This guide provides a clear framework for teaching, assessment, and remediation for the Grade 12 Sepedi Second Additional Language (SAL) ATP in 2026. It is based on the official 2023/2024 revised annual teaching plan. The structure ensures full coverage of the four core CAPS skills (Bokgoni Bja CAPS):
- Go theeletša le go bolela (Listening and speaking)
- Go ngwala le go hlagiša (Writing and presenting)
- Go bala le go bogela (Reading and viewing)
- Dibopego le melao ya tšhomišo ya polelo (Language structures and conventions)
Term 1 (Kotara Ya 1): Foundations, Narrative Writing, and Oral Assessments
Term 1 focuses on strengthening Grade 11 work, introducing the literary text, and developing the structure of both descriptive and narrative writing.
Key Concepts and Assessment Structures
Weeks 1–3
Skills: Listening, Speaking, Writing
Content and Tasks:
- Tekanyetšo ya motheo (Baseline assessment)
- Go theeletša tshedimošo (Listening to information)
- Taodišokanegelo (Narrative Essay)
- Process writing steps: Go beakanya, go ngwala dingwalwakakanywa, go boeletša, go hlokola, go phošolla, le go hlagiša
Assessment:
- MOŠOMO 1 (25): Bomolomo (Poledišano)
- MOŠOMO 2 (25): Bomolomo – Go theeletša kwešišo
Weeks 4–6
Skills: Reading, Language Structures, Speaking
Content and Tasks:
- Go balela kwešišo (Reading comprehension)
- Tlotlontšu (Vocabulary development)
- Dingwalo: Matšenyagae and kahlaahlo
- Tlhagišo ya bomolomo ya pego ye kopana
Assessment:
- MOŠOMO 3 (40): Molekwana 1 (Test 1)
Includes Tekakwešišo, Kakaretšo, and Temana
Weeks 7–9
Skills: Language Structures, Reading, Writing
Content and Tasks:
- Setšweletšwa sa go laetša kakanyo/maikutlo
- Melawana ya maswaodikga (Punctuation)
- Polelotiriši le polelotirišwa
- Setšweletšwa sa tirišano se sekopana: diforomo, emeili, phoustara, Maphephetšebiši
Weeks 10–11
Skills: Reading, Language Structures, Writing
Content and Tasks:
- Go ngwala kakaretšo
- Karata ya memo (Invitation card)
- Visual texts: graphs, pictures, and adverts
- Remediation based on learner errors
Prerequisite Knowledge and Remediation
Learners must already understand how to write:
- Taodišokanegelo (Narrative essay)
- Kakaretšo (Summary)
- Language structures and conventions
Remediation targets grammar errors observed in classwork.
Term 2 (Kotara Ya 2): Formal Communication and Mid-Year Examinations
Term 2 focuses on formal speaking, speeches, and visual media. The term ends with the Mid-Year Examination.
Key Concepts and Assessment Structures
Weeks 1–2
Skills: Listening, Speaking, Writing, Language Structures
Content and Tasks:
- Go fa ditšhupetšo le ditaelo
- Writing instructions or directions
- Grammar: Taelo, Makopanyi, Mašala
Assessment:
- MOŠOMO 4 (25): Polelo ya go itokišetšwa (Prepared speech)
Weeks 3–4
Skills: Speaking, Writing, Reading, Language Structures
Content and Tasks:
- Polelo ya semmušo le hlagišo
- Writing a prepared speech
- Critical language awareness
Assessment:
- MOŠOMO 5 (40): Molekwana 2 (Test 2)
Weeks 5–8
Skills: Writing, Reading, Language Structures
Content and Tasks:
- Papatšo, poskarata, karata ya memo
- Reading and interpreting cartoons and videos
- Role-playing activities
Assessment:
- Tlhahlobo ya gare ga ngwaga (Mid-Year Examination)
Lephephe la 1 and Lephephe la 2
Weeks 9–11
- Examination period
- Revision based on Mid-Year performance
Prerequisite Knowledge and Remediation
Learners must know how to:
- Give directions orally and in writing
- Write a prepared speech
Remediation focuses on comprehension, language structures, and correcting errors in direct and indirect speech.
Term 3 (Kotara Ya 3): Long Texts, Revision, and Trial Examination
Term 3 prepares learners for the full Trial Examination.
Key Concepts and Assessment Structures
Weeks 1–2
Skills: Speaking, Writing, Reading
Content and Tasks:
- Prepared reading aloud
- Lengwalo la semmušo (Formal letter)
- Ditshwayatšhwayo (Reviews)
Assessment:
- MOŠOMO WA 7 (25): Prepared reading aloud
- MOŠOMO WA 8 (40): Taodišokanego/Tlhaloši Essay
Weeks 3–4
Skills: Writing, Language Structures
Content and Tasks:
- Grammar revision
- Agreement of sediri, sedirwa, and lediri
- Narrative essay writing using process steps
Weeks 5–8
Skills: Listening, Speaking, Writing
Content and Tasks:
- Listening to radio dramas
- Writing diary entries, emails, and short reviews
- Grammar revision: Maina, Botee le bontši
Weeks 9–11
Skills: Exam Preparation
Content and Tasks:
- Revision using past papers
- Text study and reading strategies
- Transactional text revisions
Assessment:
- Tlhahlobo ya boitokišetšo (Trial Examination): Lephephe la 1, 2, le 3
Term 4 (Kotara Ya 4): Final Consolidation and Year-End Examination
Term 4 focuses on full revision for the external examinations.
Core Topics and Examination Structures
Weeks 1–4
Skills: All CAPS skills
Content and Tasks:
- Full revision using past papers
- Intensive grammar revision
- Reading strategies and writing steps
- Informal class discussion and correction
Remediation centres on summary writing and revising all transactional text types.
Weeks 5–10
Assessment:
- Tlhahlobo ya mafelelo a ngwaga (Final Examination)
- Lephephe la 1: Language (80 marks)
- Lephephe la 2: Literature (40 marks)
- Lephephe la 3: Written Texts (80 marks)
- Lephephe la 4: Oral (100 marks)
Guidance for Effective Teaching in 2026
- Process Writing is non-negotiable, especially for Taodišokanegelo.
- Past exam papers are the most important tool for Term 4.
- Grammar remediation must be ongoing and based on learner errors found in class.
- Core grammar areas include Maina, Madiri le Mahlaodi.