Lecturer (Intermediate Phase): Isixhosa Language

8 months ago

Stellenbosch, South Africa Stellenbosch University Full time

Duties/Pligte
- Teaching intermediate phase isiXhosa language education and literacy from first to fourth year level in the Bachelor of Education (BEd) undergraduate programmes;
- Teaching and learning of isiXhosa as home language, First or Second Additional Languages, to preservice teachers, both in the undergraduate and postgraduate programmes;
- Designing and reviewing or revising curricula or module guides for teacher training in isiXhosa education / curriculum studies, which includes isiXhosa for communicative purposes, in preparation for service in South African schools and even beyond where possible;
- Mentoring postgraduate students in the Bachelor of Education (BEd) Honours programme specialising in intermediate phase language education with their respective academic research projects;
- Promoting or co-promoting students in their master's and / or doctoral research;
- Teaching or co-teaching at least one isiXhosa-related semester module in the BEd Honours programme;
- Actively participating in departmental activities relevant to this post level, such as being a committee member of relevant programmes, module coordination, taking up of administrative responsibilities relevant to the module, presentations during departmental key functions such as orientation sessions, open day, etc.
- Ukuhlohla abafundi abaqeqeshelwa ubutitshala kwisiGaba esiPhakathi, ukusuka kunyaka wokuqala ukuya kowesine kwisiDanga soButitshala;
- Ukufunda nokufundisa isiXhosa kubafundi abaqeqeshelwa ubutitshala, kwisiGaba esiPhakathi, ulwimi lweenkobe, elokuqala elongezelelweyo kunye nelesibini elongezelelweyo;
- Ukuyila nokuphonononga okanye ukuhlaziya ikharityhulam okanye izikhokelo zeemodyuli zoqeqesho lootitshala kwiMfundo yesiXhosa/iKharityhulam ebandakanya ukufundisa isiXhosa njengolwimi lonxibelelwano ukulungiselela ukusebenza kwizikolo zaseMzantsi Afrika nangaphaya ukuba kuyenzeka;
- Khokela abafundi abasele beneziDanga zobutitshala ugxile kwimfundo yolwimi, kwisiGaba esiPhakathi ubancedisa kwiiprojekthi zabo zophando lwezemfundo;
- Khankathela uphando lwabafundi kwiziDanga zemastazi nezobugqirhalwazi;
- Fundisa okanye uncedise ukufundisa imodyuli ehambelana nesiXhosa kwisidanga seB Ed Honours.
- Thatha inxaxheba kwimicimbi yeSebe ngokuhambelana nesigaba sengqesho, oku kubandakanya ukuba kwiikomiti neenkqubo zeSebe, ukukhokela iimodyuli, ukusebenza kwimicimbi yokulawula kwiimodyuli nayo yonke imiba ebalulekileyo eza kukhulisa ukufunda nokufundiswa kwesiXhosa kwiSebe.

Job Requirements/Pos Vereistes
- Master's degree in language education;
- A minimum qualification in intermediate phase majoring in isiXhosa education;
- Experience in curriculum design at undergraduate level, specifically for isiXhosa, and at postgraduate level, for isiXhosa education;
- Relevant experience in school and higher education training;
- Experience of supervision in programmes of teaching and learning of isiXhosa or African languages at postgraduate level, including experience in successful supervision at honours level;
- Good administrative, interpersonal, and communication skills, and being prepared to be involved in departmental activities;
- An advanced level of isiXhosa education, including language structures and conventions of isiXhosa.
- Isidanga seMastazi kwiMfundo yoLwimi.
- Isidanga sobuGqirhalwazi kulwimi nakwimfundo sakuba yinzuzo eyongezelelweyo;
- Ubuncikane isidanga sobutitshala kwisiGaba esiPhakathi, isiXhosa silulwimi olufundiweyo;
- Amava njengomhlohli kwiziko lemfundo ephakamileyo;
- Amava okwakha nokuphuhlisa ikharityhulam kwisidanga sokuqala, ingakumbi isiXhosa kunye nesidanga esiphezulu ekufundisweni kwesiXhosa;
- Amava okukhankathela abafundi kwiinkqubo zokufunda nokufundiswa kwesiXhosa okanye iilwimi zaseAfrika kubafundi beeHonours.
- Izakhono ezihle, ezifanelekileyo ekusebenzisaneni, ukunxibelelana nabantu kwa nokuzibandakanya kwimisebenzi yeSebe;
- Inqanaba eliphezulu lokufunda nokufundisa isiXhosa, kuquka izakhi nemigaqo yokusetyenziswa kolwimi.

Recommendation/Aanbeveling
- A PhD or doctoral degree in language education will be an added advantage;
- Demonstrated experience of teaching and learning and research in isiXhosa education;
- Demonstrated experience in curriculum design and development in isiXhosa education and isiXhosa for communicative purposes;
- Demonstrated understanding of practical learning for preservice teachers.
- Isidanga sobuGqirha kwiMfundo yoLwimi siya kuba luncedo olongezelelweyo.
- Bonisa amava ekufundeni nasekufundiseni isiXhosa kwezemfundo nophando;
- Bonisa amava ekukhuliseni nasekuphuhliseni ikharityhulam, ukuphuhlisa isiXhosa njengolwimi lokufundiswa nolwimi lokunxibelelana;
- Bonisa ukuqonda imicimbi yokuqeqeshwa abafundi ezikolweni.

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