This is the isiNdebele First 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 isiNdebele First Additional Language across Grades 7, 8 and 9, and is relevant for the 2026 and 2027 school years. The document covers listening and speaking, reading and viewing, writing and presenting, and language structures and conventions as the four core language skills.
The following document, isiNdebele First Additional Language CAPS Document Grades 7-9.pdf, is the full document.
CAPS Document Brief
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The document defines isiNdebele First Additional Language teaching around four core skill areas: listening and speaking, reading and viewing, writing and presenting, and language structures and conventions. These skill areas are used to structure detailed teaching plans and assessment requirements for each grade.
The document runs to 162 pages and is organised into four sections plus a glossary: Section 1 introduces the Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statement, general curriculum aims and time allocations; Section 2 introduces languages, language levels and teaching approaches within the policy; Section 3 sets out content and teaching plans for the four language skills together with detailed grade-by-grade teaching plans for Grades 7, 8 and 9; and Section 4 covers assessment requirements, moderation and reporting for the subject.
The document aims to develop learners ability to listen, speak, read, view, write and present effectively in isiNdebele as an additional language, building communicative competence for learners who do not speak isiNdebele as a home language. It sets out a progression of language skills and structures intended to prepare learners for further study and everyday communication.
Grade
7-9
Subject
isiNdebele First Additional Language
Phase
Senior Phase
Curriculum
South African (CAPS)
School Years
2026 and 2027