University of Fort Hare Distance Education Project. Core Learning Areas Course: Language Literacy & Communication. Umthamo 4: Towards Critical Literacy
This umthamo focuses on the strong role families play in helping their young children become part of the local speaking community. It also shows how when teachers involve families in the education of their children, the children's education is enriched and developed. more
University of Fort Hare Distance Education Project. Core Learning Areas Course: Language Literacy & Communication. Umthamo 3: How Do We Learn to 'Language'
In this third umthamo we are going to think about how we first learn to speak. Teachers will do research on how they think we acquire spoken language or learn to talk. more
University of Fort Hare Distance Education Project. Core Learning Areas Course: Language Literacy & Communication. Umthamo 2: A Whole Language Approach
In this umthamo, we are going to look at a way of teaching language which fits in with Outcomes Based Education. This approach to language and teaching does not divide language into different parts. It is about the links between all the aspects of language. The ideas and activities in this umthamo combine a whole language approach with a literature-based approach to language teaching and... more
University of Fort Hare Distance Education Project. Core Learning Areas Course: Language Literacy & Communication. Umthamo 1: Communication
In this part of the course we will look at different aspects of language: thinking, talk, reading and writing and how it fits into our daily lives. Then we will look at ways of teaching language which brings all the different aspects together. more
University of Fort Hare Distance Education Project. Core Learning Areas Course: Language. Umthamo 1: Communicating Without Words
In the first year of this course we will think about the different ways we communicate through language. more
University of Fort Hare Distance Education Project. Core Education Studies Course: Helping Learners Learn. Umthamo 6: Supporting One Another in an Inclusive Classroom
This umthamo offers you the opportunity to look at how 'inclusive' your classroom is, and to try to make it more 'inclusive'. * Does your classroom welcome all kinds of learners, or does it favour some more than others? * Does your classroom atmosphere help each learner to feel that he or she 'belongs', and has a part to play in the activities, even if he or she is not academically... more
University of Fort Hare Distance Education Project. Core Education Studies Course: Helping Learners Learn. Umthamo 5: Negotiating the Curriculum
This umthamo connects with and expands upon the imithamo on Curriculum and also on many other imithamo in other strands of the course. However, the authors believe that curriculum is the actual day-to-day activities of l earners and teachers constructing knowledge together. This takes place within their specific context, based on certain values, beliefs and principles. It may be guided by... more
University of Fort Hare Distance Education Project. Core Education Studies Course: Helping Learners Learn. Umthamo 4: Independent Learning in a 'Resourceful' Classroom
In this umthamo, we will consider ways of making sure that there are 'resources' in our classrooms from which learners can learn independently, without direct supervision from the educator. more
University of Fort Hare Distance Education Project. Core Education Studies Course: Helping Learners Learn. Umthamo 4: Groupwork
In this umthamo, we will think about, and try out, ways of organising learners into groups in the classroom, in order to help them to learn more actively and effectively along these lines. more
University of Fort Hare Distance Education Project. Core Education Studies Course: Helping Learners Learn. Umthamo 2: Creating a Learner-Centred Environment
Lomthamo is the second in the "Helping Learners Learn" strand. In lomthamo, teachers will look at learner-centredness. more
Pages
