- Title
- Factors contributing to the speaking of English in Grade 4 literacy: Case studies of two schools in Chris Hani West District
- Creator
- Kleinbooi, Cingile
- Subject
- English language -- Study and teaching
- Subject
- Language and languages -- Study and teaching
- Subject
- English teachers
- Date
- 2022-09
- Type
- Master's theses
- Type
- text
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10353/26018
- Identifier
- vital:64781
- Description
- The teachers and the learners have difficulties using English as a medium of instruction. In the classroom lessons, IsiXhosa dominated natural dialogues across everybody in the class. There was minimal use of English. The findings revealed that some teachers and learners struggle to speak fluently in English as their second language. This led to mother tongue usage in many grade 4 classes that is isiXhosa. This triggered the researcher to embark on this study since both teachers and learners lack the motivation to speak English. This is because most teachers are not qualified. They are allowed to teach without the teaching qualifications due to a shortage of teaching staff and over-grounded learners. In this view, code-switching is one of the dominant factors in helping learners understand English instructions better. The study adopted a qualitative research approach. The interviews for the teachers, focus groups for the learners, and document analysis were used to collect data, whereby the purposive sampling technique was used to identify the participants. A case study approach was also adopted as the data was collected from schools. The inductive analysis was adopted for data analysis. The constructivism paradigm was also adopted since it uses the experiences of humans in their settings or circumstances. Classroom observations were also used to get in-depth information on the ground. The study recommends an extensive evaluation and review of the Language policy of South Africa to measure the effectiveness of English as a medium of instruction in public schools.
- Description
- Thesis (MEd) -- Faculty of Education, 2022
- Format
- computer
- Format
- online resource
- Format
- application/pdf
- Format
- 1 online resource (156 leaves)
- Format
- Publisher
- University of Fort Hare
- Publisher
- Faculty of Education
- Language
- English
- Rights
- University of Fort Hare
- Rights
- All Rights Reserved
- Rights
- Open Access
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