(1)(a) The scope of training received by (i) educators and (ii) teaching assistants teaching SA Sign Language (SASL) at the 42 schools for deaf learners covered the entire South African Sign Language Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statement (SASL CAPS) for Grades R – 12, as follows:
(1)(b) The DBE appointed a National Training Team comprising hearing and Deaf SASL experts from the University of the Free State, University of Witwatersrand, Sign Language Education and Development (SLED), eDeaf, National Institute for the Deaf (NID) and officials of the Department of Education for the training.
(2) Number of (a) educators and (b) teaching assistants (DTAs) teaching SASL in South African schools in each province (i) have been formally trained in SASL and are skilled in appropriate teaching methodologies
(2)(a)(b)(i)
Trained by DBE:
Province |
Number of teachers/ Deaf teaching assistants |
||||||||
FP |
IP |
SP |
FET |
Total |
|||||
Teacher |
DTA |
Teacher |
DTA |
Teacher |
DTA |
Teacher |
DTA |
||
EC |
25 |
14 |
15 |
11 |
12 |
4 |
4 |
85 |
|
FS |
31 |
7 |
3 |
6 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
54 |
|
GT |
59 |
30 |
20 |
23 |
22 |
7 |
6 |
167 |
|
KZN |
47 |
26 |
13 |
23 |
11 |
5 |
3 |
128 |
|
LP |
41 |
6 |
4 |
6 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
63 |
|
MP |
12 |
6 |
5 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
29 |
|
NC |
8 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
20 |
|
NW |
25 |
6 |
5 |
7 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
51 |
|
WC |
20 |
7 |
7 |
12 |
36 |
2 |
1 |
85 |
|
Total: |
268 |
105 |
75 |
94 |
98 |
24 |
18 |
682 |
Training from Universities, NGO’s (May 2016):
Province |
Teachers |
DTAs |
EC |
26 |
19 |
FS |
20 |
2 |
GT |
43 |
19 |
KZN |
33 |
- |
LP |
- |
- |
MP |
2 |
- |
NC |
4 |
- |
NW |
13 |
- |
WC |
10 |
4 |
Total: |
151 |
44 |
(2) (ii) The information of the number of (a) educators and (b) teaching assistants (DTAs) teaching SASL in South African schools in each province that received formal training in educational audiology and orthodidactics is not readily available in the DBE.
(3)(a) Provincial Education Departments are in the process of creating posts for SASL Subject Advisors. As an interim measure, DBE oriented Language Subject Advisors in SASL CAPS.
(b) Language Subject Advisors were orientated in the following aspects: