Naomi Boakye
Biographic Data
| ID | 1537557 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Naomi Boakye |
| GIVEN NAMES | Naomi |
| FAMILY NAME | Boakye |
| SIGNATURE | BOAKYE N |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Pretoria |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7578-8424 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Investigating Teachers’ Perceptions of Critical Literacy: A Case Study from Two South African Township Schools
Researchers have described critical literacy as an important aspect of literacy in education and in the language classroom. However, this concept, including the notions that underlie it, has not been widely researched in English Second Language (ESL) contexts in Africa. This article reports on a qualitative study that investigated teachers’ perceptions of critical literacy. Interviews were conducted with Grade 8 and 9 teachers in two township sch…
The efficacy of socio-affective teaching strategies in a reading intervention: Students’ views and opinions
This paper reports on students’ opinions of the effectiveness of social and affective teaching strategies to improve their reading proficiency. An intervention, based on Guthrie and Wigfield’s (2000) engagement model, was conducted using two groups of first-year students, classified as High Risk and Low Risk. Interviews were conducted with selected students, and their responses were analysed using content analysis. The responses of the students s…
The social dimension of reading literacy development in South Africa: Bridging inequalities among the various language groups
It is widely acknowledged that different communities, such as language groups and socio-economic status (SES) families, practice literacy in different ways. Certain language communities of low SES observe literacy interactions differently from the traditional "schooled literacy", which may influence learners' reading literacy. However, the link between language communities, SES and reading literacy has not been extensively researched, especially …
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The social dimension of reading literacy development in South Africa: Bridging inequalities among the various language groups
It is widely acknowledged that different communities, such as language groups and socio-economic status (SES) families, practice literacy in different ways. Certain language communities of low SES observe literacy interactions differently from the traditional "schooled literacy", which may influence learners' reading literacy. However, the link between language communities, SES and reading literacy has not been extensively researched, especially …
The efficacy of socio-affective teaching strategies in a reading intervention: Students’ views and opinions
This paper reports on students’ opinions of the effectiveness of social and affective teaching strategies to improve their reading proficiency. An intervention, based on Guthrie and Wigfield’s (2000) engagement model, was conducted using two groups of first-year students, classified as High Risk and Low Risk. Interviews were conducted with selected students, and their responses were analysed using content analysis. The responses of the students s…
Investigating Teachers’ Perceptions of Critical Literacy: A Case Study from Two South African Township Schools
Researchers have described critical literacy as an important aspect of literacy in education and in the language classroom. However, this concept, including the notions that underlie it, has not been widely researched in English Second Language (ESL) contexts in Africa. This article reports on a qualitative study that investigated teachers’ perceptions of critical literacy. Interviews were conducted with Grade 8 and 9 teachers in two township sch…
Literacy (3 works) · Pedagogy (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Mathematics education (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Reading and Literacy Development (2 works) · Second Language Learning and Teaching (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Cognition (1 works) · Computer Science (1 works)