The CAPS and this English Home Language series


This series fully supports the aims and principles of the CAPS in the following


ways: • by providing a series that will ensure all learners’ progress through the content as required by the CAPS;


• by providing a series written in accessible language and in this way addressing the needs of learners who study English as a Home Language but do not necessarily speak English as their mother tongue;


• by helping learners to meet and exceed the required standards;


• by providing structured lesson plans that ensure teachers are organised and use teaching time optimally;


• by raising the expectations in terms of the number and complexity of tasks to be completed, as the year progresses;


• by building in opportunities, at the right time, for learners to work at a more challenging pace;


• by building in regular assessment opportunities that allow the teacher to establish whether learners are ready to move to the next level;


• by setting assessment tasks at the appropriate level that are aligned to the CAPS requirements;


• by providing guidance to the teacher regarding suitable support and intervention, as well as extension activities.


• by encouraging learners to read, interpret and follow instructions;


Time allocation for all Intermediate Phase subjects


The table below shows the teaching time that should be spent per week on each subject in the Intermediate Phase Total


teaching


hours per week


27.5 hours


Home Language (HL) and First Additional


Language (FAL)


11 hours HL: 6 hours FAL: 5 hours


6 hours Mathematics


Natural Science and


Technology 3.5 hours 3 hours


4 hours Creative Arts: 1.5 hours Physical Education: 1 hour Personal and Social Well- being: 1.5 hours


Time allocation for Home Language in the Intermediate Phase


The table below outlines the suggested teaching time that should be spent per two-week cycle on the different skills for teaching Home Language. Skills


Listening and Speaking (Oral) Reading and Viewing Writing and Presenting


*Language structure and use


*Language structures and conventions and their usage are integrated within the time allocation of the four language skills. There is also time allocated for formal practice.


Time allocation per two-week cycle (hours) 2 hours 5 hours 4 hours 1 hour


Thinking and reasoning skills are incorporated into the skills and strategies required for Listening and Speaking, for Reading and Viewing, and for Writing and Presenting.


7 Social Sciences Life Skills


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