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Academic literacy levels of L1 Afrikaans speakers in South African no-fee schools
Thesis (MA)--Stellenbosch University, 2025.
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| spelling | oai:scholar.sun.ac.za:10019.1/132432 Academic literacy levels of L1 Afrikaans speakers in South African no-fee schools Herwels, Jeffrey Oostendorp, Marcelyn Berghoff, Robyn Stellenbosch University. Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. Dept. of General Linguistics. Academic language -- Ability testing -- South Africa Afrikaans language -- Study and teaching (Secondary) -- South Africa Native language and education -- South Africa Educational tests and measurements -- South Africa -- Evaluation Education, Rural -- South Africa UCTD Thesis (MA)--Stellenbosch University, 2025. Herwels, J. 2025. Academic literacy levels of L1 Afrikaans speakers in South African no-fee schools. Unpublished masters thesis. Stellenbosch: Stellenbosch University [online]. Available: https://scholar.sun.ac.za/items/9d062766-0702-4f3a-acdc-458374d176f2 ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study investigates the English and Afrikaans academic literacy levels (ALL) among first-language (L1) Afrikaans Grade 12 learners with English as a first additional language (FAL) studying through the medium of their L1 in a no-fee school in a rural area of South Africa. Using standard research instruments, the Test of Academic Literacy Levels (TALL) and its Afrikaans equivalent, die Toets van Akademiese Geletterdheidsvlakke (TAG), designed to determine academic readiness for higher education (Weideman, 2014), as well as the language history questionnaire (LHQ), designed to assess the language background and histories of bilinguals or second language (L2) speakers (Li et al., 2020), the aims of the study were as follows: assess the FAL and L1 ALL of the participants, investigate the correlation between FAL and L1 ALL among the participants, identify areas in need of improvement according to the TALL and TAG, and finally, describe the language histories and backgrounds of the participants, obtained through the language history questionnaire (LHQ). The findings revealed that the vast majority of participants scored below university cut-off points and that there was no significant difference between L1 and FAL ALL, indicating that language proficiency alone is not the only factor contributing to the low scores. This conclusion may provide credence to the case for mother-tongue instruction; however, the thesis contends that academic literacy development transcends language proficiency, although it is linked to its development. Furthermore, taking into account the socially situated nature of academic literacy (Lillis & Scott, 2015), the thesis argues against educational stratification, resulting in ‘under-prepared’ students, usually from under-resourced communities, being placed in stand-alone generic academic literacy modules based solely on standardised test results such as TALL and TAG, which only provide a snapshot of ALL. Thus, standardised tests such as these could possibly reinforce already-existing disparities. Rather, the thesis advocates for integrating discipline-specific academic literacy support into mainstream courses. Lastly, the thesis emphasises the absence of explicit academic literacy frameworks in the South African public school system (Madiba, 2013; Mostert & van der Walt, 2018), suggesting that in part, this may account for the articulation gap. AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Geen opsomming beskikbaar. Masters 2025-06-06T12:20:45Z 2025-06-06T12:20:45Z 2025-03 Thesis https://scholar.sun.ac.za/handle/10019.1/132432 en Stellenbosch University 150 pages : illustrations, includes annexures application/pdf Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University |
| spellingShingle | Academic language -- Ability testing -- South Africa Afrikaans language -- Study and teaching (Secondary) -- South Africa Native language and education -- South Africa Educational tests and measurements -- South Africa -- Evaluation Education, Rural -- South Africa UCTD Herwels, Jeffrey Academic literacy levels of L1 Afrikaans speakers in South African no-fee schools |
| title | Academic literacy levels of L1 Afrikaans speakers in South African no-fee schools |
| title_full | Academic literacy levels of L1 Afrikaans speakers in South African no-fee schools |
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| title_short | Academic literacy levels of L1 Afrikaans speakers in South African no-fee schools |
| title_sort | academic literacy levels of l1 afrikaans speakers in south african no fee schools |
| topic | Academic language -- Ability testing -- South Africa Afrikaans language -- Study and teaching (Secondary) -- South Africa Native language and education -- South Africa Educational tests and measurements -- South Africa -- Evaluation Education, Rural -- South Africa UCTD |
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