Research on university students’ grammar proficiency levels at both local and international contexts indicates a general struggle with self-expression and communication skills necessary for interaction among peers and ...

The purpose of the study was to investigate the relationship between English texting proficiency and spelling competency. In line with the assumed positivist stance, a quantitative approach was adopted for the investigation. ...

Because of an insufficient level of English competence, English is rarely used in most rural South African schools. English exposure is restricted, and many learners are only exposed to the language in classroom. Because ...

The South African Language in Education Policy (LiEP) states that, in the Intermediate Phase (IP), English First Additional Language (EFAL) should be the preferred Language of Learning and Teaching (LoLT). The purpose of ...

This study has sought to explore the pretexts of identity crisis in post-colonial (South) Africa through the prism of Kopano Matlwa`s novels. It has used a qualitative research design to dissect the pretext of identity ...

Reading Comprehension (RC) is a challenge faced by many first entering English language students at Historically Black Universities (HBUs) in South Africa (SA), especially those who went to public schools. RC appears ...

The “images of women” school of feminist critics is particularly concerned with how women are represented in fictional texts. Feminists are generally not satisfied with stereotyping of women as done in traditional fictional ...

In rural South Africa (SA), poor reading comprehension skills in English First Additional Language (EFAL) are still found to be the main cause of poor academic achievement. For learners to comprehend the target language ...

This study will examine the position of traditional African women as explored in the fictions, The Joys of Motherhood (Buchi Emecheta) and So Long a Letter (Mariama Bâ). It will probe into the depiction of a traditional ...