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Download full textKatherine Morse; Tara Polzer Ngwato; Katie Huston – Reading & Writing: Journal of the Literacy Association of South Africa, 2024
Background: This article describes how the National Reading Barometer project has redefined the concept of 'reading culture' in South Africa. Objectives: As expressed in the 2023 National Reading Survey (N = 4250) and the 2023 National Reading Barometer, a clearer description of reading cultures was developed to describe both individual reading…
Descriptors: Reading, Inclusion, Reading Attitudes, National Surveys
Madoda P. Cekiso – Reading & Writing: Journal of the Literacy Association of South Africa, 2024
Background: South Africa's reading problems are evident in tertiary education, particularly among students studying in a foreign language. Therefore, many reading researchers in South Africa have argued that poor reading skills among tertiary students are a direct result of poor reading skills at school. Some research has found that psychological…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Student Attitudes, College Students
Florence M. Olifant; Madoda P. Cekiso; Naomi Boakye – Reading & Writing: Journal of the Literacy Association of South Africa, 2023
Background: In the education sector, technologies are (or can be) repurposed in the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) to facilitate teaching and learning. However, this shift may impact on learners' access to reading materials and reading motivation. Objectives: The aim of the study was to determine whether Grade 8 English First Additional…
Descriptors: Industrialization, Instructional Materials, Reading Materials, Reading Motivation
Vos, Elize; Fouché, Nadine – South African Journal of Education, 2021
Language is a contextual factor of an education system as it determines the Language of Learning and Teaching (LOLT). In order to provide for diversity in South Africa, the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996, makes provision for 11 official languages and the Language in Education Policy (LiEP) promotes respect for not only these…
Descriptors: Language of Instruction, Educational Policy, Native Language, Multilingualism
