Subject: isiXhosa (3rd
Additional)
Class: Grade 8
Date 29/08/2014
Class: Grade 8
Date 29/08/2014
This was my first class presented to a grade 9 class at
Edgemead High School. I was wary of the grade 9 class as I had sat in on Ms
Gina’s class with them before and they seemed to be on a much higher level of
proficiency than the grade 8 class. The class is also larger than the grade 8
class and are much more boisterous. Ms Gina does not seem to be bothered by
their loud outbursts and constant talking and it appears that learning takes
places despite the lack of apparent discipline. When I started the lesson I was
surprised and horrified to learn that, unlike the grade 8 class, almost all of
the learners in this class were from isiXhosa speaking households – so they
would know if I made a slip-up. I opted to teach them a culture lesson instead
of a grammar lesson. It turns out that these sorts of lessons are very
interesting to them as they are not so au fait with the traditions of their
grandparents and previous generations – they have a vague idea of some of the
cultural memes but nothing of an academic level of understanding. As such the
class found the lesson very entertaining and were very happy to engage and to
ask questions, loudly, with me about the various cultural practices. It also
struck me that it is possible for a class full of boisterous learners to be
loud and busy without it necessarily interfering with learning.
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