Madoda Cekiso
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 6430628 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Madoda Cekiso |
| PRENOMES | Madoda |
| SOBRENOME | Cekiso |
| ASSINATURA | CEKISO M |
| AFILIAÇÕES | Tshwane University of Technology |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7681-077X |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 29 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 2 |
| OBRAS COMO AUTOR | 29 |
| OBRAS COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2010 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 1 |
Odonymic renaming as a contestation of memory and erasure
Experiences and Agency of South African Black Rural Women of KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa
This article seeks to highlight the experiences and agency of KwaZulu-Natal women through the theoretical lenses of African Feminism and the Sustainable Livelihoods Approach (SLA), foregrounding intersectional dynamics of gender, class, and rurality. The paper explores how rural women negotiate structural poverty, climate vulnerability, gender inequality, and socio-cultural constraints while exercising agency in livelihood strategies. Hence, it f…
University Students’ Expectations of their Lecturers’ Support Regarding Extensive Reading – A Case Study of first-year English major students at a South African University
Despite the importance of extensive reading in higher education, limited research has explored university students’ expectations of their lecturers’ support in this area. This qualitative case study investigated the expectations of 65 first-year English Majors students at a South African university regarding their lecturers’ support for extensive reading. The respondents were purposively selected and open-ended questionnaires were used to collect…
Reflections on the Judeo-Christian values in the naming of amaXhosa brides
Toponymic renaming as a reflection of social cohesion and social justice in the City of Tshwane
Recently, the concept of social cohesion has been increasingly used in the South African government and policy circles when discussing the challenges of social cohesion in a society deeply divided by race, class, and nationality. Related to this concept is the practice of naming and renaming places, precisely after regime change. Also known as a toponymic purge, new rulers change exisiting names to gian political legitimacy for their political va…
Challenges faced by High School Learners in English First Additional Language Reading Comprehension in the Soshanguve Township, South Africa
This study investigated the challenges faced by Grade 10 learners in English First Additional Language (EFAL) reading comprehension at a high school in Soshanguve Township, South Africa. Using a quantitative approach with a questionnaire survey design, the research aimed to identify specific challenges experienced by learners in comprehending English texts. A sample of a 105 Grade 10 EFAL learners participated in the study. Data was collected thr…
Face-To-Face Versus Online Learning
Encountering challenges in academic writing is inevitable for first-year students who are yet to become familiar with the writing patterns and structure. Students often struggle with the change; online learning and its advantages have not fully materialised due to the disruptions, familiarity, resistance, and problems associated with technology. The purpose of the study was to examine first-year students’ experience with the face-to-face learning…
A linguistic analysis of spelling errors of selected indigenous town and village names in the Eastern Cape, South Africa
Black Women’s Lived Experiences of Informal Street Trading in East London, South Africa
The study sought to evaluate women’s lived experiences of informal street trading in East London with specific reference to the coping strategies they adopt and their challenges within the industry. A qualitative method was used, adopting a case study design. Interviews were conducted with fourteen street trader women participants who were purposefully selected because of the artefacts they displayed for sale. Data collected through semi-structur…
Exploring Factors Affecting Reading Culture of First-Year Students At A Selected Institution of Higher Learning In South Africa
Prior research has shown that academic reading poses a significant challenge for university students. One of the primary explanations is the lack of a positive reading culture among university students. Several studies have demonstrated the positive and negative effects of various factors on reading cultures. Notably, some studies indicate that university students do not read books regularly, and their cultural surroundings discourage them from d…
Exploring The Possibility of Using Khelobedu As A Medium of Instruction
The study sought to elicit the perceptions of teachers and subject advisors towards the use of Khelobedu, which is a dialect, as a medium of instruction. This study followed a qualitative approach, through which data were gathered through semi-structured interviews with 8 Foundation Phase teachers and 2 subject advisors in Mopani District. The study revealed that teachers and subject advisors are of the view that Khelobedu would benefit the learn…
Variables Impacting Academic Writing
This study aimed to investigate the variables affecting first-year TVET students’ academic writing performance in South African Higher Education. The study was quantitative in nature and a purposive sampling technique was used to select participants. The study was targeted at first-year students in Technical and Vocational Education and Technology (TVET) College in the Western Cape. The sample size of the study was 185 students. The results clear…
The interface between compounding and naming
An investigation of the language attitudes, identity and power perspectives of isiZulu home-language-speaking students towards isiZulu and other Black South African languages
IsiZulu is the most widely spoken language in South Africa, and most of its home language (HL) speakers reside in KwaZulu-Natal. Outside this province, there are significant isiZulu HL speakers who reside in Mpumalanga and Gauteng provinces. Consequently, the purpose of this study was to explore the thoughts of isiZulu HL speakers on their language in relation to identity and power. Furthermore, the study investigates the attitudes held by isiZul…
Foundation Phase Teachers’ Experiences with Teaching Xhosa Home Language to Baca-Speaking Learners in Umzimkhulu
Native speakers’ learning of dialects is often hampered where a standard language is used. Most learners in Umzimkhulu are members of the Baca people, who use Baca as a home language. Baca is regarded as a dialect of Xhosa, which is the only subject for learners to choose as a home language. The study investigated teachers’ experiences in teaching Xhosa as a home language to Baca-speaking learners from Umzimkhulu. Semi-structured interviews were …
Challenges Facing Mpondo Learners in Learning Standard Xhosa
Granting equal opportunities to non-standard and standard language learners is unfair practice, since these two language groups are expected to achieve the same outcomes at the end of their school career. Learners who speak a non-standard variety of a language are at a disadvantage in classrooms that promote the standard language and face struggles such as differences in pronunciation, grammar, vocabulary, syntax, orthography, and discourse style…
Analysing City of Tshwane residents' perceptions of street renaming
A socio-onomastic analysis of some government school names in the Vhembe District in Limpopo province
Naming is a noteworthy cultural practice, not only because of its ability to create a sense of continuity over time, but also through its capacity for changing and challenging lines of identity. Thus, naming is a powerful vehicle for promoting identification with the past and locating oneself within wider networks of memory. The objective of this article is to explore the naming of some government schools in the Vhembe District in Limpopo provinc…
A Critical Discourse Analysis of Former President Nelson Mandela's Two State of the Nation Addresses (1994 and 1999)
This study examined how the former South African president, Nelson Mandela, used language to present his political ideologies and the persuasion techniques he used to convince his audience of the state's achievements and challenges when delivering two State of the Nation addresses (1994 and 1999). The study was qualitative in nature and followed a case study design. Two speeches presented by former President Mandela provided the data for the stud…
Evaluating the awareness and knowledge of dyslexia among primary school teachers in Tshwane District, South Africa
Based on the findings, recommendations such as early diagnoses through testing, parental involvement, conducive learning environment and teachers' professional development regarding dyslexia were made
Investigating Teachers’ Perceptions of Critical Literacy
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…
Personal names as communicative tools in Tshiven?a
Africans maintain close connections with their traditions and places of origin. They express those connections in many ways, including through naming practices. Among the Vhaven?a of South Africa, personal names go beyond identity construction as they communicate beliefs, historical antecedents, values, intentions, experiences and other cultural practices. The purpose of this article is to explore how the naming system is used as a communicative …
Dyslexic learners’ experiences with their peers and teachers in special and mainstream primary schools in North-West Province
The article spells out the barriers experienced by dyslexic learners in public schools and also recommends training of teachers so that they know how to deal with dyslexic learners, thereby eliminating the barriers. The study further recommended awareness campaigns among the student body about dyslexia
Language Factors Affecting the Katanga Language Spoken in the Democratic Republic of Congo
There have been debates about how languages used in some of the multilingual African countries have had a negative impact on the minority languages and cultures of the people. For example, in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), some of the languages are used in both the public and the private domains while other languages are only used in the private sectors. Therefore, this study aimed at investigating the language factors affecting the infe…
Exploring the Lived Experiences of Children-Of-The-Street in Mthatha
This paper reports the findings of a qualitative South African study that explored the lived experiences of children-of-the-streetin Mthatha in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. The study involved 19 children who had been involved in street life for periods ranging from 10 months to 10 years. The participants were aged from 9 to 18 years. The researchers conducted one-on-one interviews with the participants and content-analysed them. The…
Personal names as communicative tools in Tshiven?a
Africans maintain close connections with their traditions and places of origin. They express those connections in many ways, including through naming practices. Among the Vhaven?a of South Africa, personal names go beyond identity construction as they communicate beliefs, historical antecedents, values, intentions, experiences and other cultural practices. The purpose of this article is to explore how the naming system is used as a communicative …
The Nature of the Relationship between Student Learning Styles and Performance on Selected English Second Language Tasks
An awareness of individual differences in learning has made ESL/EFL educators and programme designers more sensitive to their roles in teaching and learning and has permitted them to match teaching and learning styles so as to develop students’ second and foreign language learning. The purpose of the present study is to (a) determine what the learning style profiles of College of Education (Eastern Cape) students look like as well as (b) to deter…
Poverty
The study sought to establish street children's lived experiences and notions of poverty. A sample of 17 street children participated in the study (age range = 9 to 18 years; males = 15, females = 2). An in-depth interview was conduct with each participant. Content analysis was used to analyse the data. The results revealed that street children experienced stigmatisation and humiliation from the general public. They perceived to be abused also by…
Gender Stereotypes in Selected Fairy Tales
Gender Stereotypes in Selected Fairy Tales
The purpose of this study was to investigate gender stereotypes in fairy tales in order to raise awareness of gender issues in learning and teaching, especially in the reading process. A purposive sample of two English and two IsiXhosa fairy tales were selected for intensive analysis among the popular fairy tales. The discourse analysis was used to analyze and deconstruct the texts with regard to how female and male characters were portrayed. The…
Exploring the Lived Experiences of Children-Of-The-Street in Mthatha
This paper reports the findings of a qualitative South African study that explored the lived experiences of children-of-the-streetin Mthatha in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. The study involved 19 children who had been involved in street life for periods ranging from 10 months to 10 years. The participants were aged from 9 to 18 years. The researchers conducted one-on-one interviews with the participants and content-analysed them. The…
Language Factors Affecting the Katanga Language Spoken in the Democratic Republic of Congo
There have been debates about how languages used in some of the multilingual African countries have had a negative impact on the minority languages and cultures of the people. For example, in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), some of the languages are used in both the public and the private domains while other languages are only used in the private sectors. Therefore, this study aimed at investigating the language factors affecting the infe…
Dyslexic learners’ experiences with their peers and teachers in special and mainstream primary schools in North-West Province
The article spells out the barriers experienced by dyslexic learners in public schools and also recommends training of teachers so that they know how to deal with dyslexic learners, thereby eliminating the barriers. The study further recommended awareness campaigns among the student body about dyslexia
Personal names as communicative tools in Tshiven?a
Africans maintain close connections with their traditions and places of origin. They express those connections in many ways, including through naming practices. Among the Vhaven?a of South Africa, personal names go beyond identity construction as they communicate beliefs, historical antecedents, values, intentions, experiences and other cultural practices. The purpose of this article is to explore how the naming system is used as a communicative …
Investigating Teachers’ Perceptions of Critical Literacy
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…
Analysing City of Tshwane residents' perceptions of street renaming
A socio-onomastic analysis of some government school names in the Vhembe District in Limpopo province
Naming is a noteworthy cultural practice, not only because of its ability to create a sense of continuity over time, but also through its capacity for changing and challenging lines of identity. Thus, naming is a powerful vehicle for promoting identification with the past and locating oneself within wider networks of memory. The objective of this article is to explore the naming of some government schools in the Vhembe District in Limpopo provinc…
A Critical Discourse Analysis of Former President Nelson Mandela's Two State of the Nation Addresses (1994 and 1999)
This study examined how the former South African president, Nelson Mandela, used language to present his political ideologies and the persuasion techniques he used to convince his audience of the state's achievements and challenges when delivering two State of the Nation addresses (1994 and 1999). The study was qualitative in nature and followed a case study design. Two speeches presented by former President Mandela provided the data for the stud…
Evaluating the awareness and knowledge of dyslexia among primary school teachers in Tshwane District, South Africa
Based on the findings, recommendations such as early diagnoses through testing, parental involvement, conducive learning environment and teachers' professional development regarding dyslexia were made
Variables Impacting Academic Writing
This study aimed to investigate the variables affecting first-year TVET students’ academic writing performance in South African Higher Education. The study was quantitative in nature and a purposive sampling technique was used to select participants. The study was targeted at first-year students in Technical and Vocational Education and Technology (TVET) College in the Western Cape. The sample size of the study was 185 students. The results clear…
The interface between compounding and naming
An investigation of the language attitudes, identity and power perspectives of isiZulu home-language-speaking students towards isiZulu and other Black South African languages
IsiZulu is the most widely spoken language in South Africa, and most of its home language (HL) speakers reside in KwaZulu-Natal. Outside this province, there are significant isiZulu HL speakers who reside in Mpumalanga and Gauteng provinces. Consequently, the purpose of this study was to explore the thoughts of isiZulu HL speakers on their language in relation to identity and power. Furthermore, the study investigates the attitudes held by isiZul…
Foundation Phase Teachers’ Experiences with Teaching Xhosa Home Language to Baca-Speaking Learners in Umzimkhulu
Native speakers’ learning of dialects is often hampered where a standard language is used. Most learners in Umzimkhulu are members of the Baca people, who use Baca as a home language. Baca is regarded as a dialect of Xhosa, which is the only subject for learners to choose as a home language. The study investigated teachers’ experiences in teaching Xhosa as a home language to Baca-speaking learners from Umzimkhulu. Semi-structured interviews were …
Challenges Facing Mpondo Learners in Learning Standard Xhosa
Granting equal opportunities to non-standard and standard language learners is unfair practice, since these two language groups are expected to achieve the same outcomes at the end of their school career. Learners who speak a non-standard variety of a language are at a disadvantage in classrooms that promote the standard language and face struggles such as differences in pronunciation, grammar, vocabulary, syntax, orthography, and discourse style…
Challenges faced by High School Learners in English First Additional Language Reading Comprehension in the Soshanguve Township, South Africa
This study investigated the challenges faced by Grade 10 learners in English First Additional Language (EFAL) reading comprehension at a high school in Soshanguve Township, South Africa. Using a quantitative approach with a questionnaire survey design, the research aimed to identify specific challenges experienced by learners in comprehending English texts. A sample of a 105 Grade 10 EFAL learners participated in the study. Data was collected thr…
Face-To-Face Versus Online Learning
Encountering challenges in academic writing is inevitable for first-year students who are yet to become familiar with the writing patterns and structure. Students often struggle with the change; online learning and its advantages have not fully materialised due to the disruptions, familiarity, resistance, and problems associated with technology. The purpose of the study was to examine first-year students’ experience with the face-to-face learning…
A linguistic analysis of spelling errors of selected indigenous town and village names in the Eastern Cape, South Africa
Black Women’s Lived Experiences of Informal Street Trading in East London, South Africa
The study sought to evaluate women’s lived experiences of informal street trading in East London with specific reference to the coping strategies they adopt and their challenges within the industry. A qualitative method was used, adopting a case study design. Interviews were conducted with fourteen street trader women participants who were purposefully selected because of the artefacts they displayed for sale. Data collected through semi-structur…
Exploring Factors Affecting Reading Culture of First-Year Students At A Selected Institution of Higher Learning In South Africa
Prior research has shown that academic reading poses a significant challenge for university students. One of the primary explanations is the lack of a positive reading culture among university students. Several studies have demonstrated the positive and negative effects of various factors on reading cultures. Notably, some studies indicate that university students do not read books regularly, and their cultural surroundings discourage them from d…
Exploring The Possibility of Using Khelobedu As A Medium of Instruction
The study sought to elicit the perceptions of teachers and subject advisors towards the use of Khelobedu, which is a dialect, as a medium of instruction. This study followed a qualitative approach, through which data were gathered through semi-structured interviews with 8 Foundation Phase teachers and 2 subject advisors in Mopani District. The study revealed that teachers and subject advisors are of the view that Khelobedu would benefit the learn…
University Students’ Expectations of their Lecturers’ Support Regarding Extensive Reading – A Case Study of first-year English major students at a South African University
Despite the importance of extensive reading in higher education, limited research has explored university students’ expectations of their lecturers’ support in this area. This qualitative case study investigated the expectations of 65 first-year English Majors students at a South African university regarding their lecturers’ support for extensive reading. The respondents were purposively selected and open-ended questionnaires were used to collect…
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