Pule Phindane
Biographic Data
| ID | 1850841 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Pule Phindane |
| GIVEN NAMES | Pule |
| FAMILY NAME | Phindane |
| SIGNATURE | PHINDANE P |
| AFFILIATIONS | Central University of Technology |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6459-1642 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Exploring language barriers in teaching Setswana Home Language in Multicultural classrooms
The study aimed to examine the linguistic obstacles that affect the effective teaching and learning of Setswana Home language (HL) in South African schools. The interpretivist research paradigm was employed because it is considered subjective centered on social interaction and individual interpretation. Participants were determined using a purposive sampling strategy, and data were obtained through interviews. The sample consisted of 6 Setswana h…
The significance of the naming technique in KPD Maphalla’s novel, Kabelwamanong
This article is a conceptual study of onomastics in KPD Maphalla’s novel, Kabelwamanong, focusing on the naming of characters and places. The study intends to determine the extent to which naming is utilised as a technique to show how the author presents his characters and how they contribute towards the development of themes in this text. Maphalla’s choice and use of names is deliberate, and the technique makes a significant contribution to his …
A Comparative Study of Requests amongst Second Language Speakers of English
This paper is based on the findings from a study that investigated the analysis of requests produced by second language (L2) speakers (that is, 15 Afrikaans-speaking (L1) and 17 Sesotho-speaking (L1) learners) of English and how these requests are received by English first language (L1) speakers.The aim of this study is to compare the manners in which Afrikaans first language (L1) and Sesotho first language (L1) speakers make requests when speaki…
A comparative study of requests amongst second language speakers of english
This paper is based on the findings from a study that investigated the analysis of requests produced by second language (L2) speakers (that is, 15 Afrikaans-speaking (L1) and 17 Sesotho-speaking (L1) learners) of English and how these requests are received by English first language (L1) speakers. The aim of this study is to compare the manners in which Afrikaans first language (L1) and Sesotho first language (L1) speakers make requests when speak…
Parents and Educator's Perceptions to Sex Education and HIV/Aids in Primary Schools in the Motheo District
This paper investigated the perceptions of parents and Foundation Phase educators on whether Foundation Phase learners have the rights to be educated about HIV/AIDS and sex education before they reach adolescent stage. Twenty Foundation Phase educators and twenty parents were sampled in this research. Qualitative and quantitative research methods were used to collect data. The findings showed that parents and educators agreed that children are pr…
Verbal Alternations in Sesotho
Verbal Alternations in Sesotho
This study discusses two types of verbal alternation in Sesothothat have the same syntactic structure, but differ in their semantic representations and in their lexical syntax structures. The first scenario: ‘Ntate o motsutse lenala la ntja’(Father extracted dog’s nail) alternating with ‘Ntja e motsutse lenala la yona’ (A dog extracted its nail). The alternating sentence can be interpreted as: ‘A dog had someone extract its nail’. The second scen…
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Verbal Alternations in Sesotho
Verbal Alternations in Sesotho
This study discusses two types of verbal alternation in Sesothothat have the same syntactic structure, but differ in their semantic representations and in their lexical syntax structures. The first scenario: ‘Ntate o motsutse lenala la ntja’(Father extracted dog’s nail) alternating with ‘Ntja e motsutse lenala la yona’ (A dog extracted its nail). The alternating sentence can be interpreted as: ‘A dog had someone extract its nail’. The second scen…
A Comparative Study of Requests amongst Second Language Speakers of English
This paper is based on the findings from a study that investigated the analysis of requests produced by second language (L2) speakers (that is, 15 Afrikaans-speaking (L1) and 17 Sesotho-speaking (L1) learners) of English and how these requests are received by English first language (L1) speakers.The aim of this study is to compare the manners in which Afrikaans first language (L1) and Sesotho first language (L1) speakers make requests when speaki…
A comparative study of requests amongst second language speakers of english
This paper is based on the findings from a study that investigated the analysis of requests produced by second language (L2) speakers (that is, 15 Afrikaans-speaking (L1) and 17 Sesotho-speaking (L1) learners) of English and how these requests are received by English first language (L1) speakers. The aim of this study is to compare the manners in which Afrikaans first language (L1) and Sesotho first language (L1) speakers make requests when speak…
Parents and Educator's Perceptions to Sex Education and HIV/Aids in Primary Schools in the Motheo District
This paper investigated the perceptions of parents and Foundation Phase educators on whether Foundation Phase learners have the rights to be educated about HIV/AIDS and sex education before they reach adolescent stage. Twenty Foundation Phase educators and twenty parents were sampled in this research. Qualitative and quantitative research methods were used to collect data. The findings showed that parents and educators agreed that children are pr…
The significance of the naming technique in KPD Maphalla’s novel, Kabelwamanong
This article is a conceptual study of onomastics in KPD Maphalla’s novel, Kabelwamanong, focusing on the naming of characters and places. The study intends to determine the extent to which naming is utilised as a technique to show how the author presents his characters and how they contribute towards the development of themes in this text. Maphalla’s choice and use of names is deliberate, and the technique makes a significant contribution to his …
Exploring language barriers in teaching Setswana Home Language in Multicultural classrooms
The study aimed to examine the linguistic obstacles that affect the effective teaching and learning of Setswana Home language (HL) in South African schools. The interpretivist research paradigm was employed because it is considered subjective centered on social interaction and individual interpretation. Participants were determined using a purposive sampling strategy, and data were obtained through interviews. The sample consisted of 6 Setswana h…
Linguistics (5 works) · Philosophy (5 works) · Computer Science (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Multilingual Education and Policy (3 works) · Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies (2 works) · Linguistic Variation and Morphology (2 works) · Natural language processing (2 works) · Programming language (2 works) · Sociology (2 works)