0.56) Pub Date : 2023-08-15 Humphrey M. Kapau, Felix Banda
Framed in the social constructivist and funds of knowledge framework, the article relates descriptions of phonemes in linguistics and elements of the periodic table in chemistry to show how the con...
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Identity development and practices in the Kano Kantin Kwari business community in Nigeria Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies (IF 0.56) Pub Date : 2023-08-11 Hauwa Salihu, Sheena Kaur
Many studies on African communities tend to address how identities are embedded in peoples’ practices and cultures. However, little attention has been paid to the indigenous business communities in...
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Assessing the effect of duration of exposure to academic writing on university students in the use of conjunctive cohesive devices in academic writing: A case study at Mkwawa University College of Education Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies (IF 0.56) Pub Date : 2023-08-11 Erasmus Akiley Msuya, Selina William Wayimba
This study sought to assess the effect of duration of exposure on students’ use of conjunctive cohesive devices in their academic writing. This was attained by comparing first- and third-year stude...
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Socio-pragmatics of language use in selected Pentecostal churches Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies (IF 0.56) Pub Date : 2023-07-26 Devet Goodness
This article surveys the pragmatic and sociolinguistic functions of common expressions used in Pentecostalism. Data for this study were collected from three selected Pentecostal churches found in t...
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The metamorphoses in the exposition of certain isiXhosa words Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies (IF 0.56) Pub Date : 2023-07-21 Mlamli Diko, Anelisa Thengimfene
This article employed a historical and political theory to argue for the metamorphoses in the exposition of randomly selected isiXhosa words for the very reason that some semantic meanings in the i...
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Establishing a research territory in economics: Implications for academic writing instruction Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies (IF 0.56) Pub Date : 2023-07-21 May Siaw-Mei Liu, Jason Miin-Hwa Lim
Doing a literature review to establish a research territory constitutes an important task that both experienced and novice writers have to grapple with in research writing. While previous studies h...
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A critical view of National Senior Certificate examination discourse and First Additional Language writing tests Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies (IF 0.56) Pub Date : 2023-07-17 Michelle Bedeker
Critical views on language testing have long pointed out that tests are not neutral and that the use of test results requires a deeper interrogation of who is assessed, in what language and to whos...
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Typos in Addis Ababa: Analysis of typographical errors on posters and banners Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies (IF 0.56) Pub Date : 2023-07-17 Berhanu Abera
Errors have long been taken as an important source of insights into understanding a user's performance of a task. Errors provide feedback; they tell publishers something about the effectiveness of ...
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Vocabulary size and comprehension of academic texts by Tanzanian university students: An exploratory study Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies (IF 0.56) Pub Date : 2023-07-17 John Misana Biseko
This study aimed at determining the influence of vocabulary size on comprehension of academic texts among 256 university entrants to whom English was a foreign language (EFL) and a medium of instru...
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Cross-cultural conceptualisations of schizophrenia in Cameroonian languages Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies (IF 0.56) Pub Date : 2023-07-17 Rodolphe Prosper Maah
This article investigates the culturally constructed conceptualisations of schizophrenia in Cameroonian languages. Twenty languages from the four Cameroonian cultural areas were investigated using ...
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The connotative meaning of the Xhosa word umlungu before and during the democratic era Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies (IF 0.56) Pub Date : 2023-07-17 Andiswa Mvanyashe
The meaning of umlungu is analysed as it evolved and assimilated many meanings around the start of colonialisation in South Africa and during the apartheid era. Colonialisation and apartheid psycho...
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Timing and effectiveness of media frames reporting the COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies (IF 0.56) Pub Date : 2023-07-17 KelvinFrancis Obitube, Ijeoma Dorathy Ajaero, Bestman Odeh
This article analyses media frames employed by the Nigerian media in reporting events of the COVID-19 pandemic. It determines the linguistic choices that shaped the intentions of the media and how ...
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The comprehension of ellipsis in isiXhosa-speaking Grade 1 learners Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies (IF 0.56) Pub Date : 2023-07-17 Joanine Nel
Ellipsis occurs on and above sentence level, forming a part of the discourse-internal linguistic devices that children need to access and comprehend narratives and other classroom discourse for lit...
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English lingua franca as a language of learning and teaching in northern Namibia: A report on Oshiwambo teachers' experiences Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies (IF 0.56) Pub Date : 2023-07-17 Kristof Iipinge, Kate Huddlestone
Abstract At independence, Namibia chose English as its official language and therefore its language of learning and teaching (LoLT). Since then, both government reports and scholarly research have highlighted the poor performance of learners and the apparentfailing standards of teaching. The study reported on in this article explores Oshiwambo-speaking teachers' perceptions of the advantages of using
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Licence to leave: the 'had-to' device as a method for producing normative accounts of migration Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies (IF 0.56) Pub Date : 2023-07-17 Daniella Rafaely, Sonto Madonsela, Maria Marchetti-Mercer
Abstract Migration has been theorised as an act motivated by pull and push factors often linked to structural determinants of human behaviour. This article contributes to the critical literature on migration with its examination of individual accounts of migrations to South Africa. The present study utilises conversation analysis and discursive psychology to analyse five interviews with foreign nationals
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Country stereotypes, perceptions and language attitudes: A moderated mediation analysis Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies (IF 0.56) Pub Date : 2023-04-21 Larisa Nikitina, Fumitaka Furuoka
Abstract This study employed a moderated mediation analysis with the aim to expand our understanding of psychological processes pertaining to learning an additional language. Since moderated mediation analyses are less common in L2 research, this article gives a detailed explanation of the analytical procedure. The data were collected among Malaysian learners of less commonly taught languages, namely
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Introduction to Corpus Linguistics Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies (IF 0.56) Pub Date : 2023-04-21 Xiaoyun Chen, Fan Pan
Published in Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies (Vol. 41, No. 4, 2023)
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The search for V-stranding VP ellipsis in isiXhosa Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies (IF 0.56) Pub Date : 2023-04-21 Xiujie Ma, Silvester Ron Simango
Abstract It has been argued that V-stranding VP ellipsis exists in Bantu languages such as Kiswahili, Ndendeule, Chingoni, Kikuyu and Shingazidja. In the derivation, the verb moves to I0 in a tensed clause and thus survives VP ellipsis. However, through an examination of the components of a VP and their syntactic positions, we demonstrate that isiXhosa does not have V-stranding VP ellipsis. The article
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Eye Tracking: A Guide for Applied Linguistics Research Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies (IF 0.56) Pub Date : 2023-04-21 Youyuan Bao, Baoquan Liu
Published in Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies (Vol. 41, No. 3, 2023)
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Preserving indigenous minority languages through community radio in development programmes in Malawi Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies (IF 0.56) Pub Date : 2023-04-21 Victor Chikaipa
Abstract This study explores the extent to which two community radio stations have transcended the social development agenda and contributed to facilitating retention of indigenous cultures in the locality where they operate. In Malawi, community radio stations established and funded by international development aid agencies have become a powerful and effective tool for empowering marginalised societies
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Cause-effect patterns in the discussion sections of articles in language studies journals: The discourse of scientific explanation across language sub-disciplines Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies (IF 0.56) Pub Date : 2023-04-05 Mohammad Rahimi, Amin Karimnia, Hamed Barjesteh
Abstract One of the basic goals of academic research is to explain the phenomena that researchers observe through causal relations. From a discursive perspective, however, how cause-effect patterns (CEPs) are reflected in academic writing is a major question to be investigated. Meanwhile, a problem is that sub-disciplines exploring human sciences may exhibit radical variations in terms of their discursive
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A morpho-semantic approach to social networking neologisms in ‘modern’ Tshivenḓa usage Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies (IF 0.56) Pub Date : 2023-04-05 Lutendo Nendauni
Abstract New words are constantly entering the lexicon to describe new concepts and technologies and what they mean, resulting in neologisms. Conversely, older words continually fall out of use as they decrease in cultural significance. This study is set against the background of recent technological advancements in internet-based communication and its corresponding effect on vocabulary. Social networking
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The language enigma: Two decades of quality assuring language assessment in South Africa Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies (IF 0.56) Pub Date : 2023-03-29 Shilela Nkadimeng, Biki Lepota, Leketi Makalela
Published in Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies (Vol. 41, No. 1, 2023)
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The (re)making of an African language: Revisiting epistemologies for quality assessment practices Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies (IF 0.56) Pub Date : 2023-03-29 Shilela Nkadimeng, Leketi Makalela
Abstract It is a well-established fact that languages of the world have different typological parameters despite their universality in key structures. These different typologies predict various ways of knowing, teaching and assessing. Despite the plethora of knowledge systems available in linguistics and educational research worldwide, African languages of Bantu origin have been residually neglected
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(Mis)versioning as a quality assurance compromise in the development of numeracy curriculum in African languages Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies (IF 0.56) Pub Date : 2023-03-29 Biki Lepota
Abstract Along with literacy, numeracy is considered a critical skill that impacts on the success or failure of learners in the formative stages of the schooling system. In the context of the Language in Education Policy, which accords every learner in every public school the right to use the language of their choice in the process of being educated, the numeracy learning area should be taught and
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Assessment of vocabulary in First Additional Languages: A focus on Siswati Grade 12 examination papers Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies (IF 0.56) Pub Date : 2023-03-29 Stanley Madonsela
Abstract Language assessment has, in recent decades, grown in scope and sophistication with various interdisciplinary approaches adopted to address assessment challenges in different languages. The vocabulary quality hypothesis indicates that comprehension depends on high-quality vocabulary representations, and anecdotal evidence suggests that vocabulary knowledge should play a significant role in
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A comparative study of National Senior Certificate summative assessments of poetry for four South African official languages at Home Language proficiency Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies (IF 0.56) Pub Date : 2023-03-29 Visvaganthie Moodley, Adriaan Coetser
Abstract Over the centuries, summative assessment has entrenched itself as a powerful socio-political and educational tool for determining success, or a lack thereof, and is thus critical for shaping a learner’s life. This was particularly prevalent during the apartheid era in South Africa when racially differentiated curricula were crafted. This led to severely dysfunctional assessment practices.
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Guiding principles for the appraisal of English-teaching software Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies (IF 0.56) Pub Date : 2023-03-29 Shoadi Ezekiel Ditaunyane, Gary Wayne Collins
Abstract This qualitative study was motivated by the lack of appropriate guidelines and criteria for the assessment and selection of suitable Computer Assisted Language Learning (CALL) applications focusing on English First Additional Language (EFAL) for Senior Phase (Grades 7-9) learners in Gauteng. Therefore, the study set out to formulate guiding principles that evaluators could reference in assessing
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Merging English Home Language and First Additional Language curricula: Implications for future quality assurance practices Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies (IF 0.56) Pub Date : 2023-03-29 Leketi Makalela
Abstract South Africa has a uniquely differentiated English curriculum in a bid to cater for diverse proficiency levels prevalent among its learner population. While this stride made sense in a population with one of the highest inequalities in the world, it is equally important to reflect on whether the differentiated systems do serve the purpose of equal access in relation to the quality of provision
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Multilingual pragmatic markers in South African English Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies (IF 0.56) Pub Date : 2023-03-09 Foluke Unuabonah, Noloyiso Mtembu
Abstract This article provides a descriptive account of five multilingual pragmatic markers – nje, mara, kanti, vele and kaloku – which are borrowed from indigenous South African languages into South African English, with a view to investigating their frequencies, spelling stability, syntactic positioning, distribution across text types, collocational patterns and discourse-pragmatic functions. The
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First language instruction? Eswatini teachers’ insight of the Eswatini language-in-education policy Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies (IF 0.56) Pub Date : 2023-03-09 Phindile A. Dlamini, Karen Ferreira-Meyers
Abstract This article identifies and discusses why siSwati – most citizens of Eswatini’s first language – is seen by various educational stakeholders as the second choice when it comes to the medium of instruction in the officially bilingual siSwati-English Kingdom of Eswatini. Findings reveal that while excerpts from policy documents suggest good intentions for promoting first language instruction
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Gender and ethnic stereotypes in selected Nigerian sitcoms Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies (IF 0.56) Pub Date : 2023-03-09 Ganiu Bamgbose, Omolola A. Ladele
Abstract Studies on gender and ethnic stereotypes in Nigeria have not considered the potentiality of situation comedies (i.e. sitcoms) as a means of identifying different forms of stereotypes inherent in the country, and their sociocultural implications. This study, therefore, analysed ethnic and gender stereotypes in two Nigerian situation comedies, namely Jenifa’s Diary and Professor JohnBull. Ten
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Investigating vocabulary knowledge among English as a Second Language (ESL) learners Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies (IF 0.56) Pub Date : 2023-03-09 Jayanta Kumar Das
Abstract Vocabulary knowledge is a multitudinous phenomenon. This study has dealt with the 1) receptive, 2) controlled-productive and 3) productive dimensions of it with a view to explore the gaps between these three dimensions. To this end, the study has used such instruments as 1) an adapted receptive vocabulary level test, 2) an adapted controlled-productive vocabulary level test and 3) a free writing