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Download full textVukosi Linah Maluleke; Cornelia Smith; Makgatho – Journal of English Teaching, 2023
Folktales stem from the oral tradition passed down over generations by the people who recounted them. These tales form part of the prescribed syllabus, CAPS, in South Africa specifically for Grade 9 English First Additional (EFAL) learners. The study explored the perceptions of folktales by 9 learners and 9 teachers. It was a qualitative study…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Folk Culture, Oral Tradition, Indigenous Knowledge
Direct linkRailton, Nikki – Changing English: Studies in Culture and Education, 2015
This essay charts the experiences of a group of Year 10 students studying literature together. I challenge the current educational thinking that the literature classroom should consist exclusively of a set of canonised texts handed down from teacher to student. Instead I consider the importance of ensuring students have space to explore themselves…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Oral Language, Story Telling, Grade 9
Glasgow, Jacqueline N., Ed.; Rice, Linda J., Ed. – International Reading Association (NJ3), 2007
In today's interconnected and global society, socially responsive learning is an integral part of educational excellence. This book encourages socially responsive learning by showing the reader how to use traditional African folk tales and quality children's books, young adult novels, classic literature, and film media about Africa as the mode for…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Classics (Literature), Novels, Oral Tradition
