Lecturer: Isixhosa Language Education and Literacy

Duties/Pligte
- Teaching Foundation Phase or Intermediate Phase isiXhosa Language Education and Literacy from firstst year level to fourth year level in the Bachelor of Education (BEd) undergraduate and PGCE 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 Foundation or Intermediate Phase and PGCE language education with their respective academic research projects;
- Promoting or co-promoting students in their masters and doctoral research;
- Teaching or co-teaching at least one isiXhosa-related semester module in the BEd Honours programme;
- Participating actively in departmental activities relevant to this post level such as being a committee member of relevant programmes, module coordination, taking up administrative responsibilities relevant to the module, presentations during departmental key functions such as orientation sessions, open day, and more.
- Ukuhlohla abafundi abaqeqeshelwa ubutitshala kwisiGaba esisisiSeko, esiPhakathi nesiPhezulu, ukusuka kunyaka wokuqala ukuya kowesine kwisiDanga soButitshala nePGCE;
- Ukufunda nokufundisa isiXhosa kubafundi abaqeqeshelwa ubutitshala, kwisiDanga esisisiseko nesiphezulu, 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 esisisiSeko, esiPhakathi kunye nePGCE ubancedisa kwiiprojekthi zabo zophando lwezemfundo;
- Khankathela uphando lwabafundi kwiziDanga zemastazi nezobugqirhalwazi;
- Fundisa okanye uncedise ukufundisa imodyuli ehambelane 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 either in Foundation Phase or Intermediate Phase teaching or PGCE majoring in isiXhosa education;
- Experience in curriculum design at both undergraduate levels, specifically for isiXhosa, and at postgraduate level, for isiXhosa Education;
- At least three years' relevant experience in school and/or in higher education;
- 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 kulwimi nemfundo okanye ugqibezela isidanga sobuGqirhalwazi kulwimi nemfundo;
- Ubuncikane isidanga sobutitshala kwisiGaba esisisiSeko, esiPhakathi okanye iPGCE isiXhosa silulwimi olufundiweyo;
- Amava njengomhlohli kwiziko lemfundo ephakamileyo;
- Ubuncinane iminyaka emithathu yamava okuhlohla kwimfundo esisiseko okanye kwimfundo ephakamileyo;
- 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;
- Experience of supervision in programmes in teaching and learning of isiXhosa or African languages at postgraduate level, including experience in successful supervision of several Honours degree students.
- Isidanga sobuGqirhalwazi kulwimi nakwimfundo sokuba yinzuzo eyongezelelweyo;
- Bonisa amava ekufundeni nasekufundiseni isiXhosa kwezemfundo nophando;
- Bonisa amava ekukhuliseni nasekuphuhliseni ikharityhulam, ukuphuhlisa isiXhosa njengolwimi lokufundiswa nolwimi lokunxibelelana;
- Bonisa ukuqonda imicimbi yokuqeqeshwa abafundi ezikolweni;
- Amava okukhankathela abafundi kwiinkqubo zokufunda nokufundiswa kwesiXhosa okanye iilwimi zaseAfrika kubafundi beeHonours.