Name:

Prof. Adelia Carstens

Position:            

Office:                Humanities Building 17-15

Telephone:        + 27 (0) 12 420 6859

E-mail:                [email protected]

Qualifications: BA, BA Hons, MA, DLitt et Phil (Unisa), DPhil (Pretoria)
 

Abridged  CV:

Adelia Carstens is a full professor and Director of the Unit for Academic at the University of Pretoria.

She obtained the degrees BA, BA Honours (cum laude). Masters (cum laude), and DPhil  from the University of Pretoria and DLitt et Phil from Unisa. Prof. Carstens has published more than 40 articles in accredited journals as well as eight contributions in other peer-reviewed publications, and presented 46 papers at local and international conferences/seminars. She successfully supervised and co-supervised 6 masters students and 4 doctoral students on various topics in linguistics and applied linguistics, and currently supervises 4 doctoral students.

Her wide-ranging experience in syllabus design and teaching at undergraduate and postgraduate level include the following subject areas: lexicology, semantics, morphology, discourse analysis, lexicography and terminology, document design, business communication, technical report-writing and essay-writing.

Research projects initiated and/or co-ordinated by her include Ideology in Afrikaans monolingual dictionaries, Teaching dictionary-using skills in secondary schools, Planning and developing a quadrilingual dictionary of Chemistry, Evaluating and designing public information materials about HIV/AIDS for low literate South Africans; and Using self-narratives to scaffold multimodal literacy and learning in the Bachelor of Education.

She referees NRF applications as well as papers for the accredited journals SA Linguistics and Applied Language Studies; Language Matters; Literator; S.A. Journal for Language Teaching, SA Journal of Education and Per Linguam. During her career she served on the executives of a number of professional societies, including the LSSA, Afrilex and CoHSSSA.  Prof. Carstens is currently Deputy Chair of the South African Applied Linguistics Association (SAALA).

Responsibilities:

She is also actively involved in designing curricula for undergraduate and postgraduate academic literacy interventions, and in teaching at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels.

Research highlights:

Prof. Carstens initiated and/or co-ordinated the following research projects, listed in reverse chronological order:

·         Using narratives to scaffold multimodal literacy and learning in the Bachelor of Education.

·         Evaluating the quality of leaflets and brochures on HIV/AIDS prevention and care (NRF grant)

·         Designing effective documents for low-literate readers (SANPAD grant)

·         The planning and development of a quadrilingual Dictionary of Chemistry

·         Ideological bias in Afrikaans monolingual dictionaries

Publications: /:http://repository.up.ac.za/browse?value=Carstens%2C+Adelia&type=author 

Carstens, A. 2014. Harmonising differences among ethno-linguistically diverse students through literacy narrative pedagogy. International Journal of the Sociology of Language.

Carstens, A. & Alston, L. 2014. Literacy self-narratives as constructions of pre-service teachers’ multiliterate and multilingual identities. In Hibbert, L. & Van der Walt C. Multilingual teaching and learning innovations in higher education in South Africa. Clevedon: Multilingual Matters.

Carstens, A. 2014. Through the lens of BEd students’ self-narratives: The roles of significant others in literacy acquisition. Education as Change. Journal for Curriculum Design 18(1): 73-90.

A. 2013. Collaboration as the key to integration of language and content in academic literacy interventions. SA Journal for Language Teaching 47(2).

Carstens, A.  2013. Geletterdheidsnarratiewe as spieël van die motiveringsrolle van betekenisvolle andere. In: Willemse, H.S.S. (Ed.) Oorgange en voortgange: ’n Huldigingsbundel vir C. H. F. Ohlhoff. Pretoria: Van Schaik. pp. 5-22.

Carstens, A. 2013. Collaboration as the key to integration of language and content in academic literacy interventions. SA Journal for Language Teaching 47(2).

Carstens, A. 2012. Using literacy narratives to scaffold academic literacy in the Bachelor of Education: a pedagogical framework. SA Journal for Language Teaching 46(2):9-25

Carstens, A. 2011. Narrow-angled versus wide-angled writing interventions: Report on a quasi-experiment. SA Journal for Linguistics and Applied Language Studies 29(2): 149-165.

Brandt, M. & Carstens, A. 2011. Visuele stereotipering van sportvroue in die sportmedia. SA Tydskrif vir Navorsing in Sport, Liggaamlike Opvoedkunde en Ontspanning 33(2): 1-15.

Carstens, A. 2011. Meaning-making in academic writing: A comparative analysis of pre- and post-intervention essays. Language Matters 42(1): 3-21. 

Carstens, A & Fletcher, L. 2009. Evaluating the effectiveness of a cross-disciplinary genre-focused writing intervention. Journal for Language Teaching 43(2):58-66.

Carstens, A. & Fletcher, L. 2009. Quantitative evaluation of a subject-specific essay-writing intervention. Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies 27(3): 84-97.

Carstens, A. 2008. Essay-writing module for second year students of history. Per Linguam 28(2):1-20.

Carstens, A. 2008. A multidirectional model for tertiary-level disciplinary writing. Journal for Language Teaching 42(1):81-97.

Carstens, A. 2008. Preferred genres and rhetorical modes in the humanities and social sciences. Language Matters 39(1):49-65.

Carstens, A. 2007. Comprehension of pictures in educational materials on HIV/AIDS Ensovoort 11(2):4-12.

Carstens, A., Maes, A. & Birir-Gangla, L. 2006. Understanding visuals in HIV/AIDS education in South Africa: Differences between literate and low-literate audiences. African Journal for Aids Research 5(3):221-232.
 

Carstens, A. 2005. Die diskursiewe voorstelling van vigsverwante stigma deur 'n groep Afrikaanssprekende tieners. Koers 68(3): 411-430.
 

Brandt, M. & .Carstens, A. 2005. The discourse of the male gaze: a critical analysis of the feature section 'The beauty of sport' in SA Sports Illustrated. Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies 23(3):233-243.
 

Carstens, A. 2004. Improving the Quality of Examination Papers: Perspectives from Document Design. In: Kriel, M. (Ed.). The Language Web/Fyn Net van die Woord. Essays in Honour of Victor Webb. Port Elizabeth. University of PE. pp. 187-216.
 

Carstens, A. 2004. HIV/AIDS, literacy and health communication. A study on the comprehension of visual symbolism in educational documents produced for people with limited reading skills. Image and Text 11:11-22.
 

Carstens, A. 2004. Tailoring print materials to match literacy levels - a challenge for document designers and practitioners in adult literacy. Language Matters 35(2):459-484.
 

Carstens, A. 2004. Book Review. Persuading People to Have Safer Sex. Applications of Social Science to the AIDS Crisis. Perloff, Richard M. Lawrence Erlbaum, New Jersey/London 2001. ISBN 0-8058-3380-3. Information Design Journal + Document Design 12(3):233-236.
 

Carstens, A. & Snyman, M. 2003c. How effective is the Department of Health's leaflet on HIV/AIDS Counselling for low literate South Africans? Tydskrif vir Nederlands en Afrikaans (Journal for Dutch and Afrikaans) 10(1):112-136.
 

Boer, H. & Carstens, A. 2003b. De psychologie van veilige seks als middel voor tekstontwerp. Tydskrif vir Nederlands en Afrikaans (Journal for Dutch and Afrikaans) 10(1):52-63.
 

Carstens, A. 2003a. What lay illness narratives reveal about Aids-related stigmatization. Communicare 22(2):1 – 24.

Carstens, A. 2002. Speech act theory in support of idealized warning models. SA Linguistics and Applied Language Studies. 20(4): 191-200.

Carstens, A. 2001. The problem-solving potential of text evaluation - Examination papers in the spotlight. Document Design 2(2): 135-151.

Carstens, A. & Grebe, H.P. (Eds.). 2001. Taallandskap. Festschrift vir Christo van Rensburg. Pretoria: Van Schaik.

Carstens, A. 1999. Science through Sepedi – is terminologisation a worth-while venture? In: Du Plessis,.C.J.M.D. (Ed.). Lexikos 9. Stellenbosch: Bureau of the WAT. pp. 1-17.

Carstens, A. 1998. On justifying the compilation of a multilingual explanatory dictionary of chemistry. S.A. Journal of Linguistics 16(1):1-6.

Carstens, A. 1998. Die Afrikaanse medewerkwoorde, familieverwantskappe en grammatikalisering. S.A. Journal of Linguistics 16(3):73-80.

Carstens, A. 1998 Guidelines for the evluation of language-learning software: evidence from a research project. Journal for Language Teaching 32(4):291-307.

Carstens, A. 1998. Die grammatika van modale hulpwerkwoorde: hoe getrou is Afrikaanse handwoordeboeke? In: Gouws, Rufus & Feinauer, Ilse (Eds.). Sintaksis op die voorgrond. Vir die dertigjarige herdenking van FRITZ PONELIS se 'Grondtrekke van die Afrikaanse sintaksis' . Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik. pp. 23-34.
 

Carstens, A. 1998. The compilation of a multilingual special-field dictionary for pedagogical purposes. Kotze, E.F. (Ed.). SA Linguistics 1997. Papers delivered at the 33rd Annual Conference of the Linguistic Society of Southern Africa held at the University of Natal, Durban, 2-4 July 1997.
 

Carstens, A. 1998. Winter School in Terminology and Terminography. In: Kotze, E.F. (Ed.). SA Linguistiek 1997 / SA Linguistics 1997. Papers delivered during the 33rd Annual Conference of the Linguistic Society of Southern Africa held at the University of Natal, Durban, 2-4 July 1997.

Van Houwelingen, Francien & Carstens, Adelia. 1998. "Nederlandismes" in HAT³, Literator 19:2):1-12.
 

Carstens, A. 1997. Issues in the planning of a multilingual dictionary of Chemistry for South African Students. In: Van Schalkwyk, D.J. (Ed.). Lexikos 7. Bureau of the WAT: Stellenbosch, pp. 1-24.
 

Carstens, A. 1996. Verregse Afrikaanse weekblaaie: ‘n Krities-linguistiese perspektief, S.A. Journal of Linguistics 14(3):65-75.
 

Carstens, A. 1995. Normverplasings en die Afrikaanse handwoordeboek van die negentigerjare, Literator 16(1):13-30.
 

Carstens, A. 1995 Language Teaching and Dictionary Use. In: Harteveld, P. (Ed.). Lexikos 5, Stellenbosch: Bureau of the WAT. pp. 105-116.
 

Carstens, A. 1995. ‘n Kritiese beskouing van HAT³. In: Harteveld, P. (Ed.). Lexikos 5, Stellenbosch: Bureau of the WAT. pp. 138-165.
 

Carstens, A. 1994. Ideologiese polisemie in verklarende Afrikaanse woordeboeke. Harteveld P. (Ed.). Lexikos 4. Stellenbosch: Bureau of the WAT. pp. 1-34.
 

Carstens, A. 1994. Verklarende Afrikaanse Woordeboek⁸ as spieël van normverplasing. Harteveld P. (red). Lexikos 4. Stellenbosch: Bureau of the WAT. pp. 249-281.
 

Carstens, A. 1994. Ideological Polysemy in monolingual Afrikaans Dictionaries. Martijn, W. et al (Eds.). EURALEX Proceedings. The Netherlands: Free University of Amsterdam. pp. 56-66.
 

Swanepoel, P.H. & Carstens, A. 1993. Komposisionaliteit, motivering en die grammatika van Afrikaans, S.A. Journal of Linguistics, Supplement 14.
 

Carstens, A. 1993. 'n Funksionele benadering tot metonimie. S.A. Journal of Linguistics 11(3):85-93.
 

Badenhorst, B., Carstens, A. & van Rensburg, C. 1992. Basiskursus. Aspekte van die Afrikaanse Taalkunde. Bloemfontein: Patmos.
 

Carstens. A. 1992. Metonimie, polisemie en die leksikografie. S.A. Journal of Linguistics 10(3):114-122.
 

Carstens, A. 1992. Kollokasies - vrye verbindings of lekseme. S.A. Journal of Linguistics 10(1):1-11.
 

Carstens, A. 1990. Die komposisionaliteitsbeginsel en die beskrywing van geleent-heidskomposita, S.A. Journal of Linguistics 8(3):99-106.