What were they all about? Two questions that provoked different reactions and feelings

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dc.contributor.authorBotha, Elizabeth Mathakga
dc.date.accessioned2016-06-17T12:54:04Z
dc.date.available2016-06-17T12:54:04Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.description.abstractThe poor education and lack of exposure to literature for most blacks in South Africa makes it difficult of English Second Language (ESL) speakers to cope with the demanding expectations for engaging with the level of knowledge and skills required for working in higher education. Being black, being an ESL speaker, and having to work at a higher education institution (HEI), which privileges the use of English, have combined to shape the author’s identity in many ways. The author uses the theoretical framework of agency and ownership in this narrative to share episodes of her journey as a student and an academic. Perseverance and persistence enabled her to overcome the challenges she faced during her studies and to navigate the expectations in her academic career. The narrative is based on two questions: the one triggered action of agency, and the other evoked feelings of self-doubt and judgement. As a black woman and an ESL speaker, the article intends to share the author’s experiences associated with overcoming those challenges and celebrating her success against all odds.en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationBotha, E.M. (2014). What were they all about? Two questions that provoked different reactions and feelings. South African Journal of Higher Education, 28(6), 1972-1985.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn1011-3487
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10539/20490
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.publisherUnisaen_ZA
dc.subjectAcademic careers – South African black womenen_ZA
dc.subjectAcademic discourse – South African black womenen_ZA
dc.subjectKnowledge and skills – South African black womenen_ZA
dc.titleWhat were they all about? Two questions that provoked different reactions and feelingsen_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA
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