This is the isiXhosa Second Additional Language CAPS Document (Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statement) for the Senior Phase, Grades 7-9, issued by the South African Department of Basic Education. It sets out what must be taught, learnt and assessed in isiXhosa Second Additional Language across Grades 7, 8 and 9, and is relevant for the 2026 and 2027 school years. The document covers the core language skills of listening and speaking, reading and viewing, writing and presenting, and language structures and conventions, taught at a second additional language level.
The following document, isiXhosa Second Additional Language CAPS Document Grades 7-9.pdf, is the full document.
CAPS Document Brief
isiXhosa Second Additional Language CAPS Document Grades 7-9 kavo-186
The document defines isiXhosa Second Additional Language teaching around four interrelated language skill areas: listening and speaking, reading and viewing, writing and presenting, and language structures and conventions. It also sets out the language levels, language skills and teaching approaches appropriate to learners studying isiXhosa as a second additional language.
The document runs to 92 pages and is organised into four main sections. Section 1 introduces the national Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statement and time allocations, Section 2 introduces the languages, language levels and skills, Section 3 sets out the content and suggested teaching plans for each language skill for Grades 7, 8 and 9, and Section 4 covers assessment requirements, recording and moderation, ending with a glossary.
The curriculum aims to develop learners ability to listen, speak, read, view, write and present in isiXhosa at a second additional language level, while building competence in language structures and conventions. It also aims to equip learners to communicate effectively in isiXhosa in social and academic contexts and to appreciate the language and its literature.
Grade
7-9
Subject
isiXhosa Second Additional Language
Phase
Senior Phase
Curriculum
South African (CAPS)
School Years
2026 and 2027