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Language assessment, Academic literacy, Applied linguistics, Language for academic purposes, Toegepaste taalkunde, Afrikaans language testing

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Employment (5)

North-West University: Potchefstroom, ZA

2020-09-01 to present | Head (Centre for Academic and Professional Language Practice)
Employment
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Tobie Van Dyk

North-West University: Potchefstroom, ZA

2018-01-01 to 2020-08-31 | Director (School of Languages)
Employment
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Tobie Van Dyk

North-West University: Potchefstroom, North-West, ZA

2013-01-01 to 2017-12-31 | Head (Centre for Academic and Professional Language Practice)
Employment
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Tobie Van Dyk

Stellenbosch University: Stellenbosch, Western Cape, ZA

2005-03-01 to 2012-12-31 | Head: Unit for Afrikaans and English (Language Centre)
Employment
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Tobie Van Dyk

University of Pretoria: Pretoria, Gauteng, ZA

2000-01-01 to 2005-02-28 | Lecturer (Unit for Academic Literacy)
Employment
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Tobie Van Dyk

Education and qualifications (4)

University of the Free State Faculty of Humanities: Bloemfontein, Free State, ZA

2009-02-01 to 2011-05-01 | PhD (Linguistics)
Education
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Tobie Van Dyk

University of Pretoria: Pretoria, Gauteng, ZA

1999-02-01 to 2001-02-01 | MA (Afrikaans and Linguistics)
Education
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Tobie Van Dyk

University of Pretoria: Pretoria, Gauteng, ZA

1996-01-01 to 1997-05-31 | BA Honours (Afrikaans and Linguistics)
Education
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Tobie Van Dyk

University of Pretoria: Pretoria, Gauteng, ZA

1996-01-01 to 1996-12-31 | Higher Education Diploma (Education)
Education
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Tobie Van Dyk

Professional activities (4)

South African Association for Language Teaching: Potchefstroom, ZA

2019 to present | VICE CHAIRPERSON
Service
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Tobie Van Dyk

South African Association for Language Teaching: Potchefstroom, ZA

2016-07 to 2020-07 | EDITOR (Journal for Language Teaching)
Service
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Tobie Van Dyk

North-West University: Potchefstroom, ZA

2020 | Dean’s award for service excellence in terms of advancing multilingualism in the School of Languages, Faculty of Humanities, NWU
Distinction
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Tobie Van Dyk

Stellenbosch University: Stellenbosch, Western Cape, ZA

2012 | Rector’s award for service excellence
Distinction
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Tobie Van Dyk

Funding (5)

Towards diagnostic testing

2016-01 to 2020-12 | Award
ICELDA (Stellenbosch, Western Cape, ZA)
Source: Self-asserted source
Tobie Van Dyk

Towards discipline specific academic literacy development

2015-04 to 2018-12 | Award
North-West University (Potchefstroom, North-West, ZA)
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Tobie Van Dyk

Nursing on the Move

2015-01 to 2017-09 | Contract
European Commission (Antwerp, Flanders, BE)
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Tobie Van Dyk

Medics on the Move South Africa

2013-02 to 2014-12 | Grant
ICELDA (Stellenbosch, Gauteng, ZA)
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Tobie Van Dyk

SPAAN Fellowship

2003-01 to present | Award
University of Michigan (MI, MI, US)
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Tobie Van Dyk

Works (34)

Kortpad-Afrikaans: ʼn Basiese grammatika: Shortcut Afrikaans: Basic Afrikaans grammar

2024-05-01 | Book
DOI: 10.36615/9781776489114
Contributors: Rina Loader; Tobie van Dyk; Charlene Human
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They just don’t get it! Towards informing course and syllabus design – an error analysis of referencing in undergraduate writing

Journal for Language Teaching
2022-09 | Journal article
DOI: 10.56285/jltVol56iss1a5385
Contributors: Tobie van Dyk; Kristien Adrianatos
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Digitale hulp vir akademiese Afrikaans – eerste lesse uit ’n ontwikkelingsprojek

Literator
2021 | Journal article
DOI: 10.4102/lit.v42i1.1758
EID:

2-s2.0-85112669281

Part of ISSN: 22198237 02582279
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Tobie Van Dyk
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Does one size fit all? Some considerations for test translation.

Assessing academic literacy in a multilingual society: Transition and transformation
2020 | Book chapter
Part of ISBN: 9781788926201
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Tobie Van Dyk

Postscript: What the data tell us

Assessing academic literacy in a multilingual society: Transition and transformation
2020 | Book chapter
Part of ISBN: 9781788926201
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Tobie Van Dyk

Towards modelled testing of productive knowledge of collocations

Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies
2020 | Journal article
DOI: 10.2989/16073614.2020.1858123
Part of ISSN: 1607-3614
Contributors: Déogratias Nizonkiza; Kris Van de Poel; Tobie Van Dyk; Henk Louw
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Akademiese taalvermoë en nagraadse studie – ’n gevallestudie

Journal for Language Teaching
2020-12 | Journal article
DOI: 10.4314/jlt.v54i2.7
Part of ISSN: 0259-9570
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Tobie Van Dyk
grade
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Editor’s Note

Journal for Language Teaching
2019 | Journal article
DOI: 10.4314/jlt.v53i1.a
Part of ISSN: 0259-9570
Contributors: Tobie Van Dyk
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An “enlightening course that empowers first years”?: A holistic assessment of the impact of a first-year academic literacy course

Journal of English for Academic Purposes
2017 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.jeap.2017.02.006
EID:

2-s2.0-85014834690
Contributors: Fouché, I.; van Dyk, T.; Butler, G.
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Productive knowledge of collocations may predict academic literacy

Per Linguam
2016-09 | Journal article
DOI: 10.5785/32-2-601
Contributors: Tobie Van Dyk; Henk Louw; Déogratias Nizonkiza; Kris Van de Poel
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Impact measurement: towards creating a flexible evaluation design for academic literacy interventions

STELLENBOSCH PAPERS IN LINGUISTICS
2016-07 | Journal article
DOI: 10.5774/45-0-202
Contributors: Ilse Fouche; Tobie van Dyk; Gustav Butler
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A needs analysis for communication by pharmacists in a multilingual setting

Stellenbosch Papers in Linguistics
2015 | Journal article
DOI: 10.5774/44-0-184
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Tobie Van Dyk
grade
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Academic literacy of South African higher education level students: Does vocabulary size matter?

Stellenbosch Papers in Linguistics
2015 | Journal article
DOI: 10.5774/44-0-159
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Tobie Van Dyk
grade
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Discipline-specific academic literacy and academic integration

2013 ICLHE Conference
2015 | Conference paper
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Tobie Van Dyk

Tried and tested: Academic literacy tests as predictors of academic success

Tijdschrift voor Taalbeheersing
2015-06 | Journal article
DOI: 10.5117/tvt2015.2.vand
Contributors: Tobie Van Dyk
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Ses van die een en ‘n halfdosyn van die ander?

Journal for Language Teaching
2015-04-01 | Journal article
DOI: 10.4314/jlt.v48i2.5
Part of ISSN: 0259-9570
Contributors: T Van Dyk; M Taljard
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Towards a responsible agenda for academic literacy development: considerations that will benefit students and society

Journal for Language Teaching
2014-02 | Journal article
DOI: 10.4314/jlt.v47i2.3
Part of ISSN: 0259-9570
Contributors: T Van Dyk; K Van de Poel
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First-year university students’ productive knowledge of collocations

Stellenbosch Papers in Linguistics Plus
2013 | Journal article
DOI: 10.5842/42-0-143
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Tobie Van Dyk
grade
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Geldigheid vanuit drie paradigmas beskou: ’n eenheid, of ’n veelheid van perspektiewe?

Journal for Language Teaching
2013-10 | Journal article
DOI: 10.4314/jlt.v47i1.7
Part of ISSN: 0259-9570
Contributors: T Van Dyk
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Dalende akademiese geletterdheidsvlakke: Feit of fiksie?

Journal for Language Teaching
2013-07-03 | Journal article
DOI: 10.4314/jlt.v46i2.3
Part of ISSN: 0259-9570
Contributors: T Van Dyk; F Van der Slik
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Reading ability and academic acculturation: The case of South African students entering higher education

Stellenbosch Papers in Linguistics Plus
2013-01 | Journal article
DOI: 10.5842/42-0-146
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Tobie Van Dyk
grade
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The continual conundrum of the “language across the curriculum” issue: lessons from the Bullock report (1975) for South African higher education today

Journal for Language Teaching
2012-06-07 | Journal article
DOI: 10.4314/jlt.v46i1.1
Part of ISSN: 0259-9570
Contributors: T Van Dyk; S Coetzee-Van Rooy
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Levelling the playing field: an investigation into the translation of academic literacy tests

Journal for Language Teaching
2011-11-09 | Journal article
DOI: 10.4314/jlt.v45i1.71804
Part of ISSN: 0259-9570
Contributors: T Van Dyk; A Van Rensburg; F Marais
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Towards informed decision making: the importance of baseline academic literacy assessment in promoting responsible university access and support

Journal for Language Teaching
2011-11-09 | Journal article
DOI: 10.4314/jlt.v45i1.71801
Part of ISSN: 0259-9570
Contributors: M Petersen-Waughtal; T Van Dyk
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Konstitutiewe voorwaardes vir die ontwerp van ’n toets van akademiese geletterdheid

2010 | Dissertation or Thesis
HANDLE: 11660/1918
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Tobie Van Dyk

Put listening to the test: An aid to decision making in language placement

Per Linguam
2010 | Journal article
DOI: 10.5785/26-2-18
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Tobie Van Dyk
grade
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On being reflective practitioners: The evaluation of a writing module for first-year students in the Health Sciences

Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies
2009 | Journal article
DOI: 10.2989/SALALS.2009.27.3.10.944
EID:

2-s2.0-71149112591
Contributors: van Dyk, T.; Zybrands, H.; Cillié, K.; Coetzee, M.
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Engineers on the foreground: An integrated approach to language acquisition

2006 | Conference paper
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Tobie Van Dyk

Towards providing effective academic literacy intervention

Per Linguam
2005 | Journal article
DOI: 10.5785/21-2-75
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Tobie Van Dyk
grade
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An academic English language intervention for first year engineering students

Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies
2004 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-9844270072
Contributors: Butler, H.G.; van Dyk, T.J.
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Onderwysvennootskappe en die Handevatprojek.

Ensovoort 10(1):35-44
2004 | Journal article
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Tobie Van Dyk

Finding the right measure: from blueprint to specification to item type

Journal for Language Teaching
2004-08 | Journal article
DOI: 10.4314/jlt.v38i1.6025
Contributors: Tobie Van Dyk; Albert Weideman
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Switching constructs: on the selection of an appropriate blueprint for academic literacy assessment

Journal for Language Teaching
2004-08 | Journal article
DOI: 10.4314/jlt.v38i1.6024
Contributors: Tobie Van Dyk; Albert Weideman
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Measuring vocabulary

Perspectives in Education, 21(1): 67-80.
2003 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0258-2236
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Tobie Van Dyk
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