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INTRODUCTION
No single description would ever be adequate to describe writing processes, nor would
any prescription be adequate to create good writing.
(Liebman-Kleine 1986: 785)
The focus of this study is on the English academic writing competence of Foundation
Programme (FP) stud...
Action Research on the implementation of Writing Approaches to improve Academic
Writing Skills of Namibian Foundation Programme students.
By
Karoline du Plessis
Submitted in accordance with the requirements for the degree of
MASTER OF ARTS WITH SPECIALISATION IN TESOL
(TEACHING ENGLISH TO SPEAKERS OF OTHER LANGUAGES)
at the
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA
SUPERVISOR: Prof. Brenda Spencer
January 2012
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, DECLARATION
Student number: 31246524
I declare that An Action Research Study on the implementation of Writing Approaches to improve
Academic Writing Skills of Namibian Foundation Programme students is my own work and that all
the sources that I have used or quoted have been indicated and acknowledged by means of
complete references.
…………………………………………………….. …………………………………
Signature Date
(Ms K. du Plessis)
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, DECLARATION FROM STATISTICIAN
3, Fouche Street, Windhoek West, Email: famecc@live.com or
P. O. Box 1382, Ondangwa, Namibia. info@fameconsultancy.com
Tel: +264 81 27 82470. www.fameconsultancy.com
Fame! Consultancy
January 4th 2012.
To Whom It May Concern
Re: Declaration of support rendered to Mrs. Karoline du Plessis
I, Anthony Muganza, hereby declare that I supported Mrs. Karoline du Plessis with her
studies at the University of South Africa (UNISA) towards a Master’s degree in TESOL.
I personally entered the data collected for her research project, cleaned and verified it, ran
frequencies and performed relevant tests of significance using the Statistical Package for
Social Sciences (SPSS Version 18) and presented the results in an analysis report.
The results as presented by me in the analysis report which the student interpreted and
discussed on her own are valid and a true reflection of data collected in respect of the
research conducted.
Signed,
Anthony Muganza
Research and data management consultant
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, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
My acknowledgements must firstly go to my supervisor, Prof. Brenda Spencer, for her
continuous support, advice, encouragement and suggestions to guide me to completion of this
dissertation. Secondly, my subjects need appreciation for their willingness to participate. I
also want to thank my Foundation Programme colleagues at UNAM Oshakati Campus for
their support and assistance. Mr. Anthony Muganza needs to be thanked for his help with the
statistical analysis. I also want to give my appreciation to the library staff at UNAM
Oshakati campus and UNISA library for their tremendous efforts in finding books and
journal articles for me. Lastly, a big thank you goes to my family, who believed in me all the
way.
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