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English teacher Miriam Essop shares her tried and tested tips to teach poetry effectively at FET level. She provides steps that will help develop your teaching tactic, as well as the resources to support this. She highlights how to simplify difficult poetry concepts for learners. Learners will find this video useful, too.
The Department of Basic Education has released the Grade 12 National Senior Certificate (NSC) examination timetable; this means that exams are around the corner. Exam season can be an incredibly stressful time for all learners, especially with the weight of expectation in these economically challenging times. How are learners supposed to cope?
The Department of Basic Education has released the Grade 12 National Senior Certificate (NSC) examination timetable; this means that exams are around the corner. Exam season can be an incredibly stressful time for all learners, especially with the weight of expectation in these economically challenging times. How are learners supposed to cope?
According to Dr Bernadette Aineamani, Director at Pearson South Africa, many learners feel overwhelmed by the amount of information they are required to retain.
“This problem is particularly where a lot of material is covered, learners may not know where to start, and endless amounts of content available simply doesn’t mean that information gets adequately retained or remembered when needed,” says Dr Aineamani,
Dr Aineamani recommends ten ways in which learners can tackle their exams with confidence:
“I also encourage learners to take time off to rest and recuperate when needed. It is vital that mental health is looked after because stress and pressure are in abundance while calm and focus are the key to examination success,” advises Dr Aineamani.
Derosha Moodley, a passionate lecturer in literature at the Pearson Institute of Higher Education, presents a webinar to help support Grade 12 English Home Language learners and teachers. It unpacks important matric exam preparation queries and themes for Shakespeare’s Hamlet.
In our continued effort to help support learners and teachers, Pearson and X-kit Achieve are proud to host a webinar unpacking important matric exam preparation queries and themes for Shakespeare’s Hamlet.
Derosha Moodley adores the works of Shakespeare and zealously believes in his relevance to the field of Drama within English language inquiry. In the webinar, she shares her knowledge of Shakespeare’s most filmed play Hamlet. She will provide you with guidelines to help you navigate the Hamlet section in the Literature exam.
The webinar covers the following topics:
X-kit Achieve Literature Study Guides
X-kit Achieve Literature Study Guides provide insight into the author and context of the writing, as well as analysis of critical themes, plots and characters. Practice exercises and answers stimulate critical thinking, and specific guidelines for writing the exam are provided, helping learners prepare for their exams.
You can find your X-kit Achieve Hamlet study guide at all leading bookstores and online retailers or purchase an eBook version on the Pearson eStore here.