Beauty Boikanyo Ntereke

• MA (ELT)
• Faculty Member at University of Botswana

The ability to read and interpret textbooks and other assigned material is a critical component of success at university level. Therefore, the aims of this study are twofold: to evaluate the reading levels of first-year students when they first enter the university to determine how adequately prepared they are for university reading. It is also to...

The purpose of this paper is to report on the University of Botswana undergraduate students' and lecturers' perceptions of the effectiveness of academic writing activities and instruction given in Communication and Academic Literacy Skills (COM112) academic writing module. Students (n= 46) and lecturers (n=2) who have taught the course were probed...

The ability to read and interpret textbooks and other assigned material is a critical component of success at University level. Therefore, the aim of this study is to evaluate the reading levels of first year students when they first enter the University in order to determine how adequately prepared students are when they first enter the university...

In the 21st century, the use of information technology in the classroom is advancing rapidly, especially in higher education. The Internet, through social networking, has made it possible for students to learn and teachers to teach outside the classroom walls. Facebook in particular has made it possible for students to interact and communicate with...

Employers in today’s competitive and challenging global world prefer employees who possess “soft skills” inaddition to “hard skills” because they make an impact and create a good impression in the workplace. This studyexamined employment readiness of the University of Botswana (UB) students who took the AdvancedCommunication Skills (GEC 213) course...

Reflective essays are considered an essential developmental component of portfolios since they promote critical thinking (Grant & Dornan, 2001), yet few studies have examined the role of reflective essays in academic writing in L2 contexts. Meyers (2001) shows how encouraging students to reflect on their writing processes could help them recognise...

The purpose of this paper is to report on the University of Botswana undergraduate students and lecturers’ perceptions of the effectiveness of academic writing activities and instruction given in Communication and Academic Literacy Skills (COM112) academic writing module. Students (n= 52) and lecturers (n=2) who have taught the course were probed t...

Social media such as Facebook and twitter are now widely used by students to communicate with friends across the world. These social networking technologies have now infiltrated into education. However, there are different perceptions regarding whether Facebook should be used for teaching and learning purposes. To further explore this issue, this s...

With the emergence of digital literacies, web based pedagogy has gained prominence in the 21st century in Universities the world over. Several research studies on online teaching confirm that it increases collaboration, interactivity and active learning of the learners. This paper shares first year students’ experiences of using WebCT discussion to...