Testing the impact of known variables on the attitudes held by Setswana L1-speaking university students towards their L1
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| Title | Testing the impact of known variables on the attitudes held by Setswana L1-speaking university students towards their L1 Toetsing van bekende veranderlikes aangaande die houdings wat deur Setswana T1-sprekende universiteitstudente gehuldig word ten opsigte van hul T1 | |
| Creator | Ditsele, Thabo | |
| Description | Previous language attitudes studies among public university students in South Africa have shown that these five variables – gender, age group, year of study, level of study and field of study – influence students’ attitudes towards languages. Thus, the aim of this survey was to establish if testing these variables on Setswana L1-speaking university students (n = 247) will confirm previous studies, seeing that this is the first study to gather data exclusively among Setswana L1-speaking university students at five universities (both public and private) in Tshwane and Johannesburg up to doctoral level. Never before had data been gathered among students at private universities in South Africa, and this gap had weakened generalisations that previous surveys could make about all university students. Mixed methods were used to gather data, which were analysed using means, chi-square test and percentages. The five variables were tested for statistical significance in influencing language attitudes. All but one variable (gender) had statistically significant relationships (p ≤ 0.05) with at least one of the closed-ended questions. Generally, respondents valued their L1 and deemed it relevant in their lives and society they live in. Vorige taalhoudingstudies onder openbare universiteitstudente in Suid-Afrika, het getoon dat hierdie vyf veranderlikes: geslag; ouderdomsgroep; studiejaar; vlak van studie; en studieveld, studente se houdings teenoor tale beïnvloed. Dus was die doel van hierdie opname om te bepaal of die toetsing van hierdie veranderlikes op Setswana T1-sprekende universiteitstudente (n = 247), vorige studies sal bevestig, aangesien dit die eerste studie is wat uitsluitlik data insamel onder Setswana T1-sprekende universiteitstudente by vyf universiteite (beide openbare en privaat) in Tshwane en Johannesburg, tot doktorale vlak. Nog nooit vantevore is data ingesamel onder studente by private universiteite in Suid-Afrika nie. Hierdie gaping het veralgemenings in vorige opnames ten opsigte van alle universiteitstudente verswak. Gemengde metodes is gebruik om data, wat geanaliseer is met behulp van gemiddeldes, chi-kwadraattoets en persentasies, in te samel. Die vyf veranderlikes is getoets vir statistiese betekenisvolheid in die beïnvloeding van taalhoudings. Alles behalwe een veranderlike (geslag) het statisties-beduidende verhoudinge (p ≤ 0.05) gehad met ten minste een van die geslote-einde vrae. Oor die algemeen, het die respondente hulle T1 waardeer en dit relevant geag in hul lewens en die samelewing waarin hulle woon. | |
| Publisher | AOSIS | |
| Date | 2017-06-28 | |
| Identifier | 10.4102/lit.v38i1.1301 | |
| Source | Literator; Vol 38, No 1 (2017); 15 pages Literator; Vol 38, No 1 (2017); 15 pages 2219-8237 0258-2279 | |
| Language | eng | |
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