Siphelele Mbatha
Biographic Data
| ID | 8645667 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Siphelele Mbatha |
| GIVEN NAMES | Siphelele |
| FAMILY NAME | Mbatha |
| SIGNATURE | MBATHA S |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of the Free State |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7163-3305 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Probing into ESL teachers’ use of translanguaging: Perspectives and operationalisations
Translanguaging has been among the multilingual pedagogies advocated for in multilingual classrooms for decades. The question of whether the translanguaging strategy is employable in learning English as a Second Language (ESL) has been of interest to scholars for some time, particularly given the complexity of ESL in multilingual classrooms. This study sought to probe into ESL teachers’ perspectives and use of translanguaging. From the interpreti…
The depiction of women in selected Zulu proverbs
Umphumela wokufundiswa koLimi lokuQala loKwengeza kubafundi abasincele ebeleni isiZulu
Leli phepha lethula ulwazi nenkinga yokuncishwa kwabafundi abangamaZulu ithuba lokufunda ulimi lwabo njengolimi lwaseKhaya ezikoleni ezixube izinhlanga. Okuhlalukile kulolu cwaningo ukuthi, kuhanjiswa phambili ulimi lwesiNgisi kube ilona olufundiswa njengolimi lwaseKhaya bese isiZulu sizakamuva sibe ulimi lokuqala lokwengeza. Abacwaningi-ke badalula inkinga yokuthi abafundi abangamaZulu kuthi kuyibona abaningi kulezi zikole kodwa futhi ulimi lwab…
Fostering Decolonization, Reading and Multilingualism through Book Donation: A Case Study of One Primary School in South Africa
Despite the UNESCO declaration of literacy and access to primary education as a fundamental human right, many developing countries still face low literacy levels, limited access to reading material and poor reading culture. This can arguably be used to explain why children from developing countries are (according to large-scale studies such as Progress in International Reading Competency Study) performing below the expected standard compared to t…
The Role of Mathematics and Science Education in the Adult Offender Rehabilitation Process
After the advent of democracy, the South African Department of Correctional Services implemented offender rehabilitation programmes as a means towards the humanistic approach to imprisonment, as opposed to the punishment approach. These programmes, even though not ostensible at first, were designed as the means for catalysing positive social behaviour, and for equipping offenders with the necessary skills to function in the work of skilled trade.…
Arousing Learner Interest and Engagement in a Multilingual Classroom Context: English Second Language Teachers’ Experiences and Strategies
Teaching English as a Second Language (ESL) to learners of different basic schooling phases is arguably an interesting yet enigmatic phenomenon, which features a variety of factors such as language diversity, curriculum, policy, and cultural factors. This paper sought to explore the experiences and the strategies employed by ESL teachers to aid learners navigate through linguistic diversity in English Second Language classroom contexts. From the …
The Role of Translanguaging in Teaching Mathematics at Adult Correctional Centre Classrooms in South Africa
This paper sought to explore the use of the translanguaging strategy as the means for decolonising and advancing the teaching of mathematics procedural fluency. From the pragmatic epistemological stance, the study collected both qualitative and quantitative data from the group of fifty purposively sampled adult offenders. The intervention study inferred data from pre-tests, post-tests, and semi-structured interviews. The data, which was analysed …
Evaluating Educationists’ Andragogical Strategies for Teaching Numeracy: A Case Study of the Kwazulu-Natal Adult Correctional Centre Classroom
The paper sought to evaluate correctional centre educationists’ numeracy and andragogical practices. From the interpretivist epistemological stance, qualitative data was collected through semi-structured interviews and classroom observations to address the question: What are the andragogical numeracy strategies employed by correctional centre educationists in adult correctional centre classrooms? The qualitative data, which was collected through …
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Fostering Decolonization, Reading and Multilingualism through Book Donation: A Case Study of One Primary School in South Africa
Despite the UNESCO declaration of literacy and access to primary education as a fundamental human right, many developing countries still face low literacy levels, limited access to reading material and poor reading culture. This can arguably be used to explain why children from developing countries are (according to large-scale studies such as Progress in International Reading Competency Study) performing below the expected standard compared to t…
The Role of Mathematics and Science Education in the Adult Offender Rehabilitation Process
After the advent of democracy, the South African Department of Correctional Services implemented offender rehabilitation programmes as a means towards the humanistic approach to imprisonment, as opposed to the punishment approach. These programmes, even though not ostensible at first, were designed as the means for catalysing positive social behaviour, and for equipping offenders with the necessary skills to function in the work of skilled trade.…
Arousing Learner Interest and Engagement in a Multilingual Classroom Context: English Second Language Teachers’ Experiences and Strategies
Teaching English as a Second Language (ESL) to learners of different basic schooling phases is arguably an interesting yet enigmatic phenomenon, which features a variety of factors such as language diversity, curriculum, policy, and cultural factors. This paper sought to explore the experiences and the strategies employed by ESL teachers to aid learners navigate through linguistic diversity in English Second Language classroom contexts. From the …
The Role of Translanguaging in Teaching Mathematics at Adult Correctional Centre Classrooms in South Africa
This paper sought to explore the use of the translanguaging strategy as the means for decolonising and advancing the teaching of mathematics procedural fluency. From the pragmatic epistemological stance, the study collected both qualitative and quantitative data from the group of fifty purposively sampled adult offenders. The intervention study inferred data from pre-tests, post-tests, and semi-structured interviews. The data, which was analysed …
Evaluating Educationists’ Andragogical Strategies for Teaching Numeracy: A Case Study of the Kwazulu-Natal Adult Correctional Centre Classroom
The paper sought to evaluate correctional centre educationists’ numeracy and andragogical practices. From the interpretivist epistemological stance, qualitative data was collected through semi-structured interviews and classroom observations to address the question: What are the andragogical numeracy strategies employed by correctional centre educationists in adult correctional centre classrooms? The qualitative data, which was collected through …
Umphumela wokufundiswa koLimi lokuQala loKwengeza kubafundi abasincele ebeleni isiZulu
Leli phepha lethula ulwazi nenkinga yokuncishwa kwabafundi abangamaZulu ithuba lokufunda ulimi lwabo njengolimi lwaseKhaya ezikoleni ezixube izinhlanga. Okuhlalukile kulolu cwaningo ukuthi, kuhanjiswa phambili ulimi lwesiNgisi kube ilona olufundiswa njengolimi lwaseKhaya bese isiZulu sizakamuva sibe ulimi lokuqala lokwengeza. Abacwaningi-ke badalula inkinga yokuthi abafundi abangamaZulu kuthi kuyibona abaningi kulezi zikole kodwa futhi ulimi lwab…
Probing into ESL teachers’ use of translanguaging: Perspectives and operationalisations
Translanguaging has been among the multilingual pedagogies advocated for in multilingual classrooms for decades. The question of whether the translanguaging strategy is employable in learning English as a Second Language (ESL) has been of interest to scholars for some time, particularly given the complexity of ESL in multilingual classrooms. This study sought to probe into ESL teachers’ perspectives and use of translanguaging. From the interpreti…
The depiction of women in selected Zulu proverbs
Mathematics education (5 works) · Multilingual Education and Policy (5 works) · Pedagogy (5 works) · Psychology (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Linguistics (3 works) · Philosophy (3 works) · Second Language Learning and Teaching (3 works) · Translanguaging (3 works) · Computer Science (2 works)