Sandiso Ngcobo
Biographic Data
| ID | 4052529 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sandiso Ngcobo |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sandiso |
| FAMILY NAME | Ngcobo |
| SIGNATURE | NGCOBO S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Mangosuthu University of Technology |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8256-4453 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Motherhood and Childhood during Apartheid
Black women played numerous roles during apartheid. They were mothers, grandmothers, sisters, aunts, political activists, to mention a few. There is scant research and literary works on experiences of ordinary people during apartheid though that is changing. This paper seeks to contribute towards this growing discourse by contradicting stereotypical depictions of black women as victims, trouble causers, among others, through foregrounding their d…
An analysis of lecturers’ beliefs and behaviour towards multilingual curriculum teaching material
This article reflects on a longitudinal study that sought to assess if the expressed lecturers’ beliefs matched their behaviour towards a teaching material developed on the principles of bi/-multilingual education. A mixed method approach consisting of a review of the earlier reported language attitudes of English lecturers and a comparative document analysis of the developed dual language instruction (DLI) (isiZulu-English) teaching material of …
The representation of curricular spider-web model in the Lesotho curriculum and assessment policy framework
Over the years, curriculum reforms have formed part of Lesotho’s attempt to address the socio-economic development factor through education policies such as the Lesotho curriculum and assessment policy (CAP) framework, introduced in 2009. This framework is meant to guide curriculum development and design processes. Through content analysis, this article seeks to highlight the representation of the curricular spider-web model’s concepts, which gui…
Translanguaging as an approach to address language inequality in South African higher education
Literacy challenges among the majority of African-language speaking students learning through the medium of English impact on unequal throughput in South African higher education. To address this social injustice issue, academic literacy practitioners have a critical role to play in the inclusion of linguistic diversity in higher education. This requires that the curriculum be revised in such a way that classroom activities and assessments give r…
The struggle to maintain identity in higher education among Zulu-speaking students
The 2002 Language Policy for Higher Education (LPHE) identifies the currently dominant language of instruction – English – as being a possible barrier to many African students in accessing and successfully completing studies at higher education level. The LPHE thus requires that black African languages be developed at Higher Education Institutions for use as languages of teaching and learning, alongside English and Afrikaans. It is hoped that suc…
The representation of curricular spider-web model in the Lesotho curriculum and assessment policy framework
Over the years, curriculum reforms have formed part of Lesotho’s attempt to address the socio-economic development factor through education policies such as the Lesotho curriculum and assessment policy (CAP) framework, introduced in 2009. This framework is meant to guide curriculum development and design processes. Through content analysis, this article seeks to highlight the representation of the curricular spider-web model’s concepts, which gui…
Translanguaging as an approach to address language inequality in South African higher education
Literacy challenges among the majority of African-language speaking students learning through the medium of English impact on unequal throughput in South African higher education. To address this social injustice issue, academic literacy practitioners have a critical role to play in the inclusion of linguistic diversity in higher education. This requires that the curriculum be revised in such a way that classroom activities and assessments give r…
The struggle to maintain identity in higher education among Zulu-speaking students
The 2002 Language Policy for Higher Education (LPHE) identifies the currently dominant language of instruction – English – as being a possible barrier to many African students in accessing and successfully completing studies at higher education level. The LPHE thus requires that black African languages be developed at Higher Education Institutions for use as languages of teaching and learning, alongside English and Afrikaans. It is hoped that suc…
Translanguaging as an approach to address language inequality in South African higher education
Literacy challenges among the majority of African-language speaking students learning through the medium of English impact on unequal throughput in South African higher education. To address this social injustice issue, academic literacy practitioners have a critical role to play in the inclusion of linguistic diversity in higher education. This requires that the curriculum be revised in such a way that classroom activities and assessments give r…
The representation of curricular spider-web model in the Lesotho curriculum and assessment policy framework
Over the years, curriculum reforms have formed part of Lesotho’s attempt to address the socio-economic development factor through education policies such as the Lesotho curriculum and assessment policy (CAP) framework, introduced in 2009. This framework is meant to guide curriculum development and design processes. Through content analysis, this article seeks to highlight the representation of the curricular spider-web model’s concepts, which gui…
An analysis of lecturers’ beliefs and behaviour towards multilingual curriculum teaching material
This article reflects on a longitudinal study that sought to assess if the expressed lecturers’ beliefs matched their behaviour towards a teaching material developed on the principles of bi/-multilingual education. A mixed method approach consisting of a review of the earlier reported language attitudes of English lecturers and a comparative document analysis of the developed dual language instruction (DLI) (isiZulu-English) teaching material of …
Motherhood and Childhood during Apartheid
Black women played numerous roles during apartheid. They were mothers, grandmothers, sisters, aunts, political activists, to mention a few. There is scant research and literary works on experiences of ordinary people during apartheid though that is changing. This paper seeks to contribute towards this growing discourse by contradicting stereotypical depictions of black women as victims, trouble causers, among others, through foregrounding their d…
Political science (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Pedagogy (4 works) · Multilingual Education and Policy (3 works) · Second Language Learning and Teaching (3 works) · Curriculum (2 works) · EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning (2 works) · Higher education (2 works) · Higher Education Learning Practices (2 works) · Linguistics (2 works)