Made available in DSpace on 2017-06-01T18:24:57Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Ana Vogeley.pdf: 816214 bytes, checksum: 27b3147f8146412d71b10160cb1ae074 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2006-04-12 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / This research discusses about the language manifestations, not as something pathologic but as expressions of values, habits, behaviors and different ways of living of different social groups, producers of experience. It purposes to observe differences between the linguistic variations and the phonological disorders. This study has the intention to characterize the patients partner-cultural context, to investigate their kind of language disorder and, also, to analyze if these manifestations, in the speech, have any cause related to the linguistic organization or if they are historical manifestations. The speech therapy sessions, of four patients, with phonological disorders, from the Clínica Manoel de Freitas Limeira were recorded. Through the transcriptions, the speech manifestations, considered pathological, were analyzed, with the objective of to differing the phonological disorders from the historical and linguistic manifestations. The analysis considered the speech therapy conventional classification, about the phonological disorders and the historical aspects from the portuguese language evidenced by Coutinho (1976). According to this proposal, the results indicate a narrow relation between the linguistic variations and the phonological disorders, ratifying the language social function and the importance of historicity for the understanding of the processes involved in the language acquisition and in the phonological disorders. At the same time, this research points to the necessity of rethinking about the phonological disorders conception and the standards adopted to the evaluation, the diagnosis and the therapy plan. The most important contribution is the discussion and the offering of alternatives to surpass the linguistic preconception, standing out the commitment between the speech therapy s clinic and the social inclusion / Esta pesquisa questiona o caráter patológico atribuído às manifestações lingüísticas, na clínica fonoaudiológica, considerandoas manifestações em que são expressos valores, hábitos, comportamentos e diferentes modos de vida de diferentes grupos sociais geradores de experiência. Sendo assim, objetiva diferenciar os desvios fonológicos das variações lingüísticas. Para tanto, busca caracterizar o contexto sócio-cultural dos pacientes, investigar o tipo de desvio no qual eles foram enquadrados pela clínica e, ainda, analisar se essas manifestações na fala têm causa relacionada à organização lingüística ou se são manifestações lingüísticas historicamente construídas. Foram registradas sessões terapêuticas de quatro crianças, com desvios fonológicos, da Clínica Manoel de Freitas Limeira, da Universidade Católica de Pernambuco (UNICAP). A partir das transcrições, foram analisadas as manifestações consideradas patológicas , na fala, buscando diferenciar os desvios das manifestações lingüístico-históricas. A análise dos dados levou em consideração não apenas a classificação convencional da fonoaudiologia em relação aos desvios fonológicos, mas, também, os aspectos históricos e evolutivos da língua portuguesa, a partir da perspectiva de Coutinho (1976). De acordo com a proposta deste estudo, os resultados apontam para uma estreita relação entre variações lingüísticas e desvios fonológicos, confirmando o papel social da linguagem e a importância da historicidade para a compreensão dos processos envolvidos na aquisição e nos desvios fonológicos. Ao mesmo tempo, aponta para a necessidade de repensar, na clínica fonoaudiológica, o conceito de desvios e os critérios adotados para a avaliação, diagnóstico e planejamento terapêutico. A maior contribuição está em discutir e oferecer alternativas para a superação do preconceito lingüístico, destacando o compromisso da clínica fonoaudiológica com a inclusão social

South Africa has eleven official languages. In this diverse context teaching is a complex issue. In the light of this statement, the aims of this study were to • ascertain teachers’ perceptions of language diversity in multicultural primary schools in Gauteng; • determine their views on the factors that impact on the acquisition of English as a second language; and • make recommendations on how teachers can best be supported to teach multicultural classes. The study adopted a quantitative approach. A questionnaire was used to gather data, which was completed by 60 teachers from three Gauteng primary schools. Significant conclusions include, that not all teachers are aware of the language policies. Most are in favour of English being taught from Grade one; believed the parents preferred their children to be educated in English, and were divided in their support of using mother tongue languages. Finally, recommendations were made, emanating from the study. / Educational Studies / M. Ed. (Socio-Education)

The main aim of this study is to extend our current understanding of the linguistic characteristics of student-centred distance education texts. This aim links directly with the shift in South Africa from an objectivistic, content-centred teaching approach towards an outcomes-based, studentcentred one. Partly because few guidelines exist as to what the linguistic characteristics of student-centred texts are, developers of such texts in a distance education environment face many challenges and thus, a secondary, more indirect aim of this study is to benefit developers of distance education study materials. In view of the educational context in which the study is situated, a brief overview of some of the most relevant pedagogic perspectives underlying the notion of student-centredness is provided. Student-centredness is then interpreted in terms of Biber's (1988) construal of `involvement' and also in terms of Systemic Functional Linguistics (SFL): more particularly, the interpersonal discourse semantic metafunction of SFL and on insights developed in Appraisal Theory. The focus of the study is thus on `involvement' and the expression of evaluative stance, and consequently on attitudinal language through `involvement' features. Of particular interest to the present study is how learning is advanced through the use of attitudinal language. The data for the study include six print-based distance education teaching texts (study guides) from three different academic departments at the University of South Africa. Two guides from each department are analysed and compared: one developed by way of a content-centred approach to teaching and the other by way of a student-centred approach. The linguistic construal of evaluative stance in these guides is analysed and interpreted in interpersonal terms. The thesis develops a theoretically motivated explanation of the linguistic characteristics of student-centred distance education texts, and in the process provides evidence of the interpersonal and pedagogic relevance of evaluative stance in the context of distance education. Some of the main conclusions reached are that student-centred texts differ from contentcentred ones with regard to: the extent to which the social presence of discourse participants is signalled in such texts; the extent to which solidarity is negotiated with students; the participation of students in the knowledge construction process; the relationship that prevails between lecturers and students; and the identity developed for both students as well as lecturers. / Linguistics / D. Litt. et Phil. (Linguistics)

The main aim of this study is to extend our current understanding of the linguistic characteristics of student-centred distance education texts. This aim links directly with the shift in South Africa from an objectivistic, content-centred teaching approach towards an outcomes-based, studentcentred one. Partly because few guidelines exist as to what the linguistic characteristics of student-centred texts are, developers of such texts in a distance education environment face many challenges and thus, a secondary, more indirect aim of this study is to benefit developers of distance education study materials. In view of the educational context in which the study is situated, a brief overview of some of the most relevant pedagogic perspectives underlying the notion of student-centredness is provided. Student-centredness is then interpreted in terms of Biber's (1988) construal of `involvement' and also in terms of Systemic Functional Linguistics (SFL): more particularly, the interpersonal discourse semantic metafunction of SFL and on insights developed in Appraisal Theory. The focus of the study is thus on `involvement' and the expression of evaluative stance, and consequently on attitudinal language through `involvement' features. Of particular interest to the present study is how learning is advanced through the use of attitudinal language. The data for the study include six print-based distance education teaching texts (study guides) from three different academic departments at the University of South Africa. Two guides from each department are analysed and compared: one developed by way of a content-centred approach to teaching and the other by way of a student-centred approach. The linguistic construal of evaluative stance in these guides is analysed and interpreted in interpersonal terms. The thesis develops a theoretically motivated explanation of the linguistic characteristics of student-centred distance education texts, and in the process provides evidence of the interpersonal and pedagogic relevance of evaluative stance in the context of distance education. Some of the main conclusions reached are that student-centred texts differ from contentcentred ones with regard to: the extent to which the social presence of discourse participants is signalled in such texts; the extent to which solidarity is negotiated with students; the participation of students in the knowledge construction process; the relationship that prevails between lecturers and students; and the identity developed for both students as well as lecturers. / Linguistics and Modern Languages / D. Litt. et Phil. (Linguistics)

Text in English / The study examines the social motivations that prompt the Rwandan bilingual speakers to code-switch from Kinyarwanda to English, French or Kiswahili in their casual conversations about real-life situations. Methodological techniques used for data collection are ethnographic non-participant observation, oral interviews, focus group discussions and shorthand notes techniques. Examples were examined and interpreted within Myers-Scotton’s Markedness Model as the main theoretical framework for the study. The research findings align with Myers-Scotton’s categories such as the sequential unmarked choice, code-switching itself as the unmarked choice, the marked choice and the exploratory choice respectively. The main social factors that influence code-switching among the Rwandan bilingual speakers were identified as signalling educated status, expressing different social identities, demonstrating measures of power, authority and prestige, narrowing or widening social distance, and maintaining relationships. These results support the hypothesis that code-switching is a strategy to maximise social benefits from the interlocutors in conversation. / Linguistics and Modern Languages / M.A. (Sociolinguistics)

This study takes place within a school situated on the north eastern side of Soshanguve, a township to the north of the capital city, Pretoria, also called Tshwane. The school draws most of its learners from an area that started as an informal settlement. Certain parts of this settlement are now well structured and it is gradually becoming a formal settlement. The children who form part of this study are those whose parents have migrated from neighbouring provinces such as Limpopo, North West and Mpumalanga, as well as from neighbouring countries such as Zimbabwe and Mozambique. Owing to this migration, the community around this school is multilingual. Multilingualism has led to phonic, grammatical, semantic and stylistic language interference. This interference has caused language change, which in turn has led to variations that affect the standard form of Sesotho sa Lebowa, the first language of the school. The school selected for this study has achieved very average matriculation results since its establishment in 1994. Although the school generally achieves a 100% pass rate in the subject Sesotho sa Lebowa, marks are generally low despite the fact that the learners are supposedly first language speakers of Sesotho sa Lebowa. The aim of this study is to investigate the reasons for the poor quality of these results. Matriculation results over the past four years attest to the fact that something needs to be done in order to reverse the negative trend of these results. / Linguistics / M.A. (Sociolinguistics)

This study takes place within a school situated on the north eastern side of Soshanguve, a township to the north of the capital city, Pretoria, also called Tshwane. The school draws most of its learners from an area that started as an informal settlement. Certain parts of this settlement are now well structured and it is gradually becoming a formal settlement. The children who form part of this study are those whose parents have migrated from neighbouring provinces such as Limpopo, North West and Mpumalanga, as well as from neighbouring countries such as Zimbabwe and Mozambique. Owing to this migration, the community around this school is multilingual. Multilingualism has led to phonic, grammatical, semantic and stylistic language interference. This interference has caused language change, which in turn has led to variations that affect the standard form of Sesotho sa Lebowa, the first language of the school. The school selected for this study has achieved very average matriculation results since its establishment in 1994. Although the school generally achieves a 100% pass rate in the subject Sesotho sa Lebowa, marks are generally low despite the fact that the learners are supposedly first language speakers of Sesotho sa Lebowa. The aim of this study is to investigate the reasons for the poor quality of these results. Matriculation results over the past four years attest to the fact that something needs to be done in order to reverse the negative trend of these results. / Linguistics and Modern Languages / M.A. (Sociolinguistics)