Bulelwa L Nyangiwe
Biographic Data
| ID | 6913357 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Bulelwa L Nyangiwe |
| GIVEN NAMES | Bulelwa L |
| FAMILY NAME | Nyangiwe |
| SIGNATURE | NYANGIWE B L |
| AFFILIATIONS | Mangosuthu University of Technology |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9097-7637 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Politeness constructions in written business communication
In this article, we conduct a comparative study which investigates challenges faced by isiZulu-speaking (L1) students with regard to appropriate politeness strategies in English (L2) business letters. We draw on the well-established distinction between interactional and transactional intentions in business writing. Data consists of a comparative bilingual business writing task as well as of a questionnaire that sought to identify specific challen…
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…
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…
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…
Politeness constructions in written business communication
In this article, we conduct a comparative study which investigates challenges faced by isiZulu-speaking (L1) students with regard to appropriate politeness strategies in English (L2) business letters. We draw on the well-established distinction between interactional and transactional intentions in business writing. Data consists of a comparative bilingual business writing task as well as of a questionnaire that sought to identify specific challen…
Linguistics (2 works) · Pedagogy (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Business communication (1 work) · Business English (1 work) · Communication (1 work) · Discourse Analysis in Language Studies (1 work) · EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning (1 work) · Higher Education Learning Practices (1 work)