Barriers in acquiring basic english reading and spelling skills by Zulu-speaking foundation phase learners

Mahabeer, Sandhya D.

dc.contributor.advisor	Lessing, A.C.	en
dc.contributor.author	Mahabeer, Sandhya D.	en
dc.date.accessioned	2009-08-25T10:50:13Z
dc.date.available	2009-08-25T10:50:13Z
dc.date.issued	2009-08-25T10:50:13Z
dc.date.submitted	2003-11	en
dc.identifier.citation	Mahabeer, Sandhya D. (2009) Barriers in acquiring basic english reading and spelling skills by Zulu-speaking foundation phase learners, University of South Africa, Pretoria, <http://hdl.handle.net/10500/1166>	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10500/1166
dc.description.abstract	This study focuses on the barriers that hinder the Zulu-speaking English second language learner in the Foundation Phase in acquiring basic reading and spelling skills. Nine hypotheses were developed from the literature study. Emanating from this, a quantitative empirical investigation, undertaken at various Foundation Phase schools in and around the greater Durban area, examined these barriers. A questionnaire was used as the main instrument in investigating these barriers. The study highlighted the relationships between the various variables. These relationships were, in the main, found significant. The research has indicated that contextual, language, school and intrinsic factors are significantly correlated to the problems L2 learners experience in acquiring English reading and spelling skills. The limitations of this investigation were discussed and recommendations, based on these results, were forwarded.	en
dc.format.extent	1 online resource (xvi, 130 leaves)
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.subject	Parental involvement	en
dc.subject	Mother tongue	en
dc.subject	Educational resources	en
dc.subject	Cognition	en
dc.subject	Intrinsic factors	en
dc.subject	Low socio-economic background	en
dc.subject	Multicultural education	en
dc.subject	Bilingual teacher training	en
dc.subject	Second language learners	en
dc.subject	Outcomes Based Education	en
dc.subject	Zulu-speaking learners	en
dc.subject	Basic spelling skills	en
dc.subject	Basic reading skills	en
dc.subject	Barriers	en
dc.subject	Foundation Phase	en
dc.subject.ddc	372.65210968
dc.subject.lcsh	English language -- Orthography and spelling -- South Africa
dc.subject.lcsh	Spelling ability
dc.subject.lcsh	Education, Primary -- South frica
dc.subject.lcsh	Reading (Primary) -- South Africa
dc.subject.lcsh	English language -- Study and teaching (Primary) -- Zulu speakers
dc.subject.lcsh	Competency based education -- South Africa
dc.subject.lcsh	Multicultural education
dc.subject.lcsh	Second language acquisition
dc.title	Barriers in acquiring basic english reading and spelling skills by Zulu-speaking foundation phase learners	en
dc.type	Dissertation	en
dc.description.department	Educational Studies	en
dc.description.degree	M. Ed. (Guidance & Counselling)	en