Faculty of Humanities: Recent submissions

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  • The Ministry of the church to people with disability 

    Nkomazana, Fidelis (John Wiley & Sons, https://www.wiley.com, 2019)
    Jesus’ ministry on earth is meant to be a model of the ministry of the church. It affected all types of people regardless of their socio-economic and religious status. Jesus regarded all ...

  • Politeness in language use in Tswana Kgotla meetings 

    Kololo, Peggy; Kari, Ethelbert E. (The Joongwon Linguistic Society of Korea, http://eng.jwl.or.kr/, 2021-04-30)
    This paper focuses on politeness in language use in kgotla meetings among the Tswana ethnic groups of Balete, Bangwato and Bakhurutshe. It investigates how interlocutors’ use of language reflects social behaviour and how ...

  • An assessment of distance learners’ use of information resources and services at the University of Botswana Library 

    Modise, Constance Dintle (University of Botswana, www.ub.bw, 2019-08)
    Delivering education through distance education mode imposes upon universities a responsibility to provide library resources and services that are adequate to address students’ expectations of service quality. It is critical ...

  • The languages of Rivers State of Nigeria: An overview 

    Kari, Ethelbert Emmanuel (University of Botswana, www.ub.bw, 2019-11-06)
    This paper provides an updated overview of the languages of Rivers State of Nigeria in respect of the number, linguistic classification and features of the languages, as well as the distribution of the languages across the ...

  • The implications of the National Archives and Records Services Act on archival practice in Botswana 

    Mosweu, Tshepho; Simon, Iwani (South African Society of Archivists, http://www.saarchivist.co.za/, 2018)
    Archival legislation is the basis for records and archives management in any country. The National Archives Act of Botswana was enacted in 1978 to give the Botswana National Archives and Records Services (BNARS) its mandate ...

  • Are dialects markers of ethnic identity? The case of Setswana dialects and ethnic groups 

    Bagwasi, Mompoloki Mmangaka (University of Botswana, www.ub.bw, 2019)
    Many studies on dialects present language in neat, organised groupings that highlight similar language habits and linguistic features of people who belong to the same social, linguistic or regional group. In that way, ...

  • A Socio-pragmatic analysis of compliment responses among students at the University of Botswana 

    Matiki, Alfred J.; Kgolo, Naledi N. (University of Malawi, http://www.unima.mw/, 2017)
    Using tape-recorded interviews as well as Discourse Completion Tasks on compliment responses as elicitation methods, this study set out to investigate the linguistic resources that students at the University of Botswana ...

  • Analyse d’erreurs pour ameliorer l’enseignement de la traduction en classe de FLE 

    Sello, Kagiso Jacob (Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia, https://www.topuniversities.com/universities/universitas-pendidikan-indonesia, 2017-06)
    RÉSUMÉ. En s’appuyant sur une analyse d’erreur étiologique par le biais du modèle de l’analyse matricielle définitoire, la présente étude se propose de déceler les paramètres de l’environnement d’apprentissage sur lesquels ...

  • Traduire pour promouvoir et preserver les langues minoritaires et regionales AU Botswana 

    Sello, Kagiso Jacob (University of Suceava in Romania, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C8%98tefan_cel_Mare_University_of_Suceava, 2015-06)
    In this article, we argue that the development of translation in Botswana could aid in preserving and promoting minority and regional languages. Indeed, one major problem encountered by minority ...

  • Quels enseignements tirer d’une analyse étiologique d’erreurs de traduction en classe de FLE ? 

    Sello, Kagiso Jacob (Risoprint, Cluj-Napoc, http://www.risoprint.ro, 2018-02)
    This study aims at advocating for an etiological analysis of errors made by students in a French as a Foreign Language class rather than a typological analysis of errors. Indeed, unlike the latter where error categories ...

  • Setswana lexical expressions of time 

    Kgolo, Naledi N. (University of Botswana,www.ub.bw/, 2018)
    This paper explores the way time is lexically expressed in Setswana. Using data from a Setswana corpus, the study isolated instances of temporal reference for linguistic analysis. The paper demonstrates that Setswana ...

  • Verb inflectional morphology in Ikwere 

    Kari, Ethelbert E.; Alerechi, Roseline I.C. (The Joongwon Linguistic Society of Korea, eng.jwl.or.kr/, 2018-07-31)
    Although some work has been done on Ikwere verb inflectional morphology, no comprehensive description of this aspect of the language exists. This paper aims at providing a fairly comprehensive description of the verb ...

  • Cognate object constructions in Degema 

    Kari, Ethelbert Emmanuel (Linguistique et Langues Africaines (LLACAN); llacan.vjf.cnrs.fr/lla/, 2017)
    This paper provides a descriptive analysis of cognate object constructions in Degema. Cognate object constructions refer to constructions that involve a verb and a cognate nominal object that is morphologically and ...

  • Cognate object constructions in Degema 

    Kari, Ethelbert Emmanuel (Sage publications,www.sage.com/‎, 2017-06)
    This paper provides a descriptive analysis of cognate object constructions in Degema. Cognate object constructions refer to constructions that involve a verb and a cognate nominal object that is morphologically and semantically ...

  • Mediating conflicts, promoting peace and preserving relationships: lessons from traditional African justice systems 

    ikpe, Ibanga B. (Philosophy Documentation Center; https://www.pdcnet.org, 2017)
    Why do Conflicts occur? Why do they recur? Why do conflicts escalate and why do they become protracted? These questions have been variously posed by scholars of conflict and there is a rich body of theory that answers them. ...

  • Between the just and the expedient: the problem of conflict resolution in Africa 

    ikpe, Ibanga B. (Philosophy Documentation Center; https://www.pdcnet.org/, 2015)
    This paper is about African conflicts and their tendency to persist despite attempts to resolve them. Such persistence has in the past been attributed to various causes but it is the contention of this paper that African ...

  • As it is in Heaven! Mimetic theory, religious transformation and social crisis in Africa 

    Ikpe, Ibanga B. (Sage Journals; http://journals.sagepub.com/, 2009)
    This article is an overview of Rene Girard’s mimetic theory and its application to and implications for conflict in Africa. It accepts Girard’s basic idea that imitation is a feature of all individuals but disagrees with ...

  • Central Delta languages: an overview 

    Kari, Ethelbert Emmanuel (Stellenbosch University, https://www.sun.ac.za/, 2017)
    This paper presents an overview of the phonology, morphology and syntax of Central Delta languages. It also provides information on the geo-linguistic, demographic and sociolinguistic situation of these languages. It notes ...

  • Confronting a culture of silence in an African classroom: an exercise in philosophical Pptice 

    Ikpe, Ibanga B. (Humanities Institute, Kangwon National University, Korea, http://www.kangwon.ac.kr/english/menu3/sub_03_01_02_14.php, 2017)
    Can Philosophy perform a useful function in contemporary society? This question is usually answered in the affirmative by philosophy teachers who point to the development of the mind as its most important tool, claiming ...

  • Prolegomena to a Critical Thinking Therapy 

    Ikpe, Ibanga B. (Humanities Institute, Kangwon National University, Korea, http://www.kangwon.ac.kr/english/menu3/sub_03_01_02_14.php, 2014)
    Thinking may be a universal feature of human beings but correct, strategic and directed thinking is something that eludes a large section of humanity. Yet it is this kind of directed thinking that is needed in organizations ...