Senior Lecturer/lecturer

Duties/Pligte
- Ukuhlohla abafundi abaqeqeshelwa ubutitshala kwisiGaba esiPhezulu, ukusuka kunyaka wokuqala ukuya kowesine kwisiDanga soButitshala nePGCE;
- Ukufunda nokufundisa isiXhosa kubafundi abaqeqeshelwa ubutitshala, kwisiDanga esiphezulu, ulwimi lweenkobe, nelokuqala 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 esiPhezulu kunye nePGCE ubancedisa kwiiprojekthi zabo zophando lwezemfundo;
- Khankathela uphando lwabafundi kwiziDanga zemastazi nezobugqirhalwazi;
- Fundisa okanye uncedise ukufundisa imodyuli ehambelane nesiXhosa kwisidanga seB Ed Honours.
- Uphando olupapashwe kwiijenali eziphicothwe ngoontangandini.
- 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.
- Teaching Senior Phase isiXhosa Language Education and Literacy from first to fourth year level in the Bachelor of Education (BEd) undergraduate and PGCE programmes.
- Teaching and learning isiXhosa as a Home Language and First Additional language 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 that 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 Senior Phase and PGCE language education with their respective academic research projects.
- Promoting or co-promoting students in their master's and doctoral research.
- Teaching or co-teaching at least one isiXhosa-related semester module in the BEd honours programme.
- Publishing research in reputable academic and peer-reviewed journals.
- Actively participating 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, giving presentations during departmental key functions such as orientation sessions, open day, etc.

Job Requirements/Pos Vereistes
- Isidanga sobuGqirhalwazi kulwimi nemfundo;
- Ubuncikane isidanga sobutitshala kwisiGaba esiPhezulu okanye iPGCE isiXhosa silulwimi olufundiweyo;
- Amava njengomhlohli kwiziko lemfundo ephakamileyo;
- Amava okwakho 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.
- PhD in Language Education.
- A minimum qualification in either Senior 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.
- Relevant experience in school and higher education training.
- 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.
- 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.

Recommendation/Aanbeveling
- Bonisa amava ekufundeni nasekufundiseni isiXhosa kwezemfundo nophando;
- Bonisa amava ekukhuliseni nasekuphuhliseni ikharityhulam, ukuphuhlisa isiXhosa njengolwimi lokufundiswa nolwimi lokunxibelelana;
- Bonisa ukuqonda imicimbi yokuqeqeshwa abafundi ezikolweni.
- 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.