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A framework for the analysis of Xhosa texts for teaching reading

Thesis (MA)--University of Stellenbosch, 2000. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study investigates the reading process as addressed by Davies and Wallace in
their research. The key concept of the models of the reading process as explored by
Davies with reference to different researchers are examined. These researchers
include Gough, whose model of the reading process represents a bottom-up view of
the reading process, Goodman's model which reflects a top-down view of the reading
process and Rumelhart's interactive model which is an alternative to bottom-up and
top-down models. Davies advances a schema-theory which is the development of
Rumelhart's interactive model. The study also considers the model of Rayner and
Pollatsek as proposed by Davies, namely, the bottom-up interactive model of the
reading process. This model intends to be bottom-up, without excluding the
interactive features. A further model explored by Davies is that of Mathewson,
which incorporates affective factors in reading. Hedge, according to Davies,
developed the models of reading into a taxonomy of modes, anchors and drivers.
Modes represent the reading behaviours, anchors express knowledge sources, and
drivers typify the reading purposes. The study also considers Wallace's approach to
the reading process, which represents reading as a psycholinguistic as well as a
sociolinguistic process.
In addition, this study conducts an investigation of a practical framework for
describing and analysing texts; ways of describing differences amongst texts as
proposed by Wallace and the integration of different descriptions of texts. Levels of
text analysis and the theoretical foundation of the analytic procedure are considered.
The last part of this discussion provides some perspectives on reaching reading in the
outcomes-based curriculum for language, literacy and communication (see Appendix
B).
In the next part of the study an analysis of the Xhosa Bona magazine articles is
offered which commences with the recapitulation of the framework for the analysis of
texts. This framework includes elements such as the discourse type and genre; textual units and their functions; rhetorical functions and rhetorical patterns; text
cohesion; text coherence and language choice as a reflection of the writer's
communicative purpose or goal. Each article is analysed according to the framework
assumed. The study invokes Davies' analytic framework for the analysis of the Bona
magazine articles. The last part of this research explores the significance between
Davies' model and the requirements of outcomes-based language teaching. / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Die studie ondersoek 'n praktiese raamwerk vir die beskrywing en analise van tekste,
maniere vir die beskrywing van verskille tussen tekste soos voorgestel deur Wallace,
en die integrasie van die verskillende beskrywings van tekste. Die vlakke van
teksanalise en die teoretiese basis van die analitiese prosedure word bespreek. Die
laaste deel van hierdie bespreking skenk aandag aan perspektiewe oor die onderrig
van leesvaardigheid in die Uitkoms-gebaseerde kurrikulum vir die leerveld tale,
geletterdheid en kommunikasie (sien Bylae B).
In die volgende deel van die studie word 'n analise gedoen van Xhosa BONA
tydskrifartikels, wat begin met 'n rekapitulasie van die raamwerk vir die analise van
tekste. Hierdie raamwerk sluit elemente in soos diskoerstipe en genre, retoriese
funksies en taalkeuse as 'n refleksie van die skrywer se kommunikatiewe
doelstellings. Elke artikel word ontleed volgens die analitiese raamwerk van Davies.
Die laaste deel van die studie ondersoek die verband en betekenis van Davies se
leesmodel vir die onderrig van lees volgens die vereistes van die Uitkoms-gebaseerde
kurrikulum. / ISICATSHULWA:
Esi sifundo sijongene nophando ngendlela yokufunda njengoko indululwe
ngokaDavies noWallace kwiincwadi zabo. Le ngqikelelo yemifuziselo yofundo
njengoko iphononongwa ngulo kaDavies ngokubhekisele le ke kwizimvo zabacebi,
nayo iyahlolwa kwesi sifundo. Aba bacebi bale mifuziselo yale ngqikelelo yofundo
ngaba balandelayo; okaGough, omfuziselo wakhe wofundo ubonisa ukuba ufundo
luqala phantsi luye phezulu oko kukuthi, phantsi-phezulu, kanti yena uGoodman
uqikelela ufundo njengento eqala phezulu iye phantsi, oko kukuthi, phezulu-phantsi.
Kukho ke noluvo lokaRumelhart malunga nolu qikelelo-fundo. Vena uceba ufundo
okanye umfuziselo wofundo osebenzisanayo, futhi oluyenye indlela endaweni yezi
zimbini zit hi phantsi-phezulu okanye phezulu-phantsi. Ngaphaya koko, uDavies
uvelisa enye indlela ekwacetywa nguRumelhart, athi ukuyibiza yinkcazo-ngcingane
(theory) yeskima. Yona ikhulisa ikwaqhubela phambili le yomfuziselo
osebenzisanayo (interactive model). Isifundo esi sikwaluthathela ingqalelo uluvo
lukaRayner noPollatsek ngokuphakanyiswa nguDavies, olu ke lokuba bacebe
inkqubo yofundo oluqala phantsi luye phezulu luze luhlangane nolu lukaRumelhart
lokusebenzisana. Injongo yale nkqubo yofundo lwabo kukuba baqiniseke ngofundo
oluqala phantsi luye phezulu phofu bengakhange nakancinane balahle ezo mpawu
zolo fundo losebenziswano. Omnye umfuziselo wofundo owaziswa nguDavies
ngokaMathewson. Wona ke ubandakanya iimeko ezichukumisayo xeshikweni ubani
afundayo (affective factors). UDavies ukwasichazela nangoluvo lukaHedge othe
yena le mifuziselo (models) yokufunda wayihlela ngokwezintlu azibiza ngokuba
ziindlela zokuziphatha xa ufundayo (modes) okanye (reading behaviours), neeankile
(anchors) ezithetha indawo apho ubani afumana khona ulwazi (knowledge sources)
kunye nezo athi ngabaqhubi (drivers). Zona ke zibonisa iinjongo zokuba ubani
afunde oko asukuba ekufunda. OkaWallace ufundo olu ulubonisa ngeyakhe indlela
eyahlukileyo kwabanye aba. Ulubona njengenkqubo ehlanganisa inzululwazi
ngezengqondo edibaniselene nenzululwazi ngezolwimi, edibeneyo (unitary)
nekhethayo (and selective), kunye naleyo inenzululwazi ngoluntu neelwimi
(sociolinguistic). Ukongeza apho isifundo esi siphonononga indlela ephathekayo yokuchaza
nokucazulula okubhaliweyo (text analysis); iindlela ezahlukeneyo zokuchaza
umahluko phakathi kwezinto ezibhaliweyo. Oku ke kudibene nezimvo ezivela
kokaWallace. Ukuhlanganiswa kwezi ndlela zahlukeneyo zokuchaza okubhaliweyo;
imigangatho yokubhaliweyo (levels of text); eyiyeyona isetyenziswayo nefundwa
ngokubanzi jikelele; isiseko (basic) senkcazo eyingcingane senkqubo yocazululo
kwakunye ke nokuveliswa kweendlela ezimisiweyo ezahlukeneyo zolu calulo
lokubhaliweyo, zonke zikhankanyiwe kwesi sifundo. Indawo yokugqibela yolu
phando inika iinkcazelo ngamagama athile (terms) afumaneka kufundo ngeelwimi
olubhekiselele kwiziqhamo zokufundwayo (outcomes-based language study).
Emveni koku ke ngoku kulandela ucazululo-ncakasana lwamanqaku omhleli
kalindixesha wesiXhosa ekuthiwa yiBona, cazululo 010 oluqala ngokuwenza
amavandlakanya ngendlela lo kaDavies aceba ngayo ucazululo lokubhaliweyo. Le
ndlela ke yile ilandelayo; idiskhosi nejenra; iziqwengana zentetho ebhaliweyo
(textual units) nemisebenzi yazo; imisebenzi yeentetho zobuciko (rhetorical
functions), neendlela zobuciko (rhetorical patterns); ukunxibelelana nokuyondelelana
kokubhaliweyo (text coherence and text cohesion); nokhetho magamallwimi
ngendlela yokubonisa iinjongo nomyalezo wombhali (language choices as a
reflection of the writer's communicative goal and purpose). Inqakwana (article)
ngalinye kula sesithethe ngawo ngentla apha, licazululwa ngokwale ndlela ixeliweyo
endululwe ngulo kaDavies. Ngaphandle koko isifundo esi sihlola unxibelelwano
phakathi kwendlela yocazululo lokubhaliweyo ecetywa nguDavies kunye nendlela
athe la manqaku eBona acazululwa ngayo.
Ekugqibeleni kwako konke uphando olu luthabatha ingqalelo kumcimbi
wonxibelelwano phakathi kwendlela le kaDavies yocazululo nocalulo
lokubhaliweyo kunye nofundiso lolwimi olujongene neziqhamo
zokufundwayo (outcomes-based language teaching).

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:sun/oai:scholar.sun.ac.za:10019.1/51571
Date03 1900
CreatorsTyala, Abegail Nomapha
ContributorsVisser, M., Stellenbosch University. Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. Dept. of African Languages.
PublisherStellenbosch : Stellenbosch University
Source SetsSouth African National ETD Portal
Languageen_ZA
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis
Format201 p. : ill.
RightsStellenbosch University

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