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Maybin, Janet; Lillis, Theresa – Language Teaching, 2015
This seminar took place on 19 April, 2013 at the Centre for Language and Communication, Faculty of Language and Education Studies, The Open University. The seminar was coordinated by Janet Maybin and Theresa Lillis and there were 28 participants, including four postgraduate students, from universities in Britain, Belgium and South Africa.
Descriptors: Seminars, Open Universities, Graduate Students, College Faculty
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Chaka, Chaka; Mphahlele, Mampa L.; Mann, Charles C. – Reading & Writing: Journal of the Reading Association of South Africa, 2015
Employing an explanatory design, this study set out to investigate the morphosyntacticstructures of the SMS language of Communication English I students, and the types of SMSlanguage features used in their written work at a university of technology in South Africa. Thestudy randomly sampled 90 undergraduate students (M = 40; F = 50) enrolled for a…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Language Usage, Morphology (Languages), Syntax
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Moremoholo, T. P. – South African Journal of Higher Education, 2008
The aim of the study was to determine whether the animation of a linear process, requiring explanatory text, can assist students to form a better understanding of the text. Tertiary students (N = 61) participated in a pre-test, post-test experimental study during which they were exposed to 4 treatment variables: text (T), video and text (VT),…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Animation, Illustrations, Academic Achievement