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Sekoai Elliot Nkhi

Sekoai Elliot Nkhi
Independent Researcher · faculty of communication and media broadcast

Doctor of Philosophy

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Education
January 2020 - November 2022
University of South Africa
Field of study
  • Language, Linguistics and Literature
August 2016 - June 2018
National University of Lesotho
Field of study
  • Language Education
August 2010 - June 2014
National University of Lesotho
Field of study
  • English and French

Publications

Publications (16)
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This study set out to explore the impact of digital social media on the writing and speaking skills of English as second language tertiary level students in one institution in Lesotho. Current research stipulates that digital social media can have a negative impact on students’ grammatical competence if not used properly. However, digital social me...
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The study reports on implementing blended learning and teaching in the post COVID-19 era at a University in Lesotho. Research indicates that COVID-19 has necessitated the adoption of blended teaching and learning across the entire education domain. This suggests that traditional face-to-face teaching approaches were no longer appropriate due to the...
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This study explored the challenges that undergraduate tertiary students encounter in the development of communicative competence skills in three selected tertiary institutions in Lesotho. Adopting the qualitative approach, the study employed a case study design for data collection strategies which included face-to-face interviews with lecturers (n=...
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This article reports on the impact of translanguaging in enhancing communicative competence of the university students in three selected institutions in Lesotho. Data were collected through focus group interviews with ninety (N=90) selected students from the three selected institutions and face-to-face semi-structured interviews with nine (N=9) lec...
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Translanguaging is an approach to language aimed at promoting diversity and plurality of languages in the classroom. In this approach, students are taught in two or more languages, and literature suggests that they tend to participate more in the classroom when concepts are explained in their mother tongue. However, higher learning institutions in...
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Sesotho language predominantly enjoys the three-tier radio broadcasting system in Lesotho. Although Lesotho made a giant step in adopting the (National Media Policy. 2021. Les. https://Lesotho.misa.org/2021/11/30/parliament-adopts-national-media-policy/), which advocates for the inclusion of SiPhuthi and isiXhosa in media, the inclusion remains on...
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Effective communication is crucial for cohesive team dynamics in higher education settings, going beyond individual interaction. This chapter discussed the effective communication and information sharing towards the development effective and high Performing teams in higher education. In higher education institutions, email, bulletin boards, messagi...
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Online learning is undoubtedly a crucial method for effective teaching and learning in the 21st century. COVID-19 forced the implementation of online teaching because face-to-face teaching alone was impossible due to the rules, regulations, and protocols which included movement restrictions. Institutions of higher learning in Lesotho therefore adop...
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Although postgraduate supervision relies on effective communication, it has become increasingly challenging due to various factors, including the cultural, ethnic, and educational backgrounds of both the supervisors and supervisees. As a result, institutions of higher learning are struggling to attract and retain these students. In addition, studen...
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Plagiarism has proven to be a major challenge in higher education. It has been found that plagiarism compromises the quality of teaching and learning as well as assessment in higher education. Therefore, in Lesotho and around the world, academic dishonesty is fast becoming a major concern. It is possible that the maintenance of academic integrity a...
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In the context of this study, non-formal training has been viewed as an intentional educational endeavour that frequently operates outside the traditional schooling system, with the curriculum and instructional systems tailored to the participants' particular needs and requirements. The study explored the relationship between non-formal education t...
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The study set out to investigate the impact of language anxiety on the tertiary ESL undergraduate students' communicative competence at the three selected universities in Lesotho. Present research point to language anxiety as a hindrance to second language learning and acquisition. This means that students who are anxious cannot learn the target la...
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In recent years, technological advancement in communication has given citizens opportunities to be recipients and purveyors of news. Social networking sites propagate citizen journalism, wherein ordinary citizens without professional training gather and disseminate information. This has presented a number of challenges due to limited quality contro...
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Lesotho went through various phases of curriculum implementations and all were never fruitful until in 2009 when the new policy was adopted. The study therefore sought to investigate an extent to which the LGCSE English Language syllabus aims correlate with the secondary education aims. This study adopted a qualitative research orientation involvin...
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This study explores the challenges that teachers encounter in enhancing learners' communicative competence in English Language. The study was conducted in three high schools in the Maseru District, and the design of the study necessitated the adoption of qualitative approach in order to probe the multifaceted phenomenon of English language teaching...
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This study explored the challenges that undergraduate tertiary students encounter in the development of communicative competence skills in three selected tertiary institutions in Lesotho. Adopting the qualitative approach, the study employed a case study design for data collection strategies which included face-to-face interviews with lecturers (n=...

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