Unathi: The case study of a South African ESL learner who excels at writing in English

dc.creator	Susan Ntete
dc.date	2011-08-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-08-12T11:17:13Z
dc.date.available	2015-08-12T11:17:13Z
dc.identifier	10.5785/17-2-4
dc.identifier	0259-2312
dc.identifier	2224-0012
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/a0ad758ac58f4d9b8dbd5767f76759fb
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/26187
dc.description	<p><em>This article discusses the case study of a learner in Mdantsane Township</em> <em>in the Eastern Cape. Most black learners find it difficult to express themselves effectively in English. According to a survey made by Bot (1996) majority of black grade 7 learners are unable to read in English. Many black learners in South Africa The study, which focused on five learners was an attempt to explain why some learners whose mother tongue is Xhosa are an exceptionally proficient writers of English. The article describes one of these learners and his writing practices. The data collected include formal interviews with this learner as well as an analysis of some of his writing. Some tentative conclusions are reached relating to the role of the teacher and certain affective factors. The article concludes with a few implications for researching teachers.</em></p>
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	Stellenbosch University
dc.relation	http://perlinguam.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/4
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/0259-2312
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/2224-0012
dc.source	Per Linguam : A Journal of Language Learning, Vol 17, Iss 2 (2011)
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.title	Unathi: The case study of a South African ESL learner who excels at writing in English
dc.type	article