INVESTIGATING THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY AND COMMUNICATION SKILLS OF FIRST-YEAR EDUCATION STUDENTS AT THE KHOMASDAL CAMPUS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NAMIBIA Penehafo HENOK Student number: 3984268 THESIS SUBMITTED IN FULFILMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN LANGUAGE EDUCATION IN THE FACULTY OF EDUCATION AT THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE, SOUTH AFRICA Supervisor: Dr Hugues Steve NDINGA-KOUMBA-BINZA NOVEMBER 2023