ENGLISH HOME LANGUAGE - CURRICULUM AND ASSESSMENT POLICY STATEMENT (CAPS) - GRADES 7-9

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National Curriculum Statement (NCS) Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statement (CAPS) for English Home Language sets out South African curriculum and assessment policy for Senior Phase learners in Grades 7-9. The foreword explains the curriculum’s democratic transformation, including outcomes-based education and subsequent revisions through 2000 and 2009. It outlines the document’s policy scope, combining CAPS for approved subjects, programme and promotion requirements, and assessment protocols, with an emphasis on clearer term-by-term teaching and learning specifications.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryExam

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Pages142

Reading Time5 h 58 min

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Section 1: Curriculum and assessment policy statement

Background

Overview

General aims of the South African curriculum

Time allocation

Foundation Phase

Intermediate Phase

Senior Phase

Grades 10-12

Section 2: Introducing the languages

ENGLISH HOME LANGUAGE National Curriculum Statement (NCS) Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statement Senior Phase Grades 7-9 CurriCulum and assessment PoliCy statement Grades 7-9 enGlisH Home lanGuaGe CAPS ENGLISH HOME LANGUAGE GRADES 7-9 disClaimer In view of the stringent time requirements encountered by the Department of Basic Education to effect the necessary editorial changes and layout to the Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statements and the supplementary policy documents, possible errors may occur in the said documents placed on the official departmental websites. There may also be vernacular inconsistencies in the language documents at Home- , First and Second Additional Language levels which have been translated in the various African Languages. Please note that the content of the documents translated and versioned in the African Languages are correct as they are based on the English generic language documents at all three language levels to be implemented in all four school phases. If any editorial, layout or vernacular inconsistencies are detected, the user is kindly requested to bring this to the attention of the Department of Basic Education. E-mail: [capslangcomments@dbe.gov.za or](capslangcomments@dbe.gov.za or) fax (012) 328 9828 department of Basic education 222 Struben Street Private Bag X895 Pretoria 0001 South Africa Tel: +27 12 357 3000 Fax: +27 12 323 0601 120 Plein Street Private Bag X9023 Cape Town 8000 South Africa Tel: +27 21 465 1701 Fax: +27 21 461 8110 Website: [http://www.education.gov.za](http://www.education.gov.za) © 2011 department of Basic education isBn: 978-1-4315-0492-3 Design and Layout by: Ndabase Printing Solution Printed by: Government Printing Works CURRICULUM AND ASSESSMENT POLICY STATEMENT (CAPS) ENGLISH HOME LANGUAGE GRADES 7-9 FOREWORD By THE mINISTER Our national curriculum is the culmination of our efforts over a period of seventeen years to transform the curriculum bequeathed to us by apartheid. From the start of democracy we have built our curriculum on the values that inspired our Constitution (Act 108 of 1996) . The Preamble to the Constitution states that the aims of the Constitution are to: • heal the divisions of the past and establish a society based on democratic values, social justice and fundamental human rights; • improve the quality of life of all citizens and free the potential of each person; • lay the foundations for a democratic and open society in which government is based on the will of the people and every citizen is equally protected by law; and • build a united and democratic South Africa able to take its rightful place as a sovereign state in the family of nations. Education and the curriculum have an important role to play in realising these aims. In 1997 we introduced outcomes-based education to overcome the curricular divisions ofthe past, but the experience of implementation prompted a review in 2000. This led to the first curriculum revision: the Revised National Curriculum Statement Grades R-9 and the National Curriculum Statement Grades 10-12 (2002) . Ongoing implementation challenges resulted in another review in 2009 and we revised the Revised National Curriculum Statement (2002) and the National Curriculum Statement Grades 10-12 to produce this document. From 2012 the two National Curriculum Statements, for Grades R-9 and Grades 10-12 respectively, are combined in a single document and will simply be known as the National Curriculum Statement Grades R-12. The National Curriculum Statement for Grades R-12 builds on the previous curriculum but also updates it and aims to provide clearer specification of what is to be taught and learnt on a term-by-term basis. The National Curriculum Statement Grades R-12 represents a policy statement for learning and teaching in South African schools and comprises of the following: (a) Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statements (

FAQs

What document is this and who is it intended for?

It is the English Home Language CAPS within the National Curriculum Statement, intended for Senior Phase learners in Grades 7-9 in South African schools.

Why was the national curriculum revised over time?

Revisions followed experiences in implementing outcomes-based education and later reviews in 2000 and 2009 to update and clarify what is taught and learned.

What parts does the National Curriculum Statement Grades R-12 include?

It comprises CAPS for approved subjects, national policy on programme and promotion requirements, and a national protocol for assessment.

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