6.2   Bachelor of Education in Foundation Phase Teaching

Programme Objective

Entry Requirements

To provide a well-rounded education that equips graduates with the required subject content knowledge base, educational theory and methodology that will enable them to demonstrate competence and responsibility as academically and professionally qualified beginner teachers prepared to teach from grade R to 3.

A Senior Certificate with a Matriculation Exemption endorsement and at least two subjects with E (HG) or two subjects with D (SG) from isiXhosa HL, English FAL or HL, Mathematics and a pass in any two other school subjects

A National Senior Certificate (NSC) with a bachelor’s degree endorsement and at least level 2 (30 – 39%) in Mathematics, or level 4 (40 – 49%) Mathematical Literacy, at least level 4 (50 – 59%) in English and isiXhosa, at least level 5 (60 – 69%) in Life Orientation, any other two subjects, at least at level 3 (40 – 49%). Proficiency in languages of learning and teaching, namely isiXhosa and English is a requirement.

Applicants with level 5 EDTP SETA qualifications for Foundation Phase

or Early Childhood Development (ECD)

Teaching and learning strategy: Learner centredness

Assessment strategy: Formative and Summative Assessment

Progression Rules: Pass 67% of the modules to proceed to the next level

RPL and Credit Transfer

Articulation rules: Bachelor of Education Honours

Exclusion Rules: Student is allowed a period of six years to complete his/her study. A student who fails to attain the minimum credit

requirement stipulated as 40 credits after one year, 110 credits after 2 years, 200 credits after 3 years, 290 credits after 4years, 380 credits after 5 years, 480 credits after 6 years.

Any other information

W62006 B Ed FOUNDATION PHASE TEACHING

Level of Study: I

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Module Name

Module Code

Block

No. of Credits

Course Convener

Module Objective

1

ACADEMIC LITERACY: ENGLISH LANGUAGE SKILLS

ACL15W2

2

6

Dr N MAGADLA

To assist students in learning more effectively by equipping them with skills to deal successfully with the demands of academic context assignments; provide students with further basic level academic knowledge and competences to empower them to learn types of literacies they need for academic purposes.

2

CONVERSATIONAL SESOTHO NQF 5, 6 CREDITS

CSS15W2

2

6

It equips students with beginner knowledge of Sesotho so that they can converse with their Sesotho speaking learners. It will also equip students with the knowledge of the

culture of the Basotho people

3

EDUCATION STUDIES 1: NQF 5, 20 CREDITS

EDS15W0

0

20

Education Studies1 consist of courses/modules that include History of Education, Psychology of learning and teaching. Education studies 1 is an understanding of theories of child development, holistic development and issues relating to the developing child as well as its implications to teaching and learning. The modules also

provide an understanding of how education has changed overtime

4

GENERAL MATHEMATICS CONTENT AND METHOD I

GMC15W0

0

20

The purpose of the course is to empower students with Mathematical subject knowledge base to be able to teach in the Foundation Phase in IsiXhosa; plan, implement and evaluate developmentally                appropriate Mathematics Learning programmes and to assess learners’ progress on a continuous basis.

5

INFORMATION LITERACY

INFL15W1

1

8

The purpose of the course is assist students with the use of the library to access information

6

COMPUTER APPLICATIONS IN EDUCATION

CAP15W1

0

20

7

LITERACY (LANGUAGE ENGLISH FAL) CONTENT AND METHOD I; NQF 5, 16 CREDITS

LEC15W0

0

16

The purpose of the course is to prepare students for communication as a first additional official language within the educational context. It will assist in developing both expressive and receptive communication and the development of relevant communication competence with

respect to the needs of teacher education students.

8

LITERACY (LANGUAGE ISIXHOSA HL) CONTENT AND METHOD I; NQF 6, 16 CREDITS

LCM15W0

0

16

The purpose of the course is to

develop the students’ language skills, namely, listening, speaking, reading and writing in isiXhosa home language with proficiency. It will also equip the students on how

to teach the language.

9

PROFESSIONAL STUDIES I

PFS15W0

0

16

The purpose of the course is to equip the students with general pedagogical knowledge. Provide the student with a range of teaching methods, the process of learning, curriculum design and development in the South African context, CAPS

guidelines and assessment skills

10

SCHOOL BASED EXPERIENCE

SBE15M2

2

The purpose of SBE involves learning in- and from practice and context.   Learning   from   practice

includes practical experience across