Degrees Held
- Bachelor of Pedagogics (University of Durban- Westville)
- Honours in Applied Linguistics (University of Natal)
- Master’s in education (University of Kwazulu-Natal)
Research Interests
- The Use of Blended Learning to Enhance Teaching and Learning
- Academic Literacy and Discourse Analysis
- Action Research
- Reading Motivation
- Innovative Teaching Methods
Teaching Interests
- Using Technology to Enhance Teaching and Learning
- Literature (Novels and Plays)
- Critical Language Awareness
- Critical Discourse Analysis
- Teaching Grammar
- Academic Literacy
Teaching Expertise
- Ms Mbhele started her teaching career as a high school teacher specializing in English and History.
- Became a lecturer at Mangosuthu University of Technology lecturing in English Communication to engineering students.
Student
Supervision
Honours
Honours
- Mkhize Phiwayinkosi (2018) The use of codeswitching in the English Second Language (ESL) classroom
- Mafrika Ncamisile (2018) Teachers’ experiences of teaching poetry to English Second Language (ESL) learners in high school