Prof TV Manyike

Expertise

• Assessment in Language Education
• Language Teaching and Learning
• Methodologies and Approaches of Language Teaching
• Teaching Language and Literature in a Classroom

Qualifications

• MEd
• DEd

Currently teaching

• ACEEN38
• Supervising M & D students

Fields of academic interests

Research interest:

• ESL Teaching
• Language policy studies Multicultural Education
• Gender Studies
• Educational Leadership

Field of Specialisation

• ESL
• Home Language Teaching

Books

Publications:

• Manyike, T.V. & Lemmer, E.M. 2008. A comparative assessment of L1 and L2 reading performance among grade 7 learners in English and Xitsonga. Per Linguam, 24(2): 65-78.
• Manyike, T.V. & Lemmer, EM. 2009. A comparative assessment of L1 and L2 writing performance among grade 7 learners in English and Xitsonga. JES, 8(1):165-178.
• Manyike, T.V. & Lemmer, E.M. 2010. English reading and writing performance of Xitsonga speaking grade 7 learners in township schools: A case study. Per Linguam, 26(1): 29-46.

Books

1. Manyike, TV. 2017. The teaching of English in  multicultural South African schools and its implications for teacher education. Series: Trends in Applied Linguistics, 26. Berlin & Boston: De Gruyter. ISBN 978-1-5015-0415-0.
2. Manyike, TV and Mukhari, SS. 2017. The teaching of home languages in South African schools and the  implications for teacher Education in Realigning Teacher Training in the  21^st Century. Cengage learning. Edited by MD Magano, JC Mohapi and  D Robinson.  ISBN:978-1-4737-3351-0.
3. Manyike, TV & Hugo, AJ. 2015:  Language in education in “Including the excluded: teaching the vulnerable in the 21^st century” edited by M Magano and U Grammarian.  Pearson: Cape Town.
4. Manyike, TV, Hugo, AJ &. Masalesa, MJ. 2015: An introduction to teaching learners with intellectual impairment in Including the excluded: teaching the vulnerable in the 21^st century edited by M Magano and U Ramnarain.  Pearson: Cape Town.
5. Manyike, T.V. 2010. The acquisition of academic English language proficiency among Grade 7 learners in South African schools. Lambert Academic Publishing AG & Co: Saarbrucken: Germany.

Journal articles

Journal articles Manyike, TV & Shava, S. 2018.The decolonial role of indigenous languages and indigenous knowledges in formal  education  process. Indilinga: 36 -52.

Manyike, TV. 2017. Postgraduate supervision at an open and distance  e- learning institution. South African Journal of Education. 49 (2): 1-11.

Chinamasa, E & Manyike TV.2017. Mentoring Model for lecturers research skills development in higher education institutions:  Case of  Mentors University in Zimbabwe.

Manyike, TV & Lemmer, EM. 2015: Lessons from small-scale standardised testing of English reading and writing performance in two types of primary schools in South Africa. Journal of Language Teaching and Learning. 49 (1):  53-79.

Manyike, TV. 2014. The Writing  skills in second language  of learners from a rural  primary school primary school in South Africa. Studies of Tribes and Tribals 12 (1): 61 -69.

Manyike, TV. 2014. Schools as sites of violence: The role of  social capital  in reducing violence in South African Township schools.  Journal of Social Anthropology, 5(1): 51-60.

Manyike, TV and Lemmer EM 2014. Language education research in South Africa over the past three decades: Prospects and Challenges. Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences 5 (8) 242- 249.

Chauraya, E & Manyike TV 2014. Gender mainstreaming in  between implementation and practice. Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences, 5 (8) 397 – 405.

Manyike, TV. 2013. Bilingual Literacy or Subtractive Bilingualism? L2  Reading and Writing Performance among Grade 7 Learners from Different Geographic Areas. Africa Education Review, 10 (2): 188- 205.

Manyike, TV. 2012. A Comparison of reading and writing  proficiency in Home language among Xitsonga speaking learners in South African Primary township schools. JES, 4 (2):  143-152

Manyike, TV. 2012.  Assessment of the Norms and Standards for Day Care Centres In Three Selected Day Care Centres in the Limpopo Province. The Anthropologist, 14 (6): 593 -606.

Manyike, T.V. & Lemmer, E.M. 2012. Far from the city lights: English reading Performance of ESL learners in different types of rural primary schools. Per Linguam, 28 (1): 40 -60.

Manyike, T.V. & Lemmer, E.M. 2010. English reading and writing performance of Xitsonga speaking grade 7 learners in township schools: A case study. Per Linguam, 26(1): 29-46.

Manyike, T.V. & Lemmer, EM. 2009. A comparative assessment of Grade L1 and L2 Writing performance among grade 7 learners in English and Xitsonga JES, 8(1):128-141.

Manyike, T.V. & Lemmer, E.M. 2008. A comparative assessment of Grade l1 and l2 Reading performance among grade 7 learners in English and Xitsonga. Per Linguam, 24(2): 65-78.

Professional positions, fellowships & awards

1. Steering Committee Member of the London international Conference on Education.
2. International Chair of the Ireland international Conference on Education.
3. Program Committee chair of the World Congress on education. January 2014 to present
4. Consulting editor of the international Journal of Technology and Inclusive Education.
5. Scholarly Journal of Education Editorial Board Member.

Merit Awards And Grants

1. 2016 UNISA Women Excellence in Research Award
2. 2012 UNISA Women in Research Award: Developing Researcher  category
3. Recognised as best performing mentee in the mentorship program with my mentor. UNISA, 2012.
4. Thuthuka Award - 2006 (Seed funding for doctoral studies).
5. Thuthuka Award - 2005 (for an international conference attendance, Singapore).
6. Black South African Scholarship, Seattle Washington, USA

Projects

• iLima lemfundo strengthning the teaching of languages in South African schools.
• Effectiveness of English first additional teacher education programs in distance e- learning institution in preparing students to teach reading and writing in high schools

Other

Student supervised to successfu completion

1. Nyoni E. 2018. Intervention strategies for the development of cognitive academic language proficiency in the teaching of geography in Zimbabwean secondary schools  (DEd).
2. Azagsiba  JA. 2018. The influence of Setswana home language on the spelling and writing proficiency skills of English first additional language grade 11 learners in selected South African Schools (MEd).
3. Du Plooy KJ. 2017. The instructional leadership role of  primary school principals in South African schools (DEd.)
4. Mukansi, TL. 2017. Home school community partnerships in rural primary schools of Mopani District in Limpopo Province (MEd).
5. Drakpasu CE. 2017. Key challenges in rural Eastern Cape Grade 9 learners acquisition of  functional proficiency in English (MEd).
6. Chinamasa, E. 2015. Development of lecturer research skills in higher education institutions: case of mentoring at Mentors university in Zimbabwe (DEd).
7. Luphoko ME. 2014. Challenges faced by school management teams located in Nkomazi West Circuit (MEd).
8. Chauraya E. 2012. The implementation of gender policy programmes in student Admissions in Zimbabwe state universities (DEd).
9. Maswanganye B. 2010. An investigation of the teaching of reading first additional language in grade four in selected schools in Moretele District (MEd).
10. Similane G. 2010. An investigation of the implementation of outcomes-based Education in selected schools secondary school in Bushbuckridge(MEd).