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The sun that never rose: A rhetorical analysis of the July 2006 "Sunrise of Currency Reform" monetary policy review statement issued by the Governor of the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe.

Kangira, Jairos (NUST, Department of English Communication, 2007)

This paper analyses the rhetoric that Dr Gideon Gono, the Governor of the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe, used in his (in) famous ‘Sunrise of Currency Reform’ Monetary Policy Review Statement to make people believe that once ...

An exploration of the theme of guilt and redemption in "The Guide" by R. K. Narayan and "A Grain of Wheat" by Ngugi wa Thiong’o.

Krishnamurthy, Sarala (NUST, Department of Communication., 2007)

This article examines the theme of guilt and redemption in The Guide by R.K. Narayan and A Grain of Wheat by Ngugi wa Thiong’o. Guilt and redemption are treated as one because redemption of the two main protagonists in ...

An exploration study into the fictionalisation of educational theory and practice in Victorian novels.

Brewis, Alexander (NUST, Department of Communication., 2008)

This article is an exploration into how Victorian writers portray education in their novels. The content of syllabi as well as details of how children were taught in different schools, using different educational ideologies ...

The necessity and implications of creative power or poetic authority in Wole Soyinka and Okot p’Bitek.

Opali, Fred (NUST, Department of Communication., 2009)

Wole Soyinka and Okot p’Bitek see Ogun and Lawino as their deities without whose blessing they cannot create poetry. My paper treats the case in which Soyinka ands Okot p’Bitek in their anxiety, pursue the creative tradition ...

Integrating an online component using a Computer Mediated Communication system to enhance the learning of English communication skills.

Tjiramanga, Alexandra (NUST, Department of Communication., 2007)

This paper examines a variety of activities used in the online component of an English Communication course taught to exit level students at the NUST. The study concentrates on the tasks that were given to students using ...

Reflexive inquiry and reflective practice: Critical reflection and pedagogy in English language teaching.

Krishnamurthy, Sarala (NUST, Department of Communication., 2007)

There is an ongoing debate on learners’ poor performance in English at the NUST. The main challenge that the institution faces to train faculty is addressed by the Centre for Teaching and Learning (CTL) which has an Academic ...

Manipulation of subject peoples' history, legends and myths: The case of Prestor John.

Kangira, Jairos; Chirere, Memory (NUST, Department of Communication., 2008)

This article claims that John Buchan’s Prester John, a small novel of 1910 can be read, arguably, as a settler novel setting out to undercut the indigenous Africans’ wars of resistance and self-determination by manipulation ...

Women writers' use of metaphor as gender rhetoric in discourse on HIV/AIDS and sex-related issues: The case of "Totanga patsva" (We start afresh) by Zimbabwe Women Writers.

Kangira, Jairos; Mashiri, Pedzisai; Gambahaya, Zifikile (NUST, Department of Communication., 2007)

This article analyses the metaphors that women writers use to communicate various messages about HIV/AIDS and sex. We argue that the writers use metaphors in their discourse mainly because the Shona culture places ...

Product-oriented communication: A linguistic analysis of selected adverts.

Kangira, Jairos (NUST, Department of Communication., 2009)

The language that is used in commercial advertisements in general often does more than just inform the public about products that are on sale; the language usually has an extra crucial task of trying to persuade potential ...

Review of the book Between yesterday and tomorrow: Writings by Namibian women.

Krishnamurthy, Sarala (NUST, Department of Communication., 2008)

This article reviews the book "Between yesterday and tomorrow: Writings by Namibian women", edited by Elizabeth Ikhasas.

Review of the book Professional communication: How to deliver written and spoken messages by Jane English et al.

Tjiramanga, Alexandra (NUST, Department of Communication., 2007)

The article reviews the book "Professional communication: How to deliver written and spoken messages", by Jane English et al.

Media and celebrity: Towards a postmodern understanding of the role of reality television in the development of new forms of South African/African celebrity.

De Sibandze, Elva Gómez; Garside, Damian (2009)

In our paper we deal with the issue of media celebrity in a South African context, focusing on the role reality television has played in regard to emergent forms of new South African celebrity, and determining the social ...

Is Larry Cuban right about the impact of computer technology on student learning?

Sinclair, Grantley Burns (NUST, Department of Communication., 2009)

This article seeks to offer some degree of classification of Larry Cuban’s view, about the impact of computer Technology on student learning. Cuban is a Professor of Education at the august Stanford University, where the ...

Determining how the faculty at the NUST are responding to the introduction of e-learning in the form of blended learning.

Kangandji, Leena (NUST, Department of Communication., 2008)

This study was conducted to guide the management at the NUST on how to address the challenges the institution faces with regard to the effective implementation of e-learning. The study focused on the reasons for the use ...

The impact of the HIV/AIDS Awareness Campaign on knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, sexual behaviour change and confidence in sexual practices.

Shimbuli, Frieda; Oyedokun, Comfort; McNally, Alta (NUST, Department of Communication., 2009)

The Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) which is caused by the Human Immune-deficiency Virus (HIV) is the greatest threat facing Namibia today. It is the largest management challenge facing the education sector ...

VoIP system using open source software component in tertiary institutions: The case of the University of Namibia.

Mwansa, Gardner (NUST of Namibia, Department of Communication., 2007)

Governments and their agencies are often challenged by high cost and flexible telephonic, Web based data services. Emerging technologies, such as those of Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) that allow convergent systems ...

The importance of soft skills: Education beyond academic knowledge.

Schulz, Bernd (NUST of Namibia, Department of Communication., 2008)

This paper makes a survey of the importance of soft skills in students’ lives both at college and after college. It discusses how soft skills complement hard skills, which are the technical requirements of a job the student ...

Using information and communication technology at the University of Zimbabwe: Challenges, successes and recommendations.

Kachepa, Admire (NUST of Namibia, Department of Communication., 2008)

Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is now an essential service for the effective administration of businesses including colleges and universities. The same technology finds use in the teaching and learning ...

Tourism, culture and development: Hopes, dreams and realities in East Indonesia.

Nyakunu, Elias (NUST of Namibia, Department of Communication., 2008)

The role of open and distance learning in institutional transformation: The NUST experience.

Möwes, Delvaline (Namibian Open Learning Network Trust (NOLNet)., 2005)

Open learning through distance education has come to be accepted as a well-recognised mode of education and training relevant to, and necessary for meeting the emerging demands of the Namibian society. Areas until now ...

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