Browsing by Author "Crombie, Winifred"

• The arguing genre and the explaining genre: A comparison in terms of discourse relational analyses of texts written in English and texts written in Maori 

  Crombie, Winifred; Bruce, Ian; Houia-Roberts, Ngaere (School of Māori and Pacific Development, The University of Waikato, 2005)

  There is a commonly held belief that those who are immersed in indigenous cultures have a tendency, when constructing academic texts, to avoid sequential, deductive argumentation. We report here on a comparison of two ...

• The common European framework of reference for languages: Should Pacific and Pacific Rim countries get on board the bandwagon? 

  Crombie, Winifred (Te Pua Wānanga ki te Ao, 2010)

  For many bureaucrats, the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) has an almost irresistible appeal. All that users have to do, apparently, is read its approximately 200 pages (plus appendices) and they ...

• Developing a draft learning progression framework for ESOL in New Zealand schools 

  Crombie, Winifred; Bruce, Ian; Johnson, Diane (Wilf Malcolm Institute of Educational Research, The University of Waikato, 2005)

  Early in 2003 we were commissioned to produce a draft Learning Progression Framework (LPF) for ESOL in the New Zealand curriculum. The draft Framework was completed in June 2003 and entered the consultation round. In ...

  

• Beyond structuralism: Exploring a semantic based approach for describing the Māori language in grammar books and textbooks for pedagogical purposes 

  Taiapa, Michael William (The University of Waikato, 2023)

  Since the 1950s, the advancements and developments in English language studies has had a profound impact on its description that has made it less syntactically driven and more communicatively oriented. This has the potential ...

  

• Inter-propositional semantic relations and semantic relational encoding in written discourse in Maori: an investigation 

  Houia, Waldo (The University of Waikato, 2001)

  This thesis is an investigation of the various ways in which relationships of meaning between propositions (such as reason-result and temporal overlap) are encoded (as clauses, sentences and groups of sentences) and signalled ...

  

• Cognitive genre prototype modelling and its implications for the teaching of academic writing to learners of English as a second language 

  Bruce, Ian (The University of Waikato, 2003)

  The overall aim of this research project is to identify and analyse recurring prototypical discourse patterns in academic writing in English in order to inform the teaching of writing for academic purposes to non ...

  

• An examination of genres and text-types in written Māori discourse: Analysis and pedagogic implications 

  Houia-Roberts, Ngaere (The University of Waikato, 2004)

  The overall aim of this research project is to determine what genres and text-types are most commonly required of students at upper secondary and tertiary levels in Māori-medium educational settings (Chapter 4), and to ...

  

• International languages in New Zealand secondary schools and universities: Coherence, consistency and transparency 

  Johnson, Diane (The University of Waikato, 2000)

  The overall aim of this research is to provide an up-to-date survey and critical evaluation of aspects of the teaching and learning of international languages other than English in secondary schools and, to a more limited ...

  

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