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Language and academic achievement: Perspectives on the potential role of indigenous African languages as a lingua academica [PDF]

, 2012
Although research literature abounds with studies that show the importance of language for academic achievement, the potential role of indigenous African languages in the educational sector in South Africa has not been adequately appraised or appreciated.
Madiba, Mbulungeni
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New graduates’ perceptions of preparedness to provide speech-language therapy services in general and dysphagia services in particular

South African Journal of Communication Disorders, 2015
Background: Upon graduation, newly qualified speech-language therapists are expected to provide services independently. This study describes new graduates’ perceptions of their preparedness to provide services across the scope of the profession and ...
Shajila Singh, Alannah Booth, Fadziso Choto, Jessica Gotlieb, Rebecca Robertson, Gabriella Morris, Nicola Stockley, Katya Mauff   +7 more
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Doen die Woordeboek van die Afrikaanse Taal Deel XII dit vir die Afrikaanse taal en die Suid-Afrikaanse leksikografie?

Lexikos, 2011
<p>Abstract: Does the Woordeboek van die Afrikaanse Taal Part XII do it for the Afrikaans Language and South African Lexicography? This review article seeks to discover the extent to which WAT Part XII complies with its mission, that is "to serve ...
Ilse Feinauer
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Contemporary Perceptions of Interpreting in South Africa

Nordic Journal of African Studies, 2015
Since the inception of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC), much has been done to professionalize interpreting in South Africa in terms of accreditation, training and research.
Marné Pienaar, Eleanor Cornelius
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Diagnosis and management of community-acquired pneumonia in children : South African Thoracic Society guidelines [PDF]

, 2020
BACKGROUND: Pneumonia remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality amongst South African children. More comprehensive immunisation regimens, strengthening of HIV programmes, improvement in socioeconomic conditions and new preventive strategies have
Avenant, T., Argent, A.C., Zar, H.J., Cohen, C., Madhi, S.A., Andronikou, S., Reubenson, G., Green, Robin J., Zar, Heather J., Green, R.J., Avenant, Theunis Johannes, Pillay, A., Itzikowitz, G., Jeena, P., Masekela, R., Nicol, M.P., Moore, D.P.   +16 more
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2018 supplement to a teacher's guide to African American historic places in South Carolina : integrating the arts into classroom instruction [PDF]

, 2019
This Arts Integration Supplement to the Teacher’s Guide to African American Historic Places in South Carolina outlines 22 lesson plans that utilize the 2017 South Carolina College-and Career-Ready Standards for Visual and Performing Arts as a tool for ...
South Carolina African American Heritage Foundation
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English First Additional Language Literacy Instructions for Deaf Learners in South Africa: Translanguaging as a Preferred Strategy

Journal of Research in Social Sciences and Language
Translanguaging in the instruction of English First Additional Language (EFAL) to Deaf learners encompasses various methodologies. This qualitative study examined the viewpoints and methodologies of teachers of Deaf learners regarding the application of
Mantwane Madisha, Nkidi Phatudi, Gloria Ledwaba   +2 more
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A human in the loop evaluation of generative artificial intelligence for translating medicine instructions into low resourced South African languages

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Background South Africa is home to a rich tapestry of cultural and linguistic diversity, with 11 official spoken languages and South African Sign Language recognised as the twelfth.
Cosette Greyling, Jacques Joubert, Erika Kapp, Naushaad Ebrahim, Rudy Maart, William D. Tucker, Daniel Van Zyl, Nandi Mhlongo, Mbali Sunrise Dhlamini, Amiena Peck, Mariam Parker   +10 more
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Communication barriers and deaf learner misbehaviour in a South African special needs school

African Journal of Teacher Education
Mainstream schools often encounter problems with learner behaviour which disrupt effective teaching and learning. Inclusive special schools with learners with disabilities, including learners who are deaf, are not spared such problems.
Ratidzai Shoko
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Engagement of dietetic students and students with hearing loss: Experiences and perceptions of both groups

African Journal of Health Professions Education, 2018
Background. Final-year dietetic students from Stellenbosch University (SU) present selected training sessions during their Rural Clinical School (RCS) rotation to professional cookery students of the National Institute for the Deaf (NID).Objective.
Y Smit, M Marais, L Philips, H Donald, E Joubert   +4 more
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