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Linguistic Exclusion in South African E-Governance

Digital Policy Studies
Digital platforms offer new avenues for public service access, yet indigenous communities like Xitsonga speakers in South Africa face exclusion due to language barriers in e-government and ICT tools.
Janine Shout Ramothwa
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Variables associated with Grade R English Additional Language acquisition in multilingual rural Mpumalanga schools

South African Journal of Education, 2016
In a previous study Moodley, Kritzinger and Vinck (2014) found that formal English Additional Language (EAL) instruction contributed significantly better to listening and speaking skills in Grade R learners, than did a play-based approach. The finding in
P Moodley, A Kritzinger, B Vinck
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Borrowing and Loan Words: The Lemmatizing of Newly Acquired Lexical Items in Sesotho sa Leboa

Lexikos, 2011
<p>ABSTRACT: The influence of foreign languages in Sesotho sa Leboa, or Northern Sotho, results in borrowing, which ultimately leads to an increase in the vocabulary of Sesotho sa Leboa.
V.M. Mojela
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Morphosyntactic features of universal quantifiers in isiZulu and Xitsonga: A comparative study

Literator
Due to their common roots within the Bantu language family, isiZulu and Xitsonga exhibit several shared linguistic features, notably the use of a noun class system. Yet, their distinct morphological rules differentiate them.
Rivalani X. Masonto, Elliot M. Mncwango
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English reading and writing performance of Xitsonga-speaking Grade 7 learners in township schools: A case study

Per Linguam : A Journal of Language Learning, 2010
A clear preference for English as language of teaching and learning (LoLT) is evident in most South African schools. However, discrepancies exist between language policy aims and educational outcomes with regard to the successful acquisition of English ...
Manyike, Tintswalo V., Lemmer, Eleanor M.   +1 more
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The use of Xitsonga at the University of Limpopo (Turfloop Campus)

South African Journal of Higher Education, 2016
This article examines the acceptability of Xitsonga as a medium of instruction and learning at the University of Limpopo. Currently, English dominates the higher education environment because almost all the universities in South Africa utilise it as a medium of instruction for teaching and learning.
Delina Nkwashu, Richard Ndwayamato Madadzhe, Sikhetho Joe Jubayi   +2 more
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Moods and tenses in Xitsonga [PDF]

, 2014
The aim of this article is firstly to give an overview of the forms and meanings of the various moods and tenses in Xitsonga, but then to primarily focus on the Dependent mood and its very wide distribution to see in what way Xitsonga may solve the many ...
Du Plessis, Jacobus A.
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The locative preposition in XiTsonga [PDF]

, 2019
Thesis (M. A. (Translation Studies and Linguistics)) -- University of Limpopo, 2019The aim of this study is to find out whether or not there are locative prepositions in Xitsonga. If so, to determine if they are true prepositions, their functions and the
Masonto, Rivalani Xenon
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Language practices and the linguistic marginalisation of ethnic minorities in South Africa [PDF]

E-Journal of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences
This study examines the treatment of the official languages of South Africa in crucial areas of public life and discusses how multilingualism can be promoted without infringing on the language rights of ethnic minority language populations.
Matefu Lefty Mabela, Gabriel Babili
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A genre analysis of texts in Xitsonga [PDF]

, 2002
Thesis (PhD)--University of Stellenbosch, 2002.ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The recent introduction of the outcomes-based curriculum for the learning field language, literacy and communication has revealed a number of essential areas of research in African ...
Mdumela, Tsakani Amos
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