Accessing academic literacy: Perceptions of learning in English 101 at the University of the Western Cape
| dc.contributor.advisor | Hibbert, Liesel | |
| dc.contributor.author | Jaffer, Kayzuran | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2020-11-12T08:47:38Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2024-05-28T11:09:02Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2020-11-12T08:47:38Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2024-05-28T11:09:02Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1996 | |
| dc.description | Magister Philosophiae - MPhil | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | This dissertation explores the apparent mismatch between the expectations of first year students in the English department at the University of the Western Cape, and those who teach them. By exploring the perceptions of some of the students, lecturers and tutors in the department, I investigate how meaning within the discipline of English studies is negotiated and to what extent the learning experiences in the department contribute to the facilitation of "epistemological access" (Morrow, 1993). An important aspect of meaning negotiation is the redefining and rethinking of concepts such as "academic literacy" and "critical literacy | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10566/15744 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | University of Western Cape | en_US |
| dc.rights.holder | University of Western Cape | en_US |
| dc.subject | Academic literacy | en_US |
| dc.subject | University of the Western Cape | en_US |
| dc.subject | English 101 | en_US |
| dc.subject | First year students | en_US |
| dc.subject | Learning experience | en_US |
| dc.title | Accessing academic literacy: Perceptions of learning in English 101 at the University of the Western Cape | en_US |