User:Dira Thokwane/sandbox

Dira Thokwane is a South African-born academic of Zulu and Tswana roots. He was born in Lichtenburg-a small town outside Mahikeng-North West Province on 28 January 1980. In his upbringing, he resided in Mahikeng, Soshanguve and Zeerust where he started and completed his primary and secondary education. He continued his academic studies at the University of Limpopo from 2003 to 2008 where he acquired his Bachelor of Education, Bachelor of Education honours degree and an incomplete Master of Education. He also spent a significant amount of time residing in the United States of America where he acquired his Master of Arts in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL). Dira Thokwane is known for his great influence as a leader in his institution. In his academic experience, he has written two papers:Challenges facing first year students, at the University of Limpopo and How to Use Peer Review to Promote Writing Development in ESL classes. He currently resides in Pretoria, South Africa.