Browsing Research Outputs (Department of Language Education Arts and Culture) by Subject "South Africa"

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Assessing student teachers’ knowledge of English to inform curriculum design in initial teacher education

Roberts, Nicky Moloi, Qetelo Mort, Thelma (South African Journal of Childhood Education, 2024-09-16)

Background: In Initial Teacher Education (ITE) programmes, there are concerns about student teachers’ English language proficiency. Aim: To discuss the first iteration of the PrimTEd English language and literacy test ...
COVID-19 and the ‘New Normal’ in Education: Exacerbating Existing Inequities in Education

Sayed, Yusuf Singh, Marcina Mort, Thelma (Social and Health Sciences, 2021)

This paper considers education responses to the COVID-19 pandemic, with specific reference to South Africa, examining how inequality has been exacerbated as a result of the pandemic. It outlines how education policy ...
Designing an English language and literacies knowledge and skills test for Initial Teacher Education students in South Africa

Roberts, Nicky Mort, Thelma (Journal of Education, 2023)

Since 2016 the Primary Teacher Education (PrimTEd) project has assessed first and fourth year student teachers’ English language and literacies knowledge and skills with a view to optimising what is offered in teacher ...

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