Browsing by Supervisor "Franken, Margaret"
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A study of language use in secondary school classrooms in the Solomon Islands: Conceptions, practices and proficiencies
(University of Waikato, 2013)Multilingualism is a complex phenomenon in the Pacific, particularly in Melanesia, where there is more than one language being spoken by individuals. Therefore it is important for the education systems to consider learners’ ... -
An activity theory analysis of social epistemologies within tertiary-level eLearning environments
(University of Waikato, 2009)In recent years, eLearning or the use of information and communication technology (ICT) in tertiary-level educational environments has experienced phenomenal growth. There is an extensive body of research that has established ... -
Asian migrant women’s identity negotiation as language learners: Significant events towards imagined identities
(University of Waikato, 2016)Social identity issues come to the fore when people migrate from one place to another. Study of identity issues has been a central theme in understanding migrants. However, ambiguous and complex identity negotiation processes ... -
Can I teach these students? A case study of Vietnamese teachers’ self-efficacy in relation to teaching English as a foreign language
(University of Waikato, 2015)The study looked at factors that influenced the self-efficacy in teaching English as a Foreign Language (EFL) of a group of university teachers in Vietnam. Previous studies yielded contradictory results regarding the sources ... -
Dynamic conceptions of input, output and interaction: Vietnamese EFL lecturers learning second language acquisition theory
(University of Waikato, 2011)Although research into language teacher learning and cognition and teaching innovations oriented to communicative tasks has been abundant, little has addressed EFL teachers’ learning and conceiving of SLA principles ... -
Exploring the role that language plays in solving mathematical word problems for the Solomon Islands secondary school students
(University of Waikato, 2010)Mathematics is described as language. There is a strong link between mathematics and English language. This study is concerned with the role of language factors and proficiency of students in comprehension and solving of ... -
Health literacy: Patients' texts, context and mediation
(University of Waikato, 2015)Health literacy encompasses people’s knowledge, motivation and competences to access, understand, appraise and apply health information to make judgments and take decisions in every-day life concerning health care, disease ... -
Integrating technology in tertiary level English Language programmes: Case studies of Moodle learning environments
(University of Waikato, 2014)While the potential of technology to enhance language pedagogy has been realised in some English language learning environments, there are contexts in which its use has failed to achieve its promise. Teachers’ use of ... -
Investigating Indonesian Teachers' Experience, Motivation, and Confidence in English-Medium Content Teaching through a Professional Development Blended Learning Environment
(University of Waikato, 2016)A blended learning approach has been adopted in many English language learning environments in secondary and higher education because it is seen as having the potential to maximise the benefits of both face-to-face and ... -
Learner Modelling for Individualised Reading in a Second Language
(University of Waikato, 2015)Extensive reading is an effective language learning technique that involves fast reading of large quantities of easy and interesting second language (L2) text. However, graded readers used by beginner learners are expensive ... -
Pululima Faifai Pea: Establishment of Sāmoan Immersion Early Childhood Education Centres & Bilingual Units in Primary and Intermediate Schools
(University of Waikato, 2016)Sāmoan Immersion Preschools (Ā’oga ‘Amata) and Bilingual Education units covering from year one to year eight of school have become well established in some areas in the Auckland region since the 1980s, due to the commitment, ... -
Resilience in the context of learning English as a foreign language in Vietnam: An exploratory study using complex dynamic systems theory
(The University of Waikato, 2021)Learning a second/foreign language can be an arduous process during which the language learner may encounter many challenges both from the context and from within. To maintain the learning process and to succeed, it seems ... -
Sentence initial bundles in L2 thesis writing: A comparative study of Chinese L2 and New Zealand L1 postgraduates’ writing
(University of Waikato, 2016)Multiword combinations perform a crucial role in signifying fluency, accuracy and idiomaticity in academic writing. Lexical bundles are recurrent, but not salient, multi-word combinations, for example, on the other hand, ... -
Supporting Collocation Learning
(University of Waikato, 2010)Collocations are of great importance for second language learners. Knowledge of them plays a key role in producing language accurately and fluently. But such knowledge is difficult to acquire, simply because there is so ... -
Supporting English language learning by bridging from childrens' first languages in Papua New Guinea: An analysis of Grade 3 teachers' conceptions and practices
(The University of Waikato, 2010)This is a descriptive study that was conducted with selected Grade 3 teachers in the East New Britain Province of Papua New Guinea. Grade 3 teachers implement bridging in bilingual education using the children's local ... -
Teachers’ and students’ attitudes and practices regarding code switching in writing: A study in selected primary schools in St. Lucia.
(University of Waikato, 2011)This study was conducted in three primary schools in St. Lucia, a multilingual country situated in the Caribbean. The goal of this research was to investigate teachers’ and students’ attitudes and practices regarding the ... -
The language environment of primary school aged children in Tonga: A case study of 4 children
(University of Waikato, 2017)The Ministry of Education and Training in Tonga’s direction for its language policy has recently changed and at present, all the local schools are expected to implement effectively the new language policy that was in place ... -
The re-integration of Tongan postgraduate scholars after study abroad
(University of Waikato, 2014)Scholars returning to Tonga after their study go through re-integration. Limited investigation has documented their experiences and the impacts of their new knowledge and skills, both in the workplace and the community. ... -
The recontextualisation of architecture and accounting education: Views from the academy and the professions
(University of Waikato, 2014)This thesis reports on a study of the relationship between practice and higher education. It examines the nature of architecture and accounting professional disciplinary knowledge following the recontextualisation and shift ... -
Writing Lawa: Stimulating indigenous ownership of vernacular literacy through action research
(University of Waikato, 2014)The Eastern Lawa people of Northern Thailand have not had a practical or standardised method of writing their own language. This research began in response to an informal request that help be given to the teachers at Bo ...
