Primary school English teachers' experiences of implementing curriculum recovery plan during covid-19 in Warmbath circuit

Abstract

The right to education is an important human right but the 2020 Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has made an impact on how we live, teach, and how learners learn. Teachers experienced different challenges due to lockdown restrictions and they had to repeat the same lesson for different groups as not all learners could come to school. This research study aimed to explore primary school English teachers’ experiences of implementing curriculum recovery plan during the coronavirus (COVID-19). The study employed an interpretivism paradigm to analyse how teachers implemented the curriculum recovery plan through thematic analysis. The study further employed a qualitative research approach where a semi-structured interviews schedule with open and close-ended questions were conducted. Non-probability sampling and purposeful sampling were employed for this study to select participants. Document analysis was also used to gather information from intermediate English teachers in primary schools. The researcher interviewed 10 teachers to identify their experiences based on the implementation of the curriculum recovery plan during COVID-19. The study documented the best strategies that teachers can adopt when implementing the curriculum recovery plan to fill in the existing gaps in the teaching strategies in the literature. The use of visual aids when teaching English positively contributed to their successful implementation of the curriculum recovery plan during the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19). The research identified challenges that hindered the implementation of curriculum recovery plans in respective schools, such as not having enough time and rotational methods. There is a need for teachers to be allocated enough time to implement the curriculum recovery plan and be provided with the opportunity to attend ICT courses and workshops. Thus, suggests that teachers can opt to use ICT teaching aids during their teaching and learning process.

Tokelo ya thuto ke tokelo ye bohlokwa ya motho, eupsa leuba la Coronavirus (COVID 19) la 2020 le hueditse ka moo re phelago, re rutago, le ka moo barutwana ba ithutago. Barutisi ba itemogetse ditlhohlo tsa go fapana ka lebaka la dikiletso tsa mesepelo gomme ba ile ba swanela ke go boeletsa thutwana ya go swana ya dihlopha tsa go fapana, ka ge e se barutwana ka moka bao ba bego ba kgona go tla sekolong. Thuto ye ya dinyakisiso e ikemiseditse go utolla maitemogelo a barutisi ba Seisemane ba sekolo sa praemari a go phethagatsa maano a go mpshafatsa lenaneothuto nakong ya leuba le. Mohlala wa hlathollo o dirisisitswe go sekaseka, ka tshekatsheko ya thematiki, ka moo barutisi ba phethagaditsego leano la mpshafatso ya lenaneothuto. Mokgwa wa dinyakisiso wa boleng o dirisitswe, ka lenaneo la go botsisa dipotsiso leo le beakantswego go ya ka tlhako leo le nago le dipotsiso tsa botlalo le tseo e sego tsa botlalo. Mohlala wo o kgonagalogo le mohlala wa mohola e somisitswe go kgetha bakgathatema. Go kgatha tema go tshekatsheko ya tokumente go hwetsa tshedimoso ka moo barutisi ba beakanyago dithutwana tsa bona le go phethagatsa leano la mpshafatso ya lenaneothuto. Banyakisisi ba botsisise barutisi ba 10 dipotsiso go kgonthisa maitemogelo a bona a phethagatso ya leano la mpshafatso ya lenaneothuto nakong ya COVID-19. Dinyakisiso di lemogile mekgwa ye mekaone go feta ka moka yeo barutisi ba ka e somisago ge ba phethagatsa leano la mpshafatso ya lenaneothuto, go tswalela masoba ao a lego gona mo mekgweng ya go ruta yeo e utollotswego go dingwalwa. Go lemogilwe gore tshomiso ya dithusathuto ge go rutwa Seisemane go kgathile tema gabotse go phethagatso ya katlego ya leano la mpshafatso ya lenaneothuto nakong ya leuba la coronavirus (COVID-19). Dinyakisiso di utollotse ditlhohlo tseo di ditetsego phethagatso ya maano a mpshafatso ya lenaneothuto dikolong tsa go fapana, go swana le go se be le nako ye e lekanego, le mekgwa ya go sielana go tla sekolong. Go na le nyakego ya gore barutisi ba fiwe nako ye e lekanego go phethagatsa leano la mpshafatso ya lenaneothuto le go fiwa sebaka sa go tsenela dithutwana tsa ICT le ditlhahlo gore ba be le kgetho ya go somisa dithusathuto tsa ICT nakong ya tshepetso ya go ruta le go ithuta.

Ilungelo lemfundo liyilungelo lomuntu elibalulekile, kodwa ubhubhane luka-2020 lwe-Coronavirus (i-COVID-19) lube nomthelela endleleni esiphila ngayo, esifundisa ngayo, nendlela abafundi abafunda ngayo. Othisha bahlangabezane nezinselelo ezahlukene ngenxa yemikhawulo yokungaphumi ezindlini kwaphinda kwadingeka ukuba baphindaphinde asebekufundisile kumaqoqoqo abafundi ahlukene, njengoba abafundi babengakwazi ukuza bonke esikoleni. Lolu cwaningo luhlose ukuhlola lokho abahlangabezane nakho othisha besiNgisi esikoleni samabanga aphansi ekuqaliseni ukusebenza kohlelo lokuhlenga ikharikhulamu ngesikhathi kunalolu bhubhane. Lapha kusetshenziswe ucwaningo lokuqonda iqophelo, ngokuthi kuhlaziywe isihloko, ukuthi othisha baluqalise kanjani ukusebenza uhlelo lokuhlenga ikharikhulamu. Lolu cwaningo lusebenzise uhlelo lokuhlola iqophelo, kwasetshenziswa inhlolovo evulelekile equkethe imibuzo enezimpendulo okhetha kuzo. Ababambiqhaza bakhethwe ngokuthi kuthathwe amasampula alokho okuhlosiwe nokukhethwa kohlobo oluthile lwabantu. Kuphinde kwahlaziywa imibhalo ethile ukuze kuqoqwe imininingwane yokuthi othisha bazihlela kanjani izifundo zabo futhi baluqalise kanjani uhlelo lokuhlenga ikharikhulamu. Umcwaningi uxoxisane nothisha abayi-10 ukuze athole ulwazi lwabo mayelana nokuqaliswa kohlelo lokuhlenga ikharikhulamu ngesikhathi se-COVID-19. Ucwaningo luqhamuke namasu angcono kakhulu othisha abangawasebenzisa ukuqalisa uhlelo lokuhlenga ikharikhulamu, ukuze bavale izikhala ezikhona ngokwamasu okufundisa abalulwe ezincwadini. Kutholakale ukuthi kunomthelela omuhle kakhulu ukusetshenziswa kwezinsiza zevishwali lapho kufundiswa isiNgisi ngenhloso yokwenza kahle ekuqaliseni ukusebenza kohlelo lokuhlenga ikharikhulamu ngesikhathi sobhubhane i-coronavirus (i-COVID-19). Lolu cwaningo luhlonze izinselelo eziphazamisa ukuqaliswa kwezinhlelo zokuhlenga ikharikhulamu ezikoleni ezehlukene, njengokungabi nesikhathi esanele, kanjalo nezindlela zokusebenza ngokushintshana. Kunesidingo sokuthi othisha banikezwe isikhathi esanele sokuqalisa ukusebenza kohlelo lokuhlenga ikharikhulamu kanye nokuthi bahlinzekwe ngethuba lokufundiswa nokucobelelwa ngolwazi lwe-ICT ukuze bakwazi ukuzikhethela uma befisa ukusebenzisa izinsiza zokufundisa ze-ICT.