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1	Challenges in teaching IsiXhosa home language in rural Eastern Cape secondary schools Kafu, Hazel Bukiwe 30 September 2020 (has links) 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. / Curriculum and Instructional Studies / D. Ed. (Curriculum Design and Development) African languages Official languages Scarcity of libraries Mother tongue Home language Standard language Pondo dialect Language acquisition Disparity Illiteracy Improved teaching methods Multilingualism Cultural diversity Language policies Poor performance Technological development Human Language Technologies 496.398507126875

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