Browsing by Author "Sikhwari, Matodzi Godfrey"

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    Deceptive message production in TshiVenda
    (Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2009-12) Sikhwari, Matodzi Godfrey; Dlali, M.; University of Stellenbosch. Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. Dept. of African Languages.
    ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Specific deceptive messages in Tshivenda were collected and subsequently analysed according to a methodology which is regularly used in deceptive message production. Forty deceptive messages were randomly collected from the following persons: teenage males and females and adult males and females. The main findings of the study can be summarized as follows: The respondents gave nine categories of reasons for their deceptive messages. The person involved in these deceptions are the deceivers (six categories of people) and the persons who have been deceived (seven categories of people). Extensive arguments have been utilized to strengthen the deceptive messages i.e. a total of 225 arguments. Various cues to deception have been extensively used i.e. 12 cues to deception which have been used 252 times. The four groups of people above have used these cues almost equally i.e. 61-65 cues per group. Cultural issues within deception have been given attention and nine different cultural issues have been found which have been used 46 times. The success rate of deception is not equal between the groups. The two female groups have a success rate of 75% while the male groups have a success rate of only 35%. Various other issues within message production in general have also received attention, i.e. plans which have been made to deceive as well as the complexity, type and quality of the plans. The action in deception has also been given attention, specifically message production and emotional appeals. Of the message effects mention can be made of relational and emotional effects, competence, appropriateness and effectiveness as well as politeness.
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    The expressions of gratitude in Tshivenda
    (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2003-03) Sikhwari, Matodzi Godfrey; Du Plessis, J. A.; Stellenbosch University. Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences. Dept. of African Languages.
    ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study investigates how gratitude expressions may be expressed in Tshivenda. Studies on the expressions of gratitude have been conducted in various languages. Politeness is a pragmatic mechanism in which a variety of structures work together according to the speaker's intention of achieving smooth communication. Speech acts on the other hand is the same as an illocutionary act (intention of the sender). The same world can be used to perform different speech acts. The findings in this study is based on situations in which gratitude is expressed in response to receiving a reward, gift, favour, service and compliment (Eisentein and Bodman 1986). Gratitude is expressed when a person benefits from another person. In this study the data shows consistent use of expressions of gratitude within specific contexts. The results of this study are consistently interpretable in that the bigger the imposition on the giver, the more polite expressions are employed. Gratitude expressions have been analysed from gratitude functions. These functions include the following: Thanking, appreciations, liking, surprise, generosity, pleasure, indebtedness, relief, desire, caring, enthusiasm, reciprocate, reason, reassurance and compliment. In Tshivenda thanks, pleasure and appreciation have a high frequency and these gratitude functions show extreme politeness of the Venda people. There are also certain functions in Tshivenda which have a very low frequency, i.e. reason, desire, enthusiasm, reciprocate, generosity and caring. Therefore, they are not considered as possible gratitude functions in Tshivenda and are also unfamiliar in Tshivenda.
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    Parental involvement in rural schools in the Northern Province
    (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 1999-10) Sikhwari, Matodzi Godfrey; De Klerk, J.; Stellenbosch University. Faculty of Education. Dept. of Educational Psychology.
    ENGLISH SUMMARY: Rural schools in South Africa are faced with many problems such as poor family relations, lack of facilities and resources and poor motivation on the side of teachers and students. Against this background, this study addresses many of these problems. This investigation explores parental involvement in rural schools in black communities. The literature study investigates barriers to parent involvement as well as ways and types of parental involvement. A historical perspective as well as theoretical perspective on parent involvement in education as well as legislation concerning education and parental involvement according to official documents are also discussed. The main contribution of this study is qualitative investigation of parental involvement in three schools i. e. a secondary school, a high primary school and a lower primary school, in the rural areas of the Northern Province. Data was collected by means of interviews with parents and teachers. Data is analysed, discussed and synthesised. The major findings emerged are the following: • Many parents are uninterested and negative towards the school; • they have limited time; • there is total separation between the school and the parents: and • lack of implimentation of ideas by teachers on parental involvement. As such both teachers and parents need workshops on the issues of parental involvement. It is the duty of the school to lead parents in their involvement in the education of their children. Parents are the primary educators of their children and there should always be a close contact between the school and the community.