More inclusive history teaching doesn’t just add new topics to the curriculum, it values the languages of all learners.
- Researcher in TESOL & Literacy, University of Notre Dame Australia
Home languages can help children learn English and become stronger readers.
While teachers were employing the right strategies, they were not giving targeted attention to the non-readers in their classes.
The teachers did not often adapt their practices to suit their specific cultural and linguistic contexts.
There’s more to effective teaching than just implementing school policies.
Despite some positive shifts, the staffing situation at public higher education institutions remains polarised in terms of race and gender.
There’s no perfect teaching approach guaranteed to prepare student teachers to teach subjects in English in a multilingual environment. But there are things universities can do to prepare them.
Most educators have no experience nor did they receive preparation during their training on how to deal with teaching in a crisis.
What South Africa needs to do to recruit the number of teachers needed to offer quality education.
Student teachers saw certain incidents in their classrooms as a learning process that caused them to act, respond and reflect so they could maintain quality teaching.
Higher education institutions which offer distance learning must support students – especially postgraduates.
Teachers who are just starting out often lack the subject knowledge needed for effective teaching.
Distance education for teacher training has its problems. Improved support can address these issues - but some of it should come from students themselves.
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