Browsing by Supervisor "Crombie, Winifred"
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An examination of genres and text-types in written Māori discourse: Analysis and pedagogic implications
(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 ... -
An exploration of the role of semantic relations in the theory and practice of translation (with special reference to English/Māori and Māori/English translation)
(University of Waikato, 2016)It is over forty years since Beekman and Callow, working within the context of the tagmemic tradition, drew attention to the potential significance so far as the theory and practice of translation are concerned of ... -
Beyond structuralism: Exploring a semantic based approach for describing the Māori language in grammar books and textbooks for pedagogical purposes
(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 ... -
Case roles / relations and discourse relations: A Maori language-based perspective
(The University of Waikato, 2006)The overall aim of this research project is to explore case roles/ relations and discourse relations (referred to in this thesis as 'intra-propositional relations' and 'interpropositional relations' respectively) from the ... -
Changing perspectives on syllabus design in ELT: Textbook trends and tertiary teacher decision-making
(University of Waikato, 2014)By the mid-1900s, the impact of behaviourism and linguistic structuralism had led, in the area of second/ additional language teaching, to the development of structural syllabuses and audio-lingual methodology. It was not ... -
Cognitive genre prototype modelling and its implications for the teaching of academic writing to learners of English as a second language
(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 ... -
The Common European Framework of Reference for Languages: A critical analysis of its impact on a sample of teachers and curricula within and beyond Europe
(University of Waikato, 2011)The situation facing European countries after World War II provided the social and political context in which the Council of Europe began its deliberations on language and culture, deliberations that eventually led (in ... -
Formulaic Discourse Patterning in Mōteatea
(The University of Waikato, 2008)Oral formulaic composition, which involves the use of communally owned formulae of various kinds, is a common feature of verbal arts produced in many different languages. It is particularly associated with pre-literate ... -
Genre, academic writing and e-learning: An integrated tertiary level Taiwan-based study
(The University of Waikato, 2010)The research reported here has two main focus points: online learning and the teaching of academic writing to learners of English as an additional language. At its core is a study involving an intensive genre-centered ... -
Harakeke (Phormium tenax) ecology and historical management by Maori: The changing landscape in New Zealand
(The University of Waikato, 2005)Harakeke (Phormium tenax: Phormiaceae) is an important weaving resource for the indigenous Maori people of New Zealand. This research project investigates Maori knowledge of harakeke ecology and management practices prior ... -
Inter-propositional semantic relations and semantic relational encoding in written discourse in Maori: an investigation
(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 ... -
International languages in New Zealand secondary schools and universities: Coherence, consistency and transparency
(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 ... -
Reclaiming the Māori language for future generations: Flax root perspectives. Tīkina te mana o te reo Māori: Te pūtaketanga o te pā harakeke
(University of Waikato, 2014)Using a combination of semi-structured interviews, focus group discussion and questionnaires (designed to elicit as many comments as possible), this thesis explores, through their own voices, the attitudes and practices ... -
Te Tuhirau i Rehu i Ringa: Translating Sacred and Sensitive Texts: An Indigenous Perspective
(University of Waikato, 2014)This thesis centers on translator cognition. Through a series of interviews and think-aloud protocols (Chapters 3 – 5), it explores the ways in which a sample of translators (both Māori and non-Māori) negotiate the complex ... -
Te whakaako i te reo Māori i te kura auraki tuarua i Aotearoa nei: Kei tua o te awe māpere. The teaching of te reo Māori in English-medium secondary schools in New Zealand: Beyond the mask.
(University of Waikato, 2014)He taonga te reo Māori nō tuawhakarere, nō tuauriuri, whāioio, nā te atua i homai kia poipoia e te iwi Māori hei reo kōrero mō te hunga kaingākau, mō te hunga kāore anō kia whānau noa. Ahakoa ia he toimaha tonu te hauora ... -
The teaching and learning of Hawaiian in mainstream educational contexts in Hawai‘i: Time for change?
(University of Waikato, 2012)There are estimated to be fewer than 1,000 native speakers of Hawaiian language (ka ‘ōlelo Hawai‘i) in Hawai‘i. The majority of those who now learn Hawaiian do so in mainstream educational contexts and the majority of ... -
Texts written in English and Chinese by expert and novice writers: A genre-based study and its implications for the teaching of writing
(University of Waikato, 2011)This thesis aims to contribute to the design and implementation of genre-based academic writing courses intended for learners of English in Taiwan by (a) examining the ways in which Taiwanese speakers of Chinese as a first ... -
The Application of Critical Discourse Theory: A Criterion-Referenced Analysis of Reports Relating to Language Revitalisation in Australia and New Zealand
(University of Waikato, 2014)The discipline of language policy and planning (LPP) is often proposed as a viable tool for language revitalisation. However, the conventional paradigm upon which LPP is based is inadequate for such an inherently political, ... -
The teaching and learning of English at secondary school level in South Korea: The curriculum and its implementation
(University of Waikato, 2016)This thesis explores the professional attitudes and practices of a sample of teachers of English in South Korean secondary schools in the context of a focus point-based analysis of the South Korean national curriculum and ... -
The teaching of English in secondary schools in Japan: From curriculum to the classroom
(University of Waikato, 2014)It has often been observed that there is a significant gap between the aspirations for the teaching of English as expressed in Japanese Ministry of Education curriculum guidelines and the reality of classroom practice. ...
