This is the Afrikaans Second Additional Language CAPS Document (Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statement) for the Foundation Phase, Grades 1-3, issued by the South African Department of Basic Education. It sets out what must be taught, learnt and assessed in Afrikaans Second Additional Language across Grades 1, 2 and 3, and is relevant for the 2026 and 2027 school years. It focuses on the development of listening, speaking, reading, writing and language structure and use skills for learners acquiring Afrikaans as a Second Additional Language, taught for one hour per week in the Foundation Phase.
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CAPS Document Brief
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The document defines the Second Additional Language as a language learnt primarily for basic interpersonal communication rather than as a language of learning, and it organises the curriculum around the core language skills of listening and speaking, reading and viewing, writing, and language structure and use.
The document runs to 64 pages and is organised into three sections plus a glossary: Section 1 introduces the CAPS and its background and general aims, Section 2 introduces the Second Additional Language in the Foundation Phase, covering language levels, aims, teaching approaches and assessment, and Section 3 gives the term-by-term language skill requirements for Grades 1, 2 and 3, followed by a glossary of terms.
The specific aims are to enable learners to understand and produce basic spoken and written Afrikaans for everyday communication, to develop listening and speaking confidence before formal reading and writing, and to build a foundation of vocabulary and language structures that supports further language learning. The document sets out the language skills expected at the end of each term in Grades 1 to 3.
Grade1-3
SubjectAfrikaans Second Additional Language
PhaseFoundation Phase
CurriculumSouth African (CAPS)
School Years2026 and 2027
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