This is the Setswana 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 Setswana Second Additional Language across Grades 1, 2 and 3, and is relevant for the 2026 and 2027 school years. The document focuses on the development of listening and speaking, phonics and reading, writing and handwriting, and language structure and use as an additional language for young learners.
The following document, Setswana Second Additional Language CAPS Document Grades 1-3.pdf, is the full document.
CAPS Document Brief
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The document defines Setswana Second Additional Language teaching around four core skill areas: listening and speaking, phonics and reading, writing and handwriting, and language structure and use. It also includes a glossary explaining key terms such as phonemic awareness, sight words, shared reading and guided reading as used in additional language teaching.
The document runs to 64 pages and opens with Section 1, an introduction to the National Curriculum Statement and general aims of the South African curriculum, followed by Section 2, which introduces the second additional language and its specific aims, time allocation and resources. Section 3 sets out the detailed content and skills to be covered per term for Grades 1 to 3, broken down into four quarters (terms) for each grade, and the document closes with a glossary of terms.
The specific aims are for learners to develop functional listening and speaking skills, to acquire phonics and reading skills leading to independent reading, and to build basic writing and language structure skills in Setswana as an additional language. The subject aims to give learners access to a language other than their home language, building social and academic communication skills.
Grade
1-3
Subject
Setswana Second Additional Language
Phase
Foundation Phase
Curriculum
South African (CAPS)
School Years
2026 and 2027