Key responsibilities include:

• Teaching Senior Phase IsiXhosa Language Education and Literacy from first to fourth year level in the Bachelor of Education (BEd) undergraduate and PGCE programmes
• Teaching and learning IsiXhosa as a Home Language and First Additional Language to preservice teachers in undergraduate and postgraduate programmes
• Designing and reviewing curricula or module guides for teacher training in IsiXhosa Education/Curriculum Studies
• Mentoring postgraduate students in the BEd honours programme specialising in Senior Phase and PGCE language education with their academic research projects
• Promoting or co-promoting students in their master’s and doctoral research
• Teaching or co-teaching at least one IsiXhosa-related semester module in the BEd honours programme
• Publishing research in reputable academic and peer-reviewed journals
• Actively participating in departmental activities including committee membership, module coordination, and administrative responsibilities

Stellenbosch University, Faculty of Education, Department of Curriculum Studies

This position is based at the Stellenbosch Campus and is part of the Department of Curriculum Studies within the Faculty of Education, serving the university’s commitment to teacher training and language education in South Africa.