TPS2601
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Assignment 50
Year 2022
,1.2.2 Discuss the following concepts: Decolonisation, African communalism,
Africanisation, and Indigenous Knowledge (IKS). Explain how an African Philosophy
influences your teaching context and provide examples
Decolonisation
The term "decolonization" in the context of education refers to the process of questioning and
confronting, or the removal of, colonial practices that have impacted education in the past
and that continue to influence education in the present. In order to achieve equity and justice
in higher education, it is generally agreed that diversity alone is not sufficient. Considering
that schools have been utilized for colonial purposes in the past, which included forced
assimilation, it is important to recognize this. Curriculum and institutional frameworks, as well
as instructional techniques, are examples of how to put policies into action.
The need for a more personalised approach to education must be explored if we want to
eliminate colonization in education. It is also necessary to put in place certain principles,
which include reflections as well as connections to one's surroundings and community. As a
solution, rather than pushing pupils to adopt identities, educators can assist them in
developing their own personal identities.
African communalism
It is a moral ideology that emphasises the traditional way of life in African civilization, and it is
also known as communalism in other parts of the world. In addition to human ideals like as
dignity and accountability, it is founded on legal protections such as equality and unfettered
entry. Despite the fact that it has been supplanted by the Western culture of capitalism,
African communalism continues to exist in the contemporary day. Several traditionalist
societies that oppose western civilisation have painted a rosy picture of African
communalism.
African communalism, in my opinion, relates to the manner of life in rural Africa. Rural Africa
is a term that alludes to the relative neutrality of life that Africans had in the past. The
continent of Africa was not ruled by any type of hierarchical structure in its early years.
Furthermore, all individuals were given equal access to property, and all utilities were made
available to the general population. One example of its application in contemporary society is
the abolition of authoritarian and hierarchical systems of governance and the replacement of
these with democratic forms of administration. Democracy has taught us that political leader
should be appointed first and foremost on the basis of the public's preferences. As a result,
everyone has an equal opportunity to participate in the discussions that determine how a
country should be governed.
Africanisation
This means incorporating an African viewpoint into South Africa's education system. It
encourages the use of a wide range of instructional and evaluation strategies while also
acknowledging the value of each student's unique learning style. To be a good teacher, you
must be prepared to deal with a wide range of students and varied learning styles. There
should be group activities and discussions in class to promote socialization skills. As a result,
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,students and members of the community benefit from a more diverse and accepting
environment.
Africanization is the process of transforming and using indigenous African concepts,
answers, and principles through defining African identity and culture.
As a teacher, one of my responsibilities is to include indigenous ways into the classroom by
employing other languages to help students comprehend more clearly. The majority of
students need further translation attention. For example, if you are teaching something in
English and the majority of your students speak Zulu as their first language, translating it into
their language will help them comprehend.
Indigenous Knowledge
Indigenous Knowledge refers to a collection of perceptions, facts, and behaviours that guide
individuals of a local community in terms of how to make the most use of the resources
available to them. It may also be described as the understandings, abilities, and philosophies
that have been formed by communities that have had a long history of engagement with their
environment. And the methods of knowing and living that have formed among societies that
were originally indigenous to a geographical place.
A traditional knowledge system cantered on the way indigenous people view, think, and act
in the world as a result of their culture. To put it another way, it is the methods of knowing
that are embedded in the daily cultural practices of a people in a particular location.
e.g., Traditional indigenous or cultural dances and music; designs; utensils; terminology and
phrases; food security; human and animal health; education; natural resource management,
among other things.
e.g., Students are encouraged to observe and learn from one another in an Indigenous
classroom in a communal setting, rather than being singled out for praise or criticism by the
teacher.
For example, students in indigenous societies are encouraged to use open-ended
questioning, critical discourse analysis (and group work to learn.
1.3 MY TEACHING PERSPECTIVE
When I think of teaching, I think of caring for children, putting knowledge into practice, and
providing direction, all of which I would do in a school setting with the goal of preparing them
to be responsible people. Because I am adamant about being a Christian, the process of
teaching is extremely personal to me. To those of us who believe in the existence of an all-
powerful, all-knowing God, the urge to become more like Him is an absolute need. As a
result, I believe that teaching is a holy activity. My identity as a person is defined by the act of
instructing others. The experience motivates me to become a better person, one who is more
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, informed, smart, and steady, and one who serves as the greatest role model for my student.
Teaching allows me to be the ultimate multitasker because I must be able to meet the
intellectual, social, emotional, and physical requirements of my students while also managing
my own personal and professional obligations.
b) What does teaching involve?
Effective teaching involves using a variety of instructional strategies to facilitate the
development of academic vocabulary through listening and speaking. It incorporates tactics
focused on the learner, and aimed to engage and involve the learner in his or her own
learning by supporting learning rather than pouring information meant to be passively
digested by the learner. Instead of providing answers, this method encourages students to
utilize their critical thinking abilities to come up with their own solutions by directing them
towards the correct answers throughout tasks.
Teaching is all about encouraging students to participate actively in their own education.
Teachers must be well-versed in both the material they are teaching and the logical
sequence in which students learn. Teaching is more than just passing along knowledge; it's
about transforming students into active learners who use what they've learned and are eager
to learn more in the future. Educators strive to create a culture that is both intellectually
stimulating and ethically upstanding in order to foster a collaborative learning environment.
c) My role as a teacher
My role as a teacher is being able to serve as an influential role figure to all of the students
and other persons with whom I come in encounter. Its purpose is to motivate and inspire all
pupils on a regular basis. My responsibility as a teacher would be to serve as the
authoritative figure in the classroom, ensuring that any disciplinary infractions are dealt with
fairly and equally. It is my responsibility to assist my learners throughout their academic
career as well as their personal lives. Many students face a variety of difficulties in their
personal lives and may not have somebody to lean on for help.
My intentions is to assist learners in acquiring information while also ensuring that the
classroom and surrounding environment is conducive to good learning. As a teacher, my role
includes providing knowledge, facilitating learning, mentoring, assessing, planning,
developing resources, and serving as a teaching role model.
d) The meaning of learning
my understanding of learning to me is that learners must engage their whole self, including
their senses, emotions, intuition, beliefs, values, and will, in order to be successful in their
endeavors. It is impossible to learn if we do not have the desire to do so; but, once we have
learned, we are permanently altered in some manner. If the learning makes no impact, it
might be considered to be of little relevance beyond being a collection of random thoughts
that float past our minds. Learning must serve a personal need, and understanding and
defining these requirements allows us to determine whether or not the learning was
meaningful and effective in meeting those needs.
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Portfolio
Assignment 50
Year 2022
,1.2.2 Discuss the following concepts: Decolonisation, African communalism,
Africanisation, and Indigenous Knowledge (IKS). Explain how an African Philosophy
influences your teaching context and provide examples
Decolonisation
The term "decolonization" in the context of education refers to the process of questioning and
confronting, or the removal of, colonial practices that have impacted education in the past
and that continue to influence education in the present. In order to achieve equity and justice
in higher education, it is generally agreed that diversity alone is not sufficient. Considering
that schools have been utilized for colonial purposes in the past, which included forced
assimilation, it is important to recognize this. Curriculum and institutional frameworks, as well
as instructional techniques, are examples of how to put policies into action.
The need for a more personalised approach to education must be explored if we want to
eliminate colonization in education. It is also necessary to put in place certain principles,
which include reflections as well as connections to one's surroundings and community. As a
solution, rather than pushing pupils to adopt identities, educators can assist them in
developing their own personal identities.
African communalism
It is a moral ideology that emphasises the traditional way of life in African civilization, and it is
also known as communalism in other parts of the world. In addition to human ideals like as
dignity and accountability, it is founded on legal protections such as equality and unfettered
entry. Despite the fact that it has been supplanted by the Western culture of capitalism,
African communalism continues to exist in the contemporary day. Several traditionalist
societies that oppose western civilisation have painted a rosy picture of African
communalism.
African communalism, in my opinion, relates to the manner of life in rural Africa. Rural Africa
is a term that alludes to the relative neutrality of life that Africans had in the past. The
continent of Africa was not ruled by any type of hierarchical structure in its early years.
Furthermore, all individuals were given equal access to property, and all utilities were made
available to the general population. One example of its application in contemporary society is
the abolition of authoritarian and hierarchical systems of governance and the replacement of
these with democratic forms of administration. Democracy has taught us that political leader
should be appointed first and foremost on the basis of the public's preferences. As a result,
everyone has an equal opportunity to participate in the discussions that determine how a
country should be governed.
Africanisation
This means incorporating an African viewpoint into South Africa's education system. It
encourages the use of a wide range of instructional and evaluation strategies while also
acknowledging the value of each student's unique learning style. To be a good teacher, you
must be prepared to deal with a wide range of students and varied learning styles. There
should be group activities and discussions in class to promote socialization skills. As a result,
2
,students and members of the community benefit from a more diverse and accepting
environment.
Africanization is the process of transforming and using indigenous African concepts,
answers, and principles through defining African identity and culture.
As a teacher, one of my responsibilities is to include indigenous ways into the classroom by
employing other languages to help students comprehend more clearly. The majority of
students need further translation attention. For example, if you are teaching something in
English and the majority of your students speak Zulu as their first language, translating it into
their language will help them comprehend.
Indigenous Knowledge
Indigenous Knowledge refers to a collection of perceptions, facts, and behaviours that guide
individuals of a local community in terms of how to make the most use of the resources
available to them. It may also be described as the understandings, abilities, and philosophies
that have been formed by communities that have had a long history of engagement with their
environment. And the methods of knowing and living that have formed among societies that
were originally indigenous to a geographical place.
A traditional knowledge system cantered on the way indigenous people view, think, and act
in the world as a result of their culture. To put it another way, it is the methods of knowing
that are embedded in the daily cultural practices of a people in a particular location.
e.g., Traditional indigenous or cultural dances and music; designs; utensils; terminology and
phrases; food security; human and animal health; education; natural resource management,
among other things.
e.g., Students are encouraged to observe and learn from one another in an Indigenous
classroom in a communal setting, rather than being singled out for praise or criticism by the
teacher.
For example, students in indigenous societies are encouraged to use open-ended
questioning, critical discourse analysis (and group work to learn.
1.3 MY TEACHING PERSPECTIVE
When I think of teaching, I think of caring for children, putting knowledge into practice, and
providing direction, all of which I would do in a school setting with the goal of preparing them
to be responsible people. Because I am adamant about being a Christian, the process of
teaching is extremely personal to me. To those of us who believe in the existence of an all-
powerful, all-knowing God, the urge to become more like Him is an absolute need. As a
result, I believe that teaching is a holy activity. My identity as a person is defined by the act of
instructing others. The experience motivates me to become a better person, one who is more
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, informed, smart, and steady, and one who serves as the greatest role model for my student.
Teaching allows me to be the ultimate multitasker because I must be able to meet the
intellectual, social, emotional, and physical requirements of my students while also managing
my own personal and professional obligations.
b) What does teaching involve?
Effective teaching involves using a variety of instructional strategies to facilitate the
development of academic vocabulary through listening and speaking. It incorporates tactics
focused on the learner, and aimed to engage and involve the learner in his or her own
learning by supporting learning rather than pouring information meant to be passively
digested by the learner. Instead of providing answers, this method encourages students to
utilize their critical thinking abilities to come up with their own solutions by directing them
towards the correct answers throughout tasks.
Teaching is all about encouraging students to participate actively in their own education.
Teachers must be well-versed in both the material they are teaching and the logical
sequence in which students learn. Teaching is more than just passing along knowledge; it's
about transforming students into active learners who use what they've learned and are eager
to learn more in the future. Educators strive to create a culture that is both intellectually
stimulating and ethically upstanding in order to foster a collaborative learning environment.
c) My role as a teacher
My role as a teacher is being able to serve as an influential role figure to all of the students
and other persons with whom I come in encounter. Its purpose is to motivate and inspire all
pupils on a regular basis. My responsibility as a teacher would be to serve as the
authoritative figure in the classroom, ensuring that any disciplinary infractions are dealt with
fairly and equally. It is my responsibility to assist my learners throughout their academic
career as well as their personal lives. Many students face a variety of difficulties in their
personal lives and may not have somebody to lean on for help.
My intentions is to assist learners in acquiring information while also ensuring that the
classroom and surrounding environment is conducive to good learning. As a teacher, my role
includes providing knowledge, facilitating learning, mentoring, assessing, planning,
developing resources, and serving as a teaching role model.
d) The meaning of learning
my understanding of learning to me is that learners must engage their whole self, including
their senses, emotions, intuition, beliefs, values, and will, in order to be successful in their
endeavors. It is impossible to learn if we do not have the desire to do so; but, once we have
learned, we are permanently altered in some manner. If the learning makes no impact, it
might be considered to be of little relevance beyond being a collection of random thoughts
that float past our minds. Learning must serve a personal need, and understanding and
defining these requirements allows us to determine whether or not the learning was
meaningful and effective in meeting those needs.
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