This is the Annual Teaching Plan for Grade 12 isiNdebele Second Additional Language. The year covers listening and speaking, reading literature and visual texts, writing short and longer texts, and basic language structures, ending with the end-of-year examination.
Each week combines the four skill areas: Listening and speaking, Reading and viewing, Writing and presenting, and Language structures and conventions. Terms 1 and 2 run 11 weeks, Term 3 has 8 teaching weeks before the preparatory examination, and Term 4 is revision before the final examination.
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What the isiNdebele SAL Grade 12 ATP covers
Term 1
- Introductions and Grade 11 review
- Listening for information
- Oral presentation of a short report
- Reading a novel, drama, short story or poem
- Writing a summary
- Writing a narrative or descriptive essay
- Short texts: SMS, invitation card, poster
- Filling in a form
Formal assessment: Task 1: oral listening comprehension (25). Task 2: narrative or descriptive essay (40). Task 3: literature short questions (40).
Term 2
- Giving directions and instructions
- Prepared speech
- Group discussion
- Reading cartoons, comics and adverts
- Reading aloud
- Writing an advert, email or diary
- Writing a formal letter
- Tenses and other language structures
Formal assessment: Task 4: oral prepared speech (25). Task 5: oral group discussion (25). Task 6: mid-year examination, Paper 1 language (80) and Paper 2 literature (40).
Term 3
- Reading aloud a prepared text
- Writing a review of a book or film
- Unprepared speech and group discussion
- Literature: novel, drama, short story or poems
- Writing a narrative or descriptive essay
- Writing a formal letter and invitation card
- Reading adverts, cartoons and comics
- Revision with past papers
Formal assessment: Task 7: oral reading aloud (25). Task 8: preparatory examination (200): Paper 1 language (80), Paper 2 literature (40), Paper 3 writing (80).
Term 4
- Revision of reading for comprehension
- Unprepared class discussion
- Revision of literature texts
- Revision of language structures
- Exam practice with past papers
Formal assessment: End-of-year examination (300): Paper 1 language (80), Paper 2 literature (40), Paper 3 writing (80), Paper 4 oral (100).
Source: Department of Basic Education, 2023/24 Annual Teaching Plans. DBE Circular S19 of 2025 keeps the 2023/24 ATPs in use, with some exclusions, so check with your school or district for any changes.