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Teachers' management of language transition from Grade 3 to Grade 4
Dissertation (MEd)--University of Pretoria, 2018.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/69904 Teachers' management of language transition from Grade 3 to Grade 4 Calitz, Talita u12249182@tuks.co.za Beckmann, Johan L. Maodi, Mmamotidi Catherine UCTD Transition Language policies in South Africa Language policies in other countries Township educational issues Urban educational issues Mother tongue education Education theses SDG-04 Education theses SDG-10 Education theses SDG-16 Dissertation (MEd)--University of Pretoria, 2018. This dissertation builds on and contributes to work in the field Language of Learning and Teaching (LoLT) in Grade 3. In South Africa, learners in Grade 3 are taught in African languages in township schools. In urban schools, the LoLT is English, whereas the schools are multicultural, and many learners do not have English as their home language. In Grade 4, there is subject teaching and the LoLT is English. The purpose of this study is to explore how South African teachers manage the learners’ language transition from Grade 3 into Grade 4. This was a qualitative research. Two schools (township and urban) were sampled. Data was collected through individual interviews, a focus group discussion (a small number [4] of teachers from an urban school), and classroom observation (one Grade 3 and one Grade 4 classes in a township school). The article drew strongly on the work of Pretorius (2014) who found that learners in township schools struggle when they transition into Grade 4. Whereas in urban schools the article will focus on the work of O’Connor and Geiger (2009), who state that bi-or multi-lingual learners attend school in a language that is not their home language. The study developed the conceptual framework from the socio-cultural environment of the learners from Bronfenbrenner’s ecological systems theory. The findings revealed that the Gauteng Department of Education (GDE) provides sufficient Teacher and Learner Support Materials (LTSM). The responses revealed that the participating teachers did not have the strategies on how to manage learners’ language transition from Grade 3 into Grade 4. bs2026 Education Management and Policy Studies MEd Unrestricted SDG-04: Quality education SDG-10: Reduced inequalities SDG-16: Peace, justice and strong institutions 2019-06-02T11:39:25Z 2019-06-02T11:39:25Z 2019/04/16 2018 Dissertation Maodi, MC 2018, Teachers' management of language transition from Grade 3 to Grade 4, MEd Dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/69904> A2019 http://hdl.handle.net/2263/69904 en © 2019 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | UCTD Transition Language policies in South Africa Language policies in other countries Township educational issues Urban educational issues Mother tongue education Education theses SDG-04 Education theses SDG-10 Education theses SDG-16 Teachers' management of language transition from Grade 3 to Grade 4 |
| title | Teachers' management of language transition from Grade 3 to Grade 4 |
| title_full | Teachers' management of language transition from Grade 3 to Grade 4 |
| title_fullStr | Teachers' management of language transition from Grade 3 to Grade 4 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Teachers' management of language transition from Grade 3 to Grade 4 |
| title_short | Teachers' management of language transition from Grade 3 to Grade 4 |
| title_sort | teachers management of language transition from grade 3 to grade 4 |
| topic | UCTD Transition Language policies in South Africa Language policies in other countries Township educational issues Urban educational issues Mother tongue education Education theses SDG-04 Education theses SDG-10 Education theses SDG-16 |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/69904 |