SEDIBENG.- AVBOB recently launched AVBOB STEP 12 – a nationwide language programme for Grade 12 learners, supported by the Department of Basic Education, as an example of a public-private sector partnership – pledging a commitment to the improvement of learner outcomes in South African schools.
Through AVBOB STEP 12, AVBOB is making available thirty-three (33) Examination Preparation Guides – each meticulously compliant with the Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statement (CAPS) and written in accordance with the most recent Examination Guidelines – for all Grade 12 language teachers, educators and interested parties, at no cost.
Grade 12 is a critical time in a learner’s journey in education. Passing matric opens many doors and offers opportunities, mainly because doing so provides university exemption and access to further education and training, drastically improving one’s labour market prospects. Passing language subjects is critical to obtaining that pass and exemption.
Mastering a language is a gateway to learning anything about everything: helping one to discover new things and educate oneself in any area of life. Whether a learner wants to become an engineer, a mathematician, a sportsman, a politician, or a blue-collar worker, “the more that you read, the more things you will know, the more that you learn, the more places you’ll go” as Dr Seuss says in his book, I Can Read with My Eyes Shut!
Our learners’ ability to master language lies in the hands of Grade 12 teachers. By making high-quality education materials accessible, AVBOB STEP 12 supports Grade 12 language teachers in communities all over South Africa and particularly in rural areas where there are fewer basic teaching resources.
The initial set of AVBOB STEP 12 Examination Preparation Guides – in all eleven (11) official South African languages – comprises one (1) guide for each of the three Senior Certificate examination papers (covering both Home Language and First Additional Language): Language in Context (Reading, Comprehension, Summary and Language Structures and Conventions), Literature, and Creative Writing.
Each guide covers themes as directed in CAPS and focuses on important aspects of the examination papers. By paying attention to time management in the exams, the AVBOB STEP 12 guides can also assist learners in alleviating anxiety and stress.
The Department of Basic Education encourages Grade 12 language teachers and other educators of Grade 12 students to embrace the AVBOB STEP 12 guides as valuable additional resources within their education toolkits.
The AVBOB STEP 12 Examination Preparation Guides can be downloaded for FREE at https://www.avbobstep12.co.za/.
