Testing the waters: exploring genres in two English classes at a multilingual Cape Flats primary school.

Testing the waters: exploring genres in two English classes at a multilingual Cape Flats primary school.

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<p>The purpose of this study is to gain an understanding of current writing practices in the intermediate phase at a multilingual primary school on the Cape Flats and then to explore the possible benefits of a genre-based approach in this context. The study focused on the development of learne...

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Main Author: Van Heerden, Michelle.
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: 2008
Subjects:
English language
Study and teaching
Writing techniques
Writing skills.
Online Access:http://etd.uwc.ac.za/index.php?module=etd&action=viewtitle&id=gen8Srv25Nme4_2137_1243240686
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topic English language
Study and teaching
Writing techniques
Writing skills.
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Study and teaching
Writing techniques
Writing skills.
Van Heerden, Michelle.
Testing the waters: exploring genres in two English classes at a multilingual Cape Flats primary school.
description <p>The purpose of this study is to gain an understanding of current writing practices in the intermediate phase at a multilingual primary school on the Cape Flats and then to explore the possible benefits of a genre-based approach in this context. The study focused on the development of learners' writing skills in two Grade Six English classes. The aims of this study are to understand the writing curriculum plan and as practiced by two teachers with different levels of exposure to current approaches to the teaching of writing and different class profiles.</p>
author Van Heerden, Michelle.
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author_sort Van Heerden, Michelle.
title Testing the waters: exploring genres in two English classes at a multilingual Cape Flats primary school.
title_short Testing the waters: exploring genres in two English classes at a multilingual Cape Flats primary school.
title_full Testing the waters: exploring genres in two English classes at a multilingual Cape Flats primary school.
title_fullStr Testing the waters: exploring genres in two English classes at a multilingual Cape Flats primary school.
title_full_unstemmed Testing the waters: exploring genres in two English classes at a multilingual Cape Flats primary school.
title_sort testing the waters: exploring genres in two english classes at a multilingual cape flats primary school.
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