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What does CAPS say learners should be able to do with language, not just know about it?
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CAPS stresses that learners must be able to use language — not only know about its rules. In other words, learners should be able to use language to communicate, think and learn across the curriculum. Practically this means they should be able to:
- Listen and view critically and empathetically to understand and respond.
- Speak and present clearly and appropriately for different audiences and purposes.
- Read and comprehend a variety of texts (fiction, non‑fiction, media) and use reading strategies to learn.
- Write and produce texts for different purposes (inform, argue, describe, instruct, narrate) and audiences, using appropriate structure, vocabulary and grammar.
- Adapt register, tone and format to context (formal/informal, academic/practical).
- Use language to learn in other subjects — to access, explain and apply knowledge in maths, science, history, etc.
- Think, reason, reflect and solve problems through talk and writing (argue, evaluate, plan, summarise).
- Interact socially and participate in civic and cultural life (negotiate, collaborate, express identity and values).
In short, CAPS frames language as a functional tool for communication, learning and thinking, not only as a body of grammatical knowledge.
- Listen and view critically and empathetically to understand and respond.
- Speak and present clearly and appropriately for different audiences and purposes.
- Read and comprehend a variety of texts (fiction, non‑fiction, media) and use reading strategies to learn.
- Write and produce texts for different purposes (inform, argue, describe, instruct, narrate) and audiences, using appropriate structure, vocabulary and grammar.
- Adapt register, tone and format to context (formal/informal, academic/practical).
- Use language to learn in other subjects — to access, explain and apply knowledge in maths, science, history, etc.
- Think, reason, reflect and solve problems through talk and writing (argue, evaluate, plan, summarise).
- Interact socially and participate in civic and cultural life (negotiate, collaborate, express identity and values).
In short, CAPS frames language as a functional tool for communication, learning and thinking, not only as a body of grammatical knowledge.
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