Facilitating language learning in the foundation phase

Facilitating language learning in the Foundation Phase is a comprehensive resource
covering the teaching of English Home Language (HL) and English First Additional
Language (FAL) learners in the Foundation Phase. Additional pre-listening
and pre-reading activities support FAL learners while HL learners have more
advanced texts and tasks. Phonemic charts in Sesotho, Afrikaans, isiZulu, isiXhosa
and Setswana are included so that the student-teacher may adapt the lessons
according to the language of learning and teaching employed in the classroom.
The book provides teachers with many opportunities to design activities and lesson
plans aimed at introducing, developing, and assessing skills. The interactive approach
helps develop understanding, insight, and competence by including explanations of why
activities are included, and what skills are being covered in each activity. The book is
aligned with the requirements of the Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statements (CAPS)
on teaching literacy in the Foundation Phase.
Facilitating language learning in the Foundation Phase is suitable for BEd, PGCE and
ACE/ADE students taking courses in Literacy in the Foundation Phase, and is also of
interest to in-service Foundation Phase teachers.
The book features:
• Student assignments which provide student-teachers with opportunities to put
theory into practice and develop their teaching aids for use in the classroom
• A strong focus on physical activities such as role playing and drama techniques
to encourage active language learning
• Phonics posters and handwriting worksheets for teachers to print for use in
the classroom
• An audio CD with phonic sounds, rhymes, songs and stories to help teachers make
learning English fun.
A teaching plan, including links to useful OERs, is available to prescribing lecturers on the
Learning Zone. The posters are available to students for download in A4 format, as well as
the phonemic charts.