Academic research
LitNet Akademies is LitNet's accredited academic journal. An extended English abstract is published with every article.
Relational well-being of adolescents in a South African high-risk community
2020-03-05"Although adolescents have a good idea of healthy relationships, they described positive interactions mostly in terms of the absence of dysfunctional behaviour or relational abuse, such as violence."
The influence of place and space on the identity construction of female migrants within the South African context with reference to Zebra crossing (2013) by Meg Vandermerwe
2020-02-24"What becomes clear from the article is that the effect of migration penetrates and influences the intimate dimensions of women migrants’ personal lives."
Community translation. Plain language for the retranslation of a banking text
2020-02-19“If clients do not understand the documents they receive, they are not in a position to make informed decisions, or to participate actively in society.”
A critical look at 21st-century teaching and learning from a teacher and learner perspective
2020-02-18“Teachers should engage learners in collaborative learning exercises and use technology to create new, previously unimagined tasks and to support collaborative, constructive and authentic learning experiences.”
The realisation of lexical cohesion: A corpus linguistic study of Afrikaans-speaking grade 6 and grade 9 learners’ writing
2020-02-11“The creation of cohesive texts, as effected by making use of various cohesion markers (not solely lexical cohesion), should be encouraged in the classroom because cohesive texts are texts of which the various parts fit together.”
Quality reporting in the satellite office of a South African daily newspaper
2020-02-05“Newspapers’ declining circulation figures have led to smaller newsrooms where a handful of journalists often, at greater speeds, have to produce news for online platforms while catering to the expectations of increasingly involved audiences and maintaining high-quality output.”
Prayer practices and faith convictions of churchless millennial Christians: A ritual-liturgical exploration
2020-01-29“In order to guide millennials through their unique context and experience of loss, a new approach to worship is necessary.”
The aesthetics of divine ugliness: The portrayal of a vulnerable God in the art of painting within processes of paradigmatic transformation in theological thinking – the disgust of filth (skúbalon) and the scandal of malediction (skandalon)
2020-01-27“When Christianity was threatened, a kind of divine imperialism was introduced to justify a clerical ecclesiology and maintain dogmatic stances regarding social life problems.”
Teacher perspectives on blended learning as a teaching and learning approach to language teaching for the 21st-century learner
2020-01-09“Within the contextual framework of the 21st-century classroom, it should be noted that technology forms part of the overall frame of reference for today’s learners.”
What makes a wine festival successful? The Robertson Valley story
2020-01-07“Results indicate that the right market, a variety of products, and a personal service approach are some of the most vital factors that lead to a thriving and sustainable wine festival.”
The sublime in ecology: An ecofeminist theological interpretation of an Eastern Cape artist’s ecological vision, spirituality and identity
2019-12-16“The aim and strategy of ecofeminism is to radically transform how humans live in relation to the environment.”
Elisabeth Eybers’s “soetste kettery” (sweetest heresy): The word and the Word in her poetry
2019-12-13“Without denying the universally human dimension to Elisabeth Eybers’s religious poetry, I regard her female identity as integral to reading these poems.”
A mystical reading of Psalm 42/3
2019-12-12“As a mystagogue, the speaker’s core command to his soul is to wait on God.”
“Is paradise a place in heaven or on earth, and why?” The nature and function of paradise according to the interpretation of John Chrysostom
2019-12-10“According to John Chrysostom, what is the nature and function of paradise?”
“A pause between origin and destination”: Heterochronicity and minor transnationalism in Marlene van Niekerk’s volumes of poetry Gesant van die mispels and In die stille agterkamer
2019-12-10“She faithfully focuses on her trade with excellence and determination to create small but stirring poems that transcend temporal and spatial boundaries.”
Maintenance claims and sequestration under the Insolvency Act 24 of 1936
2019-12-09“It is unacceptable that creditors with claims for arrear maintenance could be held liable for contribution where the free residue is insufficient to cover the sequestration costs.”
The ecotext in the classroom
2019-12-09“It is crucial that educators acknowledge the potential role of environmentally oriented narratives and utilise children’s love for stories by applying ecotexts in classrooms.”
Help, I’m a school principal in the middle of nowhere! Challenges to the principal’s leadership and management style
2019-12-06“As the schools are isolated, support, trust and respect are crucial for the school to function fully and motivate learners to have a vision for the future.”
Bodily and moral impurity in Leviticus: an integrated purification system
2019-12-04“The article engages with the debate on the difference between bodily or ritual impurity on the one hand and moral impurity on the other.”
Preventive dispute resolution in guardianship, care and contact matters in South Africa
2019-12-02“The conclusion reached is that preventive law must fit in with the legal system as a whole, as well as with the unique circumstances of the relevant family.”