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- Title
Biliteracy Development: Problems and Prospects - an Ethnographic Case Study in South Africa.
- Authors
Lebese, Molatelo Prudence; Mtapuri, Oliver
- Abstract
This paper investigated the conditions necessary for the development of literacy in two languages, that is, biliteracy in Sepedi and English, among Foundation phase learners in a rural primary school in South Africa. It is based on a qualitative study, in the form of an ethnographic case study in which one-on-one interviews with the teachers, lessons observation and classroom print environment observation were used for data collection. One of the key findings is that routinized teacher-centred and a print-impoverished environment do not bode well for biliteracy development. Different strategies and methods with respect to teaching and learning should be pursued for effective teaching and learning. Homework was found to be crucial as a tool to reinforce learning. Homework can only be successfully implemented, if the Conditions at home are conducive. The major contribution of this paper is the 3C's framework which posits that Conditions at home, Community/Culture and Curriculum are important ingredients for effective teaching and learning. The absence of any one of them is a precursor for failure. The paper advocates a learner-centred approach to teaching and learning.
- Subjects
SOUTH Africa; LITERACY programs; BILINGUALISM; RURAL schools; TEACHING methods research; EFFECTIVE teaching; EDUCATION; RESEARCH
- Publication
Bangladesh e-Journal of Sociology, 2014, Vol 11, Issue 1, p74
- ISSN
1819-8465
- Publication type
Article