PGCE Senior Phase and Further Education and Training Teaching
Programme Information
The choices in compiling the package have to be approved by the package coordinator before registration.
Admission Requirements
- Specialised pedagogical content addressing the particular qualifier;
- Specialist requirements for the knowledge mix per qualifier;
- Minimum admission requirements;
- Approved teaching specialisations for Initial Teacher Education Qualifications;
- Approved basic competences of a beginner teacher.
For an SP Specialisation: Appropriate subjects at second-year level (see programme modules).
For an FET Specialisation: Appropriate major subject at least at completed second-year level at NQF level 7 (see programme modules).
Additional Requirements
For an SP Specialisation: Appropriate subjects at second-year level (see programme modules).
For an FET Specialisation: Appropriate major subject at least at completed second-year level at NQF level 7 (see programme modules).
To become a First Language teacher or First Additional Language teacher a prospective student need to have successfully passed all academic modules at third-year university level for FET and second-year university level for SP; and have demonstrated mastery of or proficiency in the specific language.
Mastery of or proficiency in the specific language can be gauged by submitting sufficient proof from a recognised and accredited Language testing system; and/or consideration by the Dean in accordance with the selection committee after an interview.
A proficient/master user of a language has the following abilities (taken from CEF):
- Can understand a wide range of demanding, longer clauses, and recognize implicit meaning;
- Can express ideas fluently and spontaneously without much obvious searching for expressions;
- Can use language flexibly and effectively for social, academic and professional purposes;
- Can summarize information from different spoken and written sources, reconstructing arguments and accounts in a coherent presentation;
- Can express him/herself spontaneously, very fluently and precisely, differentiating finer shades of meaning even in the most complex situation
If a student is selected into the PGCE and it becomes evident that additional Language learning is necessary, students may be requested to enrol for specialised modules such as ENG 118 for English Grammar etc. concurrently.
For Foreign Language teachers the following candidates can be considered:
- First Language speakers of the language: Second-year university level is sufficient for FET-level teaching.
- Additional Language speakers of the language:
- Student should have passed the language at matric level AND second-year university level OR
- Student should have passed third-year university level if he/she took the beginner courses during first-year university.
CONTACT US
General Enquiries: +27 (0)12 420 4670 or Vida Moses, +27 (0)12 420 4216 vida.moses@up.ac.za
Undergraduate: Thandi Mngomezulu +27 (0)12 420 5615 thandi.mngomezulu@up.ac.za or Hannie de Weerd +27 (0)12 420 5644 hannie.deweerd@up.ac.za
Postgraduate: Bronwynne Swarts +27 (0)12420 5679 bronwynne.swarts@up.ac.za or Pulane Tau +27 (0)12 420 2725 pulane.tau@up.ac.za,
Distance Education: Rita Venter +27 (0)12420 5589 rita.venter@up.ac.za or Lorinda Theart +27 (0)12 420 4426 lorinda.theart@up.ac.za