Senior Lecturer / Lecturer

Overview

Faculty of Education

Department of Curriculum Studies Senior Lecturer / Lecturer (Senior Phase) : IsiXhosa Language Education and Literacy (Stellenbosch Campus) Ref. OPV01 / 253 / 1025

Responsibilities

• 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 izikhokhelo 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

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How To Apply

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Enquiries

Enquiries regarding this post : Prof Michele van der Merwe on , or at

Enquiries about remuneration / benefits and technical assistance with the electronic application process : Human Resources Client Services Centre, on (Stellenbosch), or (Tygerberg), or at

Commencement Date 01-Jan-2026

Closing Date 07-Nov-2025

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