Dr bfreder Fredericks
Fredericks Brenton

POSITION
Head of the Department: Communication Sciences
QUALIFICATION(S)
BA(UWC); HDE (UWC); BED Honours (UFS); M.Tech: Language Practice (CUT); D.Tech: Language Practice (CUT)  
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
English, Communication, Academic Literacy, Language Studies
SUPERVISION OF M&D STUDENTS

Masters’ Students

Name(s) and Surname
Date First Registered
Topic:
P.Senyane
2016
An investigation into the use of mother tongue instruction at the CUT, FS
     O.Setlalentoa
2016
Investigating the influence of filmic discourse on creative writing skills among Language Practice students
    V.Mpanya
2018
The Socio-linguistic implications of Code Switching amongst Sesotho mother tongue speakers.
    W.Henning
2018

 Doctoral Students

Name(s) and Surname
Date First Registered
Topic:
Peace Fiadzomor
2018
A discourse analysis of the abstracts of undergraduate students’ research: An inter-disciplinary study












PUBLICATIONS
NON-ACCREDITED JOURNAL
De Beer, K., Fredericks, B., & Bohloko, G. 2006. The in-service training of correctional services staff at the Kroonstad satellite campus of the Central University of Technology, Free State (CUT) and the Department of Correctional Services, Interim, 5(2) 10-20.
Fredericks, B., and Van Deventer, M. 2008. English as Language of Learning and Teaching: a suggested strategic approach. Interim,7(1) 109-122.
 
Fredericks, B. and Van Deventer, M. 2014. Perspectives of Education Stakeholders on the influence of immediacy, verbal aggression and compliance gaining have on learner performance. Interim, 13(1) 1-11.  

M.I Koai, D.M Ferreira and Fredericks B.G. 2017.  The use of Sesotho in formal communication within the Free State Provincial Government. Interim, 16 (1) 16-25.    
 
ACCREDITED PUBLICATIONS
Fredericks, B. 2017. Turning up the Heat in South African Education. Proceedings in the 10th International Conference on Educational Research, Thailand, Khon Kaen University pp. 988-1004. ISBN (e-book) 978 616-438-066-0.
 
Koai, M and Fredericks, BG.  2019.  Sesotho is still a marginalised language, Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies, 37:4, 303-314.
DOI: 10.2989/16073614.2019.1692677.

Tondi, T. & Fredericks, B.G. (2020) Dominant epistemology, African indigenous languages, culture and the discourse on the decolonization of knowledge within the (African) university. African Journals Online. 18(1): 15000-15004. eISSN:1596-9231.


Fredericks B & Nel, E. (2020). A Pilot Academic Writing Support Course for Doctoral Students at A University of Technology in South Africa. In  Niwat SRISAWASDI (Ed). Proceedings of  The 13th International Conference on Educational Research Conference Faculty of Education, Thailand, Khon Kaen University pp. 208 -215. ISBN (e-book)): 978-616-438-513-9

Fredericks B & Alexander, G. (2020). From Theory into Practice: Student Experiences of A Language
Practice and Media Studies Programme at A University of Technology in South Africa. In  Niwa
SRISAWASDI (Ed). Proceedings of  The 13th International Conference on Educational Research
Conference Faculty of Education, Thailand, Khon Kaen University pp. 216 - 221. ISBN (e-book)): 978-616-438-513-9
 
PRESENTATIONS AT CONFERENCES, SEMINARS OR WORKSHOPS
2005 Attended National Conference at Potchefstroom University and presented a paper entitled: English as Language of Learning and Teaching: a suggested strategic approach.
2015 Attended the 3rd South African Education Research Association (SAERA) Conference at the University of the Free State (UFS) and presented a paper entitled: Educator perspectives on the influence of immediacy, verbal aggression and compliance gaining on learner achievement.
2017 Attended the 10th International conference on educational research held in Khon Kaen, Thailand (September 9-12, 2017) and presented a paper entitled: Turning up the heat in South African education.
 
2020 Attended the 13th International conference on educational research virtually Khon Kaen and  presented a paper entitled: A Pilot Academic Writing Support Course for Doctoral Students at A University of Technology in South Africa.
2020 Attended the 13th International Conference on education research virtually Khon Kaen and
presented a paper entitled: Student Experiences of A Language Practice and Media Studies Programme
at A University of Technology in South Africa.
2020 Attended (SoTL) conference in Higher Education and presented a paper (9-10 October) promoting new pedagogies and teaching practices in Higher Education. The paper was entitled: Implementing Work Integrated Learning in a programme at a Higher Institution of Learning.
Scholarship of Teaching
and Learning
INTERNALISATION ACTIVITIES
International Memoranda of Understanding (MOU) with Thomas More University College, Belgium.
International Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with University in Mittweida, Germany.
Research Project Under NRCT-DFG Cooperative Program between Rajabhat Maha Sarakham University (RMU), Thailand, Neubrandenburg University of Applied Sciences, Germany, and Central University of Technology, Free State, South Africa in 2021-2022-planning stage
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROJECT(S)
Teaching English to Grade 11 and 12 Learners -Saturday School project for Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology at the CUT, FS.
   
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Contact Us
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  • Tel: +27 (0)51 507 3361
  • bfreder@cut.ac.za