Challenges in teaching IsiXhosa home language in rural Eastern Cape secondary schools

Kafu, Hazel Bukiwe

dc.contributor.advisor	Pretorius, F. J. (Francois Johannes),1947-
dc.contributor.advisor
dc.contributor.author	Kafu, Hazel Bukiwe
dc.date.accessioned	2020-09-30T09:29:47Z
dc.date.available	2020-09-30T09:29:47Z
dc.date.issued	2018-06
dc.date.submitted	2020-09-30
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10500/26683
dc.description.abstract	The purpose of this study was to investigate the challenges in teaching IsiXhosa home language in rural secondary schools. Learners from Grades 8 to 12 perform poorly in IsiXhosa grammar, essay writing, literature and oral work. The researcher sampled 40 learners from each of two senior secondary schools, eight parents and eight IsiXhosa subject specialists (two district based and six school based) to take part in the research. Data for this study were collected during cluster moderations in one of the secondary schools by using document analysis, interviews and questionnaires. Qualitative and quantitative methods were used by the researcher to analyse IsiXhosa results from Grade 8 to Grade 12. Analysis of documents such as mark schedules and marks for formal and informal tasks gave evidence that learners perform poorly in grammar, literature, oral work and essay writing. Scarcity or non-availability of distinctions (levels 6 and 7) in Grade 12 final exams as well as in Grades 8 to 11 proves that the language demands special attention for its teaching and learning in the secondary classroom situation; the conclusions were therefore drawn and recommendations made.	en
dc.format.extent	1 online resource (xxi, 248 leaves) : illustrations, color graphs	en
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.subject	African languages	en
dc.subject	Official languages	en
dc.subject	Scarcity of libraries	en
dc.subject	Mother tongue	en
dc.subject	Home language	en
dc.subject	Standard language	en
dc.subject	Pondo dialect	en
dc.subject	Language acquisition	en
dc.subject	Disparity	en
dc.subject	Illiteracy	en
dc.subject	Improved teaching methods	en
dc.subject	Multilingualism	en
dc.subject	Cultural diversity	en
dc.subject	Language policies	en
dc.subject	Poor performance	en
dc.subject	Technological development	en
dc.subject	Human Language Technologies	en
dc.subject.ddc	496.398507126875
dc.subject.lcsh	Xhosa language -- Study and teaching (Secondary) -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Language and education -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Rural schools -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Language policy -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Education, Secondary -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Education, Bilingual -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape	en
dc.title	Challenges in teaching IsiXhosa home language in rural Eastern Cape secondary schools	en
dc.type	Thesis	en
dc.description.department	Curriculum and Instructional Studies	en
dc.description.degree	D. Ed. (Curriculum Design and Development)