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Promoting student autonomy and lifelong learning skills through WebCT discussion tool: A case of University of Botswana Communication and Study Skills unit
(University of Botswana, www.ub.bw, 2010-09-01)With the emergence of digital literacies, web based pedagogy has gained prominence in the 21st century in Universities the world over. Several research studies on online teaching confirm that it increases collaboration, ... -
Reading competency of first year undergraduate students at University of Botswana: a case study
(2016-04-18)The ability to read and interpret textbooks and other assigned material is a critical component of success at University level. Therefore, the aims of this study are twofold: to evaluate the reading levels of first year ... -
A study of Interactional metadiscourse features in texts written by undergraduate students at the University of Botswana
(2016-04-18)In recent years there has been an increased emphasis on the interpersonal function of metadiscourse features in academic texts. This means that research on writing in academic contexts began to focus on the rhetorical ... -
Using Facebook to teach Communication and Academic Literacy Skills: perceptions of University students in Botswana
(Academic Conferences and Publishing international Limited; www.academic-conferences.org, 2013-06-27)Social media such as Facebook and twitter are now widely used by students to communicate with friends across the world. These social networking technologies have now infiltrated into education. However, there are different ... -
Uncovering university students’ readiness through their assessment of workplace communication skills
(Sciedu Press, http://www.sciedu.ca, 2014-09-04)Employers in today’s competitive and challenging global world prefer employees who possess “soft skills” in addition to “hard skills” because they make an impact and create a good impression in the workplace. This study ... -
Teaching academic writing for the disciplines: how far can we be specific in an EAP writing course?
(Sciedu Press, http://www.sciedu.ca, 2012-08-21)In recent years research on writing in academic contexts began to focus on the types and nature of writing tasks students encounter in the content subjects. The pedagogical motivation for researchers has been to better ... -
Integration of sources in academic writing: A corpus-based study of citation practices in essay writing in two departments at the University of Botswana
(AOSIS OpenJournals, www.openjournals.net, 2014-04-07)The ability to cite sources appropriately is an important feature of academic writing. Academic writers are expected to integrate ideas of others into their texts and take a stance towards the reported material as they ... -
Metacognitive awareness of reading strategies of University of Botswana English as Second Language students of different academic reading proficiencies
(African Online Scientific Information System Open Journals, www.aosis.co.za, 2013-02-21)This study explored metacognitive awareness level of University of Botswana students in the Faculty of Social Sciences. It also considered the more recent research focusing on the role of metacognitive awareness in reading ... -
Uncovering University students’ readiness through their assessment of workplace communication skills
(Sciedu Press, http://www.sciedu.ca, 2014)Employers in today’s competitive and challenging global world prefer employees who possess “soft skills” in addition to “hard skills” because they make an impact and create a good impression in the workplace. This study ... -
An assessment of the metacognitive knowledge of Botswana ESL university student writers
(Academic Journals / www.academic journals.org, 2013)This research explored metacognitive knowledge of the University of Botswana (UB) students taking the Advanced Writing Skills course, and related this knowledge to their writing performance. The specific objectives of this ... -
The relationship between proficiency and self-efficacy beliefs of the University of Botswana students learning ESL
(University of Botswana, www.ub.bw, 2006)This article is about the relationship between proficiency, gender and self-efficacy beliefs. It further says that self-efficacy beliefs are important in learning and have been found to influence learning meanwhile Univesity ...
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