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First issue of the Journal for Language Teaching under the editorship of Kabelo Sebolai

9/4/2021

Dr Kabelo Sebolai

The latest issue of our Journal has just been published under the new editorship of Dr Kabelo Sebolai, Deputy Director of the Language Centre at Stellenbosch University. Here is the list of articles:

Students’ motivation for studying isiZulu first language modules at the University of KwaZulu-Natal
N.S. Zulu, Hloniphani Ndebele

Linguistic challenges faced by Grade 7 Setswana learners when writing Science examinations in English
Connie Makgabo, Penelope M. Modise
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Vocabulary learning strategies of South African English First Additional Language learners
Kufakunesu Zano, Nkidi Caroline Phatudi

Investigating reading comprehension strategies used by teachers during English First Additional Language reading instruction
Tilla Olifant, Madoda Cekiso, Naomi Boakye, Nophawu Madikiza

Promoting critical-analytic thinking through teacher discourse moves and pedagogical principles: The case of a rural South African secondary school
Sheila Tshegofatso Sefhedi, Margaret Funke Omidire, Liesel Ebersöhn, P. Karen Murphy

The effects of language and communication training on nursing students’ self-perceived communicative competence
Marilize Pretorius

Akademiese taalvermoë en nagraadse studie – ’n gevallestudie
Tobie van Dyk, Henk Louw, Marlies Taljard, Elsa Meihuizen

Access can be obtained through your university library or AJOL (https://www.ajol.info/index.php/jlt).

IATEFL events

9/4/2021

Letter to our Chair from IATEFL, one of our international organisations:

Hello Rinelle

We are delighted to send you our latest update containing a wealth of Continuing Professional Development (CPD) webinars and online events for you to enjoy!

To access the recordings of these webinars as well as a whole host of other benefits, please consider joining IATEFL as a member. We'd love to welcome you into the IATEFL family and support you on your ELT journey.
To contact the IATEFL Head Office team, please visit our website.

With best wishes
IATEFL Head Office
info@iatefl.org

Events can be found here: https://www.iatefl.org/events

Our dream for South Africa on International Mother Language Day

19/2/2021

To celebrate International Mother Language Day, the Executive Committee members reflected on how we each became interested in language work, what our language dreams are for South Africa, and what our message would be to current and future teachers

POPIA Code of Conduct for Research: call for submissions

6/2/2021

ASSAf has engaged with scientists and other stakeholders around developing a Code of Conduct for Research (Popia Code) to ensure certainty, transparency, and clarity in the processing of personal information for research purposes. They are now inviting the scientific community to give their input.

Deadline: 12 February 2021.
Find the full document below:

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What have you as a language teacher learned during Covid-19?

23/8/2020

Please share your advice!

The UK's Association for Language Learning is putting together advice for language teachers related to ways of teaching a language safely in the context of COVID-19. The actual practice of language teaching usually involves significant pair and group work with lots of talking/singing etc.

News from our 2020 AGM

12/8/2020

On Wednesday 30 July, the South African Association for Language Teachers had their Annual General Meeting, held, in our present circumstances, in the form of a virtual Zoom meeting. In many respects, it confirmed our stability as an association, and the great potential there is for further growth.

Prof. Johannes Lenake: A eulogy

1/8/2020

15/01/1929–20/05/2020

A MENSCH HAS PASSED AWAY
Susan Coetzee-Van Rooy (NWU)

In a beautiful booklet which can be downloaded at the end of this post. there is a biography of the beloved Prof. Johannes Lenake by Prof Susan Coetzee-Van Rooy, a close friend and colleague (UPSET, NWU). Spanning more than eleven pages, messages from colleagues and collaborators bear testimony to the enormous impact he had on people's lives, and to the love and respect for this remarkable man. During his career he wrote 16 school books in Southern Sotho, 14 academic handbooks for Southern Sotho, and a substantial offering of Afrikaans and English material used in schools. But this is just part of who he was. Prof. Coetzee-Van Rooy tells of anecdotes during the apartheid era and concludes:

"With his sharp intellect and deep humanity, Prof. Lenake disrupted unjust social order with great style. We learned so much from him."

During its 2016 Conference, SAALT bestowed a lifetime award on Prof. Lenake for his contribution to language teaching in South Africa.

In_loving_memory_of_Professor_Johannes _Lenake.pdf
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" A huge tree has fallen ... "
"What a great time we had with this faithful man"
"Kgotso Ntate!"
"Farewell beautiful person, cantor, master, turtledove of Unisa. We shall never forget you"
"You have opened a world to me, You meant the world to me. You leave a giant legacy behind"
"Tsamaya hantle, ntate"
"Robala ka Kgotso"

Journal for Language Teaching: ASSAF endorses its DHET accreditation in peer review

16/6/2020

"If we understand better how to teach languages, we could enhance the academic experiences of
the majority of learners in South Africa, and abroad, substantially."

The Journal for Language Teaching provides a quality outlet of language teaching research that adds value to this field that is unique. This is an important role in light of the relationship between language and academic success in South Africa, says the editor, Prof. Tobie van Dyk, as quoted in a report from the Academy of Science of South Africa. This year the Journal was subjected to independent scrutiny by the Committee on Scholarly Publishing in South Africa.

How to ask questions to help your child learn — an educational resource in Sepedi, IsiZulu, Afrikaans and English

23/5/2020

With the COVID-19 pandemic globally schooling now occurs at home.

As parents and caregivers we are now the custodians of our children’s learning and we are partnering with teachers to support children to learn to think about content.

But how can we be useful to guide our children to learn?

SALALS/SAALT 2020 Conference postponed

22/3/2020

New date proposed: 27-30 June 2021

Dear Colleagues
It is with regret that we have to inform you of the Organising Committee’s decision to postpone the SALALS/SAALT 2020 Conference that was to be hosted in June/July this year.