Professor & Head of Department
C Grant, HDE(Edgewood), BA(UNISA), BEd, MEd(Natal), PhD(UKZN)
Senior Lecturer & Deputy Head of Department L Westaway, B.Prim.Ed, MEd, PhD(Rhodes) Professor & Dean of Education
PD Wilmot, BA, HDE(PG Sec), BEd, MEd, PhD(Rhodes)
Professor, Deputy Dean & Chair of Environment and Sustainability Education E Rosenberg, MMedSci(UOFS), MEd, PhD(Rhodes)
Distinguished Professor & SARChl Chair:
Global Change and Social Learning Systems
‘Transformative Social Learning and Green Skills Learning Pathways’
H Lotz-Sisitka, BPrimEd(JP)(UPE), BEd, DEd(Stellenbosch)
Professor & SARChl Chair in Mathematics Education
M Schäfer, BSc, HDipEd(Wits), BEd, MEd(Rhodes), PhD(Curtin)
Professor & South African Numeracy Chair M Graven, BSc(Ed), BSc(Hons)(Wits), MPhil(Cantab), PhD(Wits)
Professor
K Ngcoza, JSTC(Cape College), BSc, BEd, MEd, PhD(Rhodes)
Associate Professors
B Brown, BSc(Wits), BSc Hons, MSc(UNISA), MEd(Rhodes), PhD(UCT)
N Mpofu, BA, MEd(Solusi University), PhD(Pretoria)
I Schudel, BSc(UCT), MEd, PhD(Rhodes) L Olvitt, BA, HDE(Natal), MEd, PhD(Rhodes) Senior Researcher
D McGarry, BSc MSc, PhD(Rhodes) Senior Lecturers
C Chikiwa, Chartered Institute of Secretaries and Administrators Diploma(CIS), Dip in Ed, BEd, MEd(UZ), PhD(Rhodes)
C Simuja, BSc Computing(London Metropolitan University), MSc Informatics(University of Malawi), PGDHE, PhD(Rhodes)
Lecturers
M Barnes, BA, BA(Hons), MA, PGCE(UCT)
S Chikiwa, Dip in Ed(UZ), BEd(MSU, Zimbabwe), MEd(Rhodes) PhD(Rhodes) N Jack, PTD(Algoa College), BA(UPE), BEd, BEd(Hons)(NMMU)
K Jawahar, BSc(Hons)(Natal), PGCE, MEd(UKZN)
AJones, HDE(PECE) BEd(Hons)(NMMU) F Kajee, BCom(UNISA), SPED(RAU), PGCE(Natal), BEd(Hons), MEd(UKZN), PhD(Rhodes)
B Moore, HDE(UNISA), BEd(NWU), MEd(UFH)
A Nesi, BA, BA(Hons), PGCE(Rhodes) NS Nkosi, BEd, BEd(Hons), MEd(Wits) Z Songqwaru, STD(Cape), ACE, BEd(Hons), MEd, PhD(Rhodes)
P Vale, BA(NMMU), BA(Hons)(UNISA), MEd, PhD(Rhodes)
C van der Mescht, BA (Hons)(Wits), HDipEd(Wits), MEd, PhD(Rhodes) Professor Emeritus
GJ Euvrard, MA, HDE(Rhodes), BEd, DLitt et Phil(UNISA)
PR Irwin, BA(Hons), UED, MEd(Natal), DEd(UNISA)
RB O’Donoghue, BEd, CertEd(UZ), MEd(Natal), PhD(Rhodes)
H van der Mescht, BA(Hons)(UPE), ED(UNISA), MA, PhD(Rhodes)
Visiting Professors
Y Engeström (University of Helsinki) A Sannino (University of Tampere) Senior Research Associates S-A Robertson BA, DPM, HDE, BEd, MEd(General Educational Theory and Practice), MEd(English Language Teaching), PhD(Rhodes) K Irwin, BSocSci(Hons), MPhil(Cantab), PhD(UKZN)
S Vermeylen, Doctoraal(International Relations &
Human Rights Law)(UU)(Robert Schuman University), LLM(University of Brussels), MBA(Nottingham), PhD(Surrey)
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EDUCATION
Professor & Head of Department
C Grant, HDE(Edgewood), BA(UNISA), BEd, MEd(Natal), PhD(UKZN)
Senior Lecturer & Deputy Head of Department L Westaway, B.Prim.Ed, MEd, PhD(Rhodes) Professor & Dean of Education
PD Wilmot, BA, HDE(PG Sec), BEd, MEd, PhD(Rhodes)
Professor, Deputy Dean & Chair of Environment and Sustainability Education E Rosenberg, MMedSci(UOFS), MEd, PhD(Rhodes)
Distinguished Professor & SARChl Chair:
Global Change and Social Learning Systems
‘Transformative Social Learning and Green Skills Learning Pathways’
H Lotz-Sisitka, BPrimEd(JP)(UPE), BEd, DEd(Stellenbosch)
Professor & SARChl Chair in Mathematics Education
M Schäfer, BSc, HDipEd(Wits), BEd, MEd(Rhodes), PhD(Curtin)
Professor & South African Numeracy Chair M Graven, BSc(Ed), BSc(Hons)(Wits), MPhil(Cantab), PhD(Wits)
Professor
K Ngcoza, JSTC(Cape College), BSc, BEd, MEd, PhD(Rhodes)
Associate Professors
B Brown, BSc(Wits), BSc Hons, MSc(UNISA), MEd(Rhodes), PhD(UCT)
N Mpofu, BA, MEd(Solusi University), PhD(Pretoria)
I Schudel, BSc(UCT), MEd, PhD(Rhodes) L Olvitt, BA, HDE(Natal), MEd, PhD(Rhodes) Senior Researcher
D McGarry, BSc MSc, PhD(Rhodes) Senior Lecturers
C Chikiwa, Chartered Institute of Secretaries and Administrators Diploma(CIS), Dip in Ed, BEd, MEd(UZ), PhD(Rhodes)
C Simuja, BSc Computing(London Metropolitan University), MSc Informatics(University of Malawi), PGDHE, PhD(Rhodes)
Lecturers
M Barnes, BA, BA(Hons), MA, PGCE(UCT)
S Chikiwa, Dip in Ed(UZ), BEd(MSU, Zimbabwe), MEd(Rhodes) PhD(Rhodes) N Jack, PTD(Algoa College), BA(UPE), BEd, BEd(Hons)(NMMU)
K Jawahar, BSc(Hons)(Natal), PGCE, MEd(UKZN)
AJones, HDE(PECE) BEd(Hons)(NMMU) F Kajee, BCom(UNISA), SPED(RAU), PGCE(Natal), BEd(Hons), MEd(UKZN), PhD(Rhodes)
B Moore, HDE(UNISA), BEd(NWU), MEd(UFH)
A Nesi, BA, BA(Hons), PGCE(Rhodes) NS Nkosi, BEd, BEd(Hons), MEd(Wits) Z Songqwaru, STD(Cape), ACE, BEd(Hons), MEd, PhD(Rhodes)
P Vale, BA(NMMU), BA(Hons)(UNISA), MEd, PhD(Rhodes)
C van der Mescht, BA (Hons)(Wits), HDipEd(Wits), MEd, PhD(Rhodes) Professor Emeritus
GJ Euvrard, MA, HDE(Rhodes), BEd, DLitt et Phil(UNISA)
PR Irwin, BA(Hons), UED, MEd(Natal), DEd(UNISA)
RB O’Donoghue, BEd, CertEd(UZ), MEd(Natal), PhD(Rhodes)
H van der Mescht, BA(Hons)(UPE), ED(UNISA), MA, PhD(Rhodes)
Visiting Professors
Y Engeström (University of Helsinki) A Sannino (University of Tampere) Senior Research Associates S-A Robertson BA, DPM, HDE, BEd, MEd(General Educational Theory and Practice), MEd(English Language Teaching), PhD(Rhodes) K Irwin, BSocSci(Hons), MPhil(Cantab), PhD(UKZN)
S Vermeylen, Doctoraal(International Relations &
Human Rights Law)(UU)(Robert Schuman University), LLM(University of Brussels), MBA(Nottingham), PhD(Surrey) DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
EDUCATION
Professor & Head of Department
C Grant, HDE(Edgewood), BA(UNISA), BEd, MEd(Natal), PhD(UKZN)
Senior Lecturer & Deputy Head of Department L Westaway, B.Prim.Ed, MEd, PhD(Rhodes) Professor & Dean of Education
PD Wilmot, BA, HDE(PG Sec), BEd, MEd, PhD(Rhodes)
Professor, Deputy Dean & Chair of Environment and Sustainability Education E Rosenberg, MMedSci(UOFS), MEd, PhD(Rhodes)
Distinguished Professor & SARChl Chair:
Global Change and Social Learning Systems
‘Transformative Social Learning and Green Skills Learning Pathways’
H Lotz-Sisitka, BPrimEd(JP)(UPE), BEd, DEd(Stellenbosch)
Professor & SARChl Chair in Mathematics Education
M Schäfer, BSc, HDipEd(Wits), BEd, MEd(Rhodes), PhD(Curtin)
Professor & South African Numeracy Chair M Graven, BSc(Ed), BSc(Hons)(Wits), MPhil(Cantab), PhD(Wits)
Professor
K Ngcoza, JSTC(Cape College), BSc, BEd, MEd, PhD(Rhodes)
Associate Professors
B Brown, BSc(Wits), BSc Hons, MSc(UNISA), MEd(Rhodes), PhD(UCT)
N Mpofu, BA, MEd(Solusi University), PhD(Pretoria)
I Schudel, BSc(UCT), MEd, PhD(Rhodes) L Olvitt, BA, HDE(Natal), MEd, PhD(Rhodes) Senior Researcher
D McGarry, BSc MSc, PhD(Rhodes) Senior Lecturers
C Chikiwa, Chartered Institute of Secretaries and Administrators Diploma(CIS), Dip in Ed, BEd, MEd(UZ), PhD(Rhodes)
C Simuja, BSc Computing(London Metropolitan University), MSc Informatics(University of Malawi), PGDHE, PhD(Rhodes)
Lecturers
M Barnes, BA, BA(Hons), MA, PGCE(UCT)
S Chikiwa, Dip in Ed(UZ), BEd(MSU, Zimbabwe), MEd(Rhodes) PhD(Rhodes) N Jack, PTD(Algoa College), BA(UPE), BEd, BEd(Hons)(NMMU)
K Jawahar, BSc(Hons)(Natal), PGCE, MEd(UKZN)
AJones, HDE(PECE) BEd(Hons)(NMMU) F Kajee, BCom(UNISA), SPED(RAU), PGCE(Natal), BEd(Hons), MEd(UKZN), PhD(Rhodes)
B Moore, HDE(UNISA), BEd(NWU), MEd(UFH)
A Nesi, BA, BA(Hons), PGCE(Rhodes) NS Nkosi, BEd, BEd(Hons), MEd(Wits) Z Songqwaru, STD(Cape), ACE, BEd(Hons), MEd, PhD(Rhodes)
P Vale, BA(NMMU), BA(Hons)(UNISA), MEd, PhD(Rhodes)
C van der Mescht, BA (Hons)(Wits), HDipEd(Wits), MEd, PhD(Rhodes) Professor Emeritus
GJ Euvrard, MA, HDE(Rhodes), BEd, DLitt et Phil(UNISA)
PR Irwin, BA(Hons), UED, MEd(Natal), DEd(UNISA)
RB O’Donoghue, BEd, CertEd(UZ), MEd(Natal), PhD(Rhodes)
H van der Mescht, BA(Hons)(UPE), ED(UNISA), MA, PhD(Rhodes)
Visiting Professors
Y Engeström (University of Helsinki) A Sannino (University of Tampere) Senior Research Associates S-A Robertson BA, DPM, HDE, BEd, MEd(General Educational Theory and Practice), MEd(English Language Teaching), PhD(Rhodes) K Irwin, BSocSci(Hons), MPhil(Cantab), PhD(UKZN)
S Vermeylen, Doctoraal(International Relations &
Human Rights Law)(UU)(Robert Schuman University), LLM(University of Brussels), MBA(Nottingham), PhD(Surrey)
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Research Associates
L Price, MSc(UZ), PhD(Rhodes) D Samson, MSc(UPE), PGCE, MEd, PhD(Rhodes)
C Chikunda, MEd(UZ), PhD(Rhodes) EK Botha, BA(Natal), Diploma in Linguistics(UFH), MEd(UOM), PhD(UCT) A Westaway, BA, BA(Hons), MEd(Rhodes), PhD(UFH)
M Mukute, Education Diploma(UZ), MEd, PhD(Rhodes)
P Ramsarup, MEd, PhD(Rhodes)
E Musara, BA, Grad.CE (UZ) MEd (Nipissing) PhD (Rhodes)
Professional Development Centre Manager F Gunzo, BSocSci(Hons)(UFH), MEd, PhD(Rhodes)
South African Numeracy Chair Project Manager
P Vale, BA(NMMU), BA(Hons)(UNISA), MEd, PhD(Rhodes)
The Education Department offers the following formal qualifications:
● Bachelor of Education (Foundation Phase Teaching) Full Time
● Bachelor of Education (Senior and Further Education and Training Teaching) (In- Service) Part Time
● Postgraduate Certificate in Education (Foundation Phase Teaching) [not offered in 2021]
● Postgraduate Certificate in Education (Intermediate Phase Teaching) [not offered in 2021]
● Postgraduate Certificate in Education (Senior Phase and Further Education and Training Teaching)
● Bachelor of Education (Honours)
● Master of Education (by Research and by Coursework and Research)
● Doctor of Philosophy
BACHELOR OF EDUCATION
(Foundation Phase Teaching) [Full-Time, Initial Teacher Education]
YEAR 1
Foundation Phase Studies 1: 9110029 (NQF Level 5)
Course description: This course introduces students to Children’s literature in Africa and internationally. It gives students practice in reading aloud and reviewing children’s books and also creating their own books.
Assessment:Class record 100% Examination 0%
Credits:10
Education and Professional Studies 1A:9110002 (NQF Level 5)
Course description: This course deals with theories and research related to child development and their implications for teaching young children.
Credits:25
Assessment:Class record 50% Examination 50%
Supplementary exam:45%
Subminimum: None
Education and Professional Studies 1B:
9110003 (NQF Level 5)
Course description: In the first semester, this course focuses on helping BEds to become successful students; in the second semester the focus shifts to what it means to become a good teacher.
Credits:25
Assessment:Class record 100%
Teaching Practice: 9110004 (NQF Level 6) Course description:This involves some form of weekly community engagement, for example, reading aloud to Grade R learners.
Credits:10
Assessment:Class record 100%
YEAR 2
Performance and Multimodalities 1 9110005 (NQF Level 6)
Course description: This course offers the students opportunities to engage in visual art and physical education in two components. It provides
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
some general education methodologies and ideas for teaching visual art and physical education in the Foundation Phase.
Credits:15
Assessment:Class record 100%
Understanding the Social & Physical World 2 9110006 (NQF Level 6)
Course description: This course continues to provide a framework for understanding how Science fits into the children’s education in the Foundation Phase, and how to integrate it in the Life Skills component of CAPS in the curriculum, providing scientific skills and knowledge. It also provides an understanding the whole child in context; and managing and organizing learning.
Credits:15
Assessment:Class record 100%
Educational and Professional Studies 9110007 (NQF Level 6)
Course description: This introductory course offers an overview of many of the important issues in education. The aim of the course is to provide students with a framework for understanding, engaging, and critically reflecting on and in the field of education.
Credits:10
Assessment:Class record 100%
Teaching Practice 1B (Work Integrated Learning) 9110008 (NQF Level 6)
Course description: This course provides a framework for understanding child development in the Foundation Phase, and consists of weekly school visits that run throughout the year. The emphasis is on building an understanding of the school and the system.
Credits:15
Assessment:Class record 100%
Foundation Phase Studies 1: Introduction to First Additional Language 9110041 (NQF Level 6)
Course description: The First Additional Language course provides a framework for understanding the implications of First additional language education in the Foundation Phase.
Credits:10
Assessment:Class record 50%, Examination 50%
Supplementary exam:45%
Subminimum:40%
Foundation Phase Studies 1: Mathematics 9110042 (NQF Level 6)
Course description: The Foundation Phase Studies 1: Mathematics course provides a sound framework for understanding Mathematics education in the Foundation Phase. It aims to produce teachers who are mathematically content rich.
Credits:15
Assessment:Class record 50%, Examination 50%
Supplementary exam:45%
Subminimum:40%
Foundation Phase Studies 1: Life Skills 9110015 (NQF Level 6)
Course description: The Foundation Phase Studies 1: Life Skills continues to provide a framework for understanding how Life Skills fits into the children’s education in the Foundation Phase, and how to integrate scientific skills and knowledge into this component of the CAPS curriculum. It also provides an understanding the whole child in context; and managing and organizing learning.
Credits:10
Assessment:Class record 50%, Examination 50%
Supplementary exam:45%
Subminimum:40%
Foundation Phase Studies 1: Home Language English 9110009 (NQF Level 6)
Entrance requirements:English 1, OR English Language and Linguistics 1
Course description:This course is aligned to the school curriculum. It is an introductory course that aims to prepare prospective teachers to be able to teach Home Language English competently.
Credits:10
Assessment:Class record 60%, Examination 40%
Supplementary exam:45%
Subminimum:40%
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some general education methodologies and ideas for teaching visual art and physical education in the Foundation Phase.
Credits:15
Assessment:Class record 100%
Understanding the Social & Physical World 2 9110006 (NQF Level 6)
Course description: This course continues to provide a framework for understanding how Science fits into the children’s education in the Foundation Phase, and how to integrate it in the Life Skills component of CAPS in the curriculum, providing scientific skills and knowledge. It also provides an understanding the whole child in context; and managing and organizing learning.
Credits:15
Assessment:Class record 100%
Educational and Professional Studies 9110007 (NQF Level 6)
Course description: This introductory course offers an overview of many of the important issues in education. The aim of the course is to provide students with a framework for understanding, engaging, and critically reflecting on and in the field of education.
Credits:10
Assessment:Class record 100%
Teaching Practice 1B (Work Integrated Learning) 9110008 (NQF Level 6)
Course description: This course provides a framework for understanding child development in the Foundation Phase, and consists of weekly school visits that run throughout the year. The emphasis is on building an understanding of the school and the system.
Credits:15
Assessment:Class record 100%
Foundation Phase Studies 1: Introduction to First Additional Language 9110041 (NQF Level 6)
Course description: The First Additional Language course provides a framework for understanding the implications of First additional language education in the Foundation Phase.
Credits:10
Assessment:Class record 50%, Examination 50%
Supplementary exam:45%
Subminimum:40%
Foundation Phase Studies 1: Mathematics 9110042 (NQF Level 6)
Course description: The Foundation Phase Studies 1: Mathematics course provides a sound framework for understanding Mathematics education in the Foundation Phase. It aims to produce teachers who are mathematically content rich.
Credits:15
Assessment:Class record 50%, Examination 50%
Supplementary exam:45%
Subminimum:40%
Foundation Phase Studies 1: Life Skills 9110015 (NQF Level 6)
Course description: The Foundation Phase Studies 1: Life Skills continues to provide a framework for understanding how Life Skills fits into the children’s education in the Foundation Phase, and how to integrate scientific skills and knowledge into this component of the CAPS curriculum. It also provides an understanding the whole child in context; and managing and organizing learning.
Credits:10
Assessment:Class record 50%, Examination 50%
Supplementary exam:45%
Subminimum:40%
Foundation Phase Studies 1: Home Language English 9110009 (NQF Level 6)
Entrance requirements:English 1, OR English Language and Linguistics 1
Course description:This course is aligned to the school curriculum. It is an introductory course that aims to prepare prospective teachers to be able to teach Home Language English competently.
Credits:10
Assessment:Class record 60%, Examination 40%
Supplementary exam:45%
Subminimum:40%
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
some general education methodologies and ideas for teaching visual art and physical education in the Foundation Phase.
Credits:15
Assessment:Class record 100%
Understanding the Social & Physical World 2 9110006 (NQF Level 6)
Course description: This course continues to provide a framework for understanding how Science fits into the children’s education in the Foundation Phase, and how to integrate it in the Life Skills component of CAPS in the curriculum, providing scientific skills and knowledge. It also provides an understanding the whole child in context; and managing and organizing learning.
Credits:15
Assessment:Class record 100%
Educational and Professional Studies 9110007 (NQF Level 6)
Course description: This introductory course offers an overview of many of the important issues in education. The aim of the course is to provide students with a framework for understanding, engaging, and critically reflecting on and in the field of education.
Credits:10
Assessment:Class record 100%
Teaching Practice 1B (Work Integrated Learning) 9110008 (NQF Level 6)
Course description: This course provides a framework for understanding child development in the Foundation Phase, and consists of weekly school visits that run throughout the year. The emphasis is on building an understanding of the school and the system.
Credits:15
Assessment:Class record 100%
Foundation Phase Studies 1: Introduction to First Additional Language 9110041 (NQF Level 6)
Course description: The First Additional Language course provides a framework for understanding the implications of First additional language education in the Foundation Phase.
Credits:10
Assessment:Class record 50%, Examination 50%
Supplementary exam:45%
Subminimum:40%
Foundation Phase Studies 1: Mathematics 9110042 (NQF Level 6)
Course description: The Foundation Phase Studies 1: Mathematics course provides a sound framework for understanding Mathematics education in the Foundation Phase. It aims to produce teachers who are mathematically content rich.
Credits:15
Assessment:Class record 50%, Examination 50%
Supplementary exam:45%
Subminimum:40%
Foundation Phase Studies 1: Life Skills 9110015 (NQF Level 6)
Course description: The Foundation Phase Studies 1: Life Skills continues to provide a framework for understanding how Life Skills fits into the children’s education in the Foundation Phase, and how to integrate scientific skills and knowledge into this component of the CAPS curriculum. It also provides an understanding the whole child in context; and managing and organizing learning.
Credits:10
Assessment:Class record 50%, Examination 50%
Supplementary exam:45%
Subminimum:40%
Foundation Phase Studies 1: Home Language English 9110009 (NQF Level 6)
Entrance requirements:English 1, OR English Language and Linguistics 1
Course description:This course is aligned to the school curriculum. It is an introductory course that aims to prepare prospective teachers to be able to teach Home Language English competently.
Credits:10
Assessment:Class record 60%, Examination 40%
Supplementary exam:45%
Subminimum:40%
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Foundation Phase Studies 1: Home Language isiXhosa 9110010 (NQF Level 6)
Entrance requirements:isiXhosa MT 1 Course description:This course is aligned to the school curriculum. It is an introductory course that aims to prepare prospective teachers to be able to teach Home Language isiXhosa competently.
Credits:10
Assessment:Class record 60%, Examination 40%
Supplementary exam:45%
Subminimum:40%
YEAR 3
Education & Professional Studies 3 9110016 (NQF Level 7)
Entrance requirement:Education & Professional Studies 2
Course description: This course offers an overview of many important issues in Education.
The aim of the course is to provide students with a framework for understanding, engaging, and critically reflecting on and in education. The focus in this level is on sociology in education, history of education and curriculum in education.
Credits:30
Assessment:Class record 50%, Examination 50%
Supplementary exam:45%
Subminimum:40%
Performance & Multimodalities 2 9110017 (NQF Level 6)
Entrance requirement:None
Course description:This course equips students with content and skills of Art in education (drama, dance and music) with regards to Foundation Phase teaching. Students are equipped and introduced to the above art components to enable them to have content knowledge and subject matter knowledge that supplements the teaching of Life Skills in Foundation Phase.
Credits:15
Assessment:Class record 100 %
Understanding the Social & Physical World 3 9110018 (NQD Level 6)
Entrance requirement:USPW 2
Course description:This course gives students the opportunity to engage with technology, geography
and history content knowledge. It develops students’ skills in the mentioned components. The course also supplements the teaching of the beginning knowledge towards the Life Skills Subject.
Credits:15
Assessment:Class record 100%
Foundation Phase Studies 2: Home Language English 911022 (NQF Level 6)
Entrance requirement:FPS 1 HL English Course description:This course is aligned to the school curriculum. The course draws from the FPS 1 English course and it seeks to develop First Language (HL) beginner teachers who are knowledgeable about language issues in South Africa and proficient, competent and capable of promoting HL teaching that is accessible, real, inclusive and meaningful to all learners. It develops students’ knowledge and proficiency in HL to support teaching and learning in other subjects in the curriculum.
Credits: 9
Assessment:Class record 50%, Examination 50%
Supplementary exam:45%
Subminimum:40%
Foundation Phase Studies 2: Home Language isiXhosa 9110023 (NQF Level 6)
Entrance requirement:FPS 1 HL isiXhosa Course description:This course is aligned to the school curriculum. The course draws from the FPS 1 IsiXhosa HL course and it seeks to develop First Language (HL) beginner teachers who are knowledgeable about language issues in South Africa and proficient, competent and capable of promoting HL teaching that is accessible, real, inclusive and meaningful to all learners. It develops students’ knowledge and proficiency in HL to support teaching and learning in other subjects in the curriculum.
Credits: 9
Assessment:Class record 50%, Examination 50%
Supplementary exam:45%