Abstract:
This study aims to explore the perceptions of Senior Phase teachers in implementing
teaching and learning materials within the Sepedi Home Language curriculum at
Tubatse Circuit, Sekhukhune East District, Limpopo Province, South Africa. The
quester-view approach was used to collect data in written and/or face-to-face forms.
The study sampled three (3) teachers per three primary schools and three (3)
Departmental Heads from the sampled schools. Data was analysed thematically
following the inductive method. The study intended to find out why Senior-Phase
teachers do not find it easy to implement the Sepedi Home Language curriculum,
investigating the relevancy of the teaching and learning materials since they are
developed from the guidelines of a second language and written in English rather than
Sepedi.