Abstract Hedges and boosters play different roles in academic discourse. This thesis is an analysis of the application of hedges and boosters in all ten theses of the Master of Arts in English Studies submitted and examined at the University of Namibia between 2014 and 2015. The primary aim of this study was to examine how research writers use hedges to distance themselves from their claims, and how they use boosters to show commitment towards their claims. The study used both the qualitativ...
ABSTRACT This study was an exploration of the autobiographical representation of the experiences of four Namibian women who participated in the country’s liberation struggle. The premise of this study was to interrogate how the autobiography genre was used to depict ‘herstory’, subjectivity and the public sphere in these female narratives. Herstory in this study portrays autobiography as a tool of narrating women’s personal history, analysed from the postcolonial-feminist perspective;...
ABSTRACT This study investigated long-term digital preservation activities in Institutional Repositories (IRs) digital contents at Namibian academic libraries (Namibia University of Science and Technology (NUST) and University of Namibia (UNAM)). The study intended to determine the procedures and policies which are governing and safeguarding intellectual knowledge preserved within IRs; to ensure long-term future access as well as skills, support required and challenges encountered. A qualitat...
ABSTRACT Given the limitations of almost no research information in Namibia and Khomas region about teacher-learner relationships and its effect on student learning in secondary schools. This research study aimed at exploring and investigating factors affecting teacher-learner relationships and the effect on student learning at selected secondary schools in the Khomas Education region of Namibia. In particular the research study addressed research questions posed in chapter one in this study....
ABSTRACT This study is an examination of feminist rhetoric in selected novels by African women fiction writers namely The Official Wife by Mary Karooro Okurut, Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, The Screaming of the Innocent by Unity Dow, Parched Earth by Elieshi Lema and Meekulu’s Children by Kaleni Hiyalwa. The focus was to evaluate women fiction writers’ perspectives on social, economic and political subjugation of women and how they employ persuasive tools in their writing t...
ABSTRACT Ngugi wa Thiong’o is known throughout the world for his writing of novels, e.g. Petals of Blood (1977) and critical essays, e.g. Delolonising the Mind (1994). With the writing of The Trail of Dedan Kimathi (1977), in collaboration with Micere Mugo, he became known as a playwright as well. The two community plays, I Will Marry When I Want (1982) and Mother, Sing for Me, brought focus to indigenous Kenyan theatre. They were created and performed by the Kamiriithu-villagers in the the...
ABSTRACT This study focused on the role of code switching between English and Oshiwambo in Outapi. Outapi is a rural town in the northern part of Namibia. Its residents are exposed to a variety of languages such as Portuguese, Otjiherero, Silozi, English and Oshiwambo. Oshiwambo is spoken and used by the majority of people in Outapi the language of the majority. Residents whose English proficiency is limited, but are able to communicate in Oshiwambo, used Oshiwambo to communicate. The problem...
Abstract The study seeks to examine the various challenges faced by the Swaziland Revenue Authority (SRA) in the ISO 9001 certification process. ISO 9001 is a Quality Management System standard that provides a series of guidelines on how to establish a quality system to manage business processes that affect its product or services. Organizations use the standard to demonstrate the ability to consistently provide products and services that meet customer and regulatory requirements. A review of...
Abstract This research dissertation was undertaken to increase knowledge of the effects of AIDS related adult mortality on family structures in Namibia. Previous research focused mainly on very specific effects like food security or the needs of OVCs. This research includes changes in family size, form, composition, economic activities and distribution of the care burden as a result of AIDS related adult morbidity and mortality. The researcher combined a critical approach towards the literatu...
ABSTRACT Title: Antecedents and outcomes of work-related psychological well-being of staff members of the University of Namibia Key words: Well-being, work engagement, psychological meaningfulness, psychological safety, psychological availability, higher education The aim of this study was to investigate the antecedents of work-related psychological well-being and the individual and organisational outcomes thereof for staff members of the University of Namibia. Psychological well-being was co...
Abstract This Thesis entitled ―Philosophy in the Novels written by Shaaban Robert and Euphrase Kezilahabi in the Context of Bantu Epistemology‖ investigates the existence of Bantu Epistemolgy in the novels of the aforementioned literary writers basing on the following components: witchcraft, rituals, belief on soul and death, the heart, God, ‗event, space and time,‘ birth, naming, traditional healing and land. Data were collected through interviews, focus group discussions, the revie...
ABSTRACT A literary text can be analysed in different ways; this research though wanted to analyse the criticism about a successful debut novel to determine if any meaningful deductions could be made from the discourse of reviewers about a text. The reviews about Kamphoer by Francois Smith were perused to find elements that could provide guidelines to amateur authors to write and publish a debut successfully. Kamphoer was selected because it created a stir in the media. It ran into five editi...
ABSTRACT This study analysed the linguistic devices employed in The Harambee Prosperity Plan (HPP) document which was launched in 2016. The study aimed to explore the discursive ways in which the devices were employed to persuade readers. It employed the Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) approach and the Systemic Functional Linguistic theory to analyse the linguistic devices. Various linguistic devices are employed in the policy document, however, the researcher selected five (emotive, impera...
ABSTRACT This thesis provides a comparative analysis of the depiction of women characters in the plays God of Women by Nyathi and Othello by Shakespeare. The main purpose of the study was to find out how Nyathi and Shakespeare depict women characters in their plays. The researcher evaluated the use of literary techniques the authors use in their portrayal of the female characters in the plays. The researcher employed the feminist literary theory in this study. The study revealed that both Nya...
Abstract This study investigated the problem of stagnation in career development for commissioned officers in the Namibian Defence Force (NDF). The study examined the hypothetical assumptions that commissioned officers especially those who are educated regard career development and progression processes in the NDF as stagnant, and the implementation of the Ministry of Defence (MoD) Personnel Policies as inconsistent. Thus, they are likely to become frustrated and to resign, because of lack of...