1. Department and Contact Information

• Subject Head: Lister Moyo

• Contact Information: lmoyo@jeppeboys.co.za 

2. Subject Status

• Compulsory: No

• APS Contribution: Yes. Full points awarded.

3. Relevance for Further Studies

• Required for Further Study: IsiZulu is widely used in broadcasting, magazines, newspapers and online articles.

• Useful For: Radio, television, podcasting, legislation, teaching and several other fields.

4. Course Content and Learning Outcomes

• Core Topics: From Grade 10 to 12, learners cover the four major learning skills which are mainly, listening, speaking, reading and writing. These are tested through oral SBAs, creative writing, and comprehension and language skills.

Curriculum Summary:

• Practical Component: Grade 10s do a literature assignment in Term 2 as well as oral practicals before their preliminary examination run.

5. Skills and Qualities Required

• Recommended Aptitudes: Spelling forms the core of pronunciation and grammatical efficacy. IsiZulu being vowel-guided will better be read and spoken often so that the spelling remains correct and words with more than two meanings are seldom confused.

• Student Attributes: A learner who is keen on joining isiZulu needs to be curious to learn the language and be unafraid of making errors while speaking and reading. It is in these mistakes that learners quickly learn the correct sound hence the spelling much quicker. To build a wider vocabulary, new learners would need to use the study guide (IisiZulu Sami Nawe) more often.

6. Special Requirements/Recommendations

• Materials and Resources: The most important resource is the revision-friendly study guide, isiZulu Sami Nawe which is relevant for grade 10, 11 and 12 learners. The notes are user-friendly and cover revision for all three papers. There are two genres (drama and novel) for all the FET grades hence a need to read often. There are a variety of prescribed textbooks and dictionaries, notes on Google Classroom and worksheets that the educators distribute to learners in the course of the year that when neatly kept, can be continually be used to prepare for cycle tests and examinations.

• Prerequisites: Although learners’ language proficiency widely differs per case, it would be ideal that a basic understanding of any of the Nguni languages (isiZulu, isiXhosa, siSwati)  would work in their favour. 

7. Teaching Methods and Learning Strategies

• Instructional Approaches: A variety of teaching methods is used and includes lecturing, projecting on white board, group discussion and individual presentations amongst others. A variety of online lessons are also available on Google Classroom.

• Study Tips: Learners should constantly check their class activities on Google Classroom, revise their notes in their daily exercise books, use study guides and also go to the DBE website for past papers and their memorandum.

8. Relevance and Application

• Real-World Connections: IsiZulu is not divorced from current issues like climate change, conflict, the economy, law, tourism, politics and other issues as it involves a lot of reading, writing and analysis through discussions and examinations that involve topics of these.

• Ethical and Moral Considerations: The subject does not promote discussions or presentations that seek to be linguistically biased towards any persons or issues (current or not).

9. Career Opportunities

• Potential Careers: Broadcasting, lecturing, teaching, publishing, journalism, and commentating among others.

• Industry Relevance: Education, radio and television.

10. Curriculum Summary and Assessment

• Assessment Structure: Language, Literature and Creative Writing.

• Key Learning Outcomes: Learners should be able to speak, present, debate, read and write a full set of internal and external examinations.

School-Based Assessment: