ABRIDGED SECTION 4 OF THE

CAPS FET PHASE GRADES 10-11

FIRST ADDITIONAL LANGUAGES
HOME LANGUAGES
SECOND ADDITIONAL LANGUAGES
IMPLEMENTATION DATE: 2020
 Presentation Outline
• Purpose
• Summary of Amendments
• Overview of PoA: First Additional Languages
• Abridged PoA: First Additional Languages
• Overview of PoA: Home Languages
• Abridged PoA: Home Languages
• Overview of PoA: Second Additional Languages
• Abridged PoA: Second Additional Languages
• Contact details
 NOTE:

• The Information in the Presentation must be

read in conjunction with the CAPS of the
Subject.
• Kindly refer to Section 4 of the CAPS.
 Purpose
To mediate the amendments of CAPS
Section 4: Grades 10 and 11 for
implementation in 2020 as published
in Government Gazette No:42829
 Summary of Amendments
Overview of
reduced formal tasks as per the Programme of
Assessment: Section 4
Subjects Grades 10 - 11
Tasks removed Reduction
HL Test 2 (Term 3) 11 > 10

FAL Test 2 (Term 3) 11 > 9

Writing: Shorter transactional
text (Term 3)
SAL Writing: Longer/shorter 11 > 8
transactional text (Term 1)
Literature: Contextual
questions (T 2)
Test 2 (Term 3)
Overview of PoA: First Additional Languages – Grades 10-11
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Tasks per term End-of-year examinations
Term 1: Term 2: Term 3: Term 4:
1 Written Test (40) – 2 Tasks (1 oral – prepared 1. Written Test 1 Internal end-of-year
comprehension & speech (20) & 2 1 Tasks examinations (300):
summary, language 1 literature assignment 2 Tasks 4 Papers:
structures and (35)
conventions) (1 oral: prepared Paper 1 – Language in context
1 mid-year reading (80) – 2 hrs
3 2 Tasks examination (150): aloud/unprepared Paper 2 – Literature (70) 2,5
(1 oral – listening 3 2 Papers: speech/informal hrs
(10) & speaking in a group (20)
Paper 1 – Language in Paper 3 – Writing (100) 2,5 hrs
1 essay transactional context (80) – 2 hrs &
writing (50)) Paper 2 – Literature 1 longer transactional
Paper 4 – Oral (50)
(70) 2,5 hrs writing (30)
Paper 3 – Writing
Term mark (Terms 1-3):
Each term, add totals for each task and convert to % for term mark.
Promotion mark:
Add totals for SBA tasks from Term 1 to Term 3, excluding oral marks, and convert to 25%,
Convert Paper 1 to 20%,
Convert Paper 2 to 17,5%,
Convert Paper 3 to 25%,
Add totals for orals tasks throughout the year and convert to 12,5% (Paper 4).
FAL: Abridged Programme of Assessment Grades 10-11
Formal assessment tasks in Term 1
Task 1 Task 2 Task 3
*Oral: (10 marks) Writing: (50 marks) **Test 1: (40 marks)
Listening for Essay:
comprehension Language in context:
Grade 10: Narrative/
descriptive/ discursive Comprehension and
Summary
Grade 11: Narrative/
descriptive/ discursive/
argumentative/ reflective

Formal assessment tasks in Term 2

Task 4 Task 5 Task 6
*Oral: (20 marks) Literature: (35 marks) Mid-year examinations: (150 marks)
Prepared speech Assignment
Paper 1 – Language in context (80 marks)
– 2hrs

Paper 2 – Literature (70 marks) – 2,5hrs

FAL: Abridged Programme of Assessment Grades 10-11
Formal assessment tasks in Term 3
Task 7 Task 8
*Oral: (20 marks) Writing: (30 marks)
Prepared reading aloud/ Longer Transactional writing: Friendly/formal
unprepared speech/ letters (request/ complaint/ application/
informal speaking in group business) / formal and informal letters to the
press/ curriculum vitae and covering letter/
obituary/ agenda and minutes of meeting /
report/ review/ newspaper article/ magazine
article/ dialogue/ interview/ email

Evidence must be available of informal assessment of writing activities: essays,

longer and shorter transactional texts in each term according to the
requirements of the Teaching Plans.
FAL: Abridged Programme of Assessment Grades 10-11
Formal assessment tasks in Term 4
Task 9
End-of-year examinations:
Paper 1 – Language in context (80) – 2hrs
Paper 2 – Literature (70) – 2,5hrs
Paper 3 – Writing (100) – 2,5hrs
Paper 4 – *Orals (50)
*Oral: Learners should do one prepared speech task (Task 4), one listening
comprehension task (Task1) and one other (Task 7), e.g. prepared reading aloud/
unprepared speech/ informal speaking in group work during the year.
**Test 1 could be set out of 40 marks or, if more, should be converted to 40 marks.
While the Comprehension and Summary combination is suggested, teachers are urged
to design a combination of aspects that fit the character (test programme, time
allocation, etc.) of the school.
A test in the Programme of Assessment should not be made up of several smaller tests.
Each test should cover a substantial amount of content, should be set for 45-60 minutes,
and should reflect the different cognitive levels as set out for exam papers.
 Overview of PoA: Home Languages – Grades 10-11
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Task per Term
Term 1: Term 2: Term 3: Term 4:
1 Written Test (35) 2 Tasks (1 essay writing (50) & 1 Written Test 1 Task (SBA)
(comprehension, 1 oral - unprepared reading Literature 1 Internal end-of-year examinations
summary, language aloud/ prepared speech (10)) Assignment (300):
structures and (35)
conventions) 1 Mid-year examination 4 Papers:
(150): +
3 Tasks Paper 1: Language in context (70)
3 2 Papers: 1 Task (1 oral – (2 hrs)
(2 orals – listening prepared
(15) & unprepared Paper 1 – Language in speech (10) Paper 2: Literature (80) 2,5 hrs
speech (15) & context (70) (2 hrs) Paper 3: Writing (100) 3 hrs
1 transactional Paper 2 – Literature (80) Paper 4: Oral (50)
writing (25)) 2,5 hrs
Paper 3 – Writing
Term Mark (Terms 1-3):
• Each term, add raw marks and totals and convert to % for term mark.
Promotion Mark:
• Add raw marks and totals for SBA tasks from term 1 to term 3, excluding oral marks, and convert to 25%
• Convert Paper 1 to 17,5%
• Convert Paper 2 to 20%,
• Convert Paper 3 to 25%
• Add totals for orals tasks throughout the year and convert to 12,5% (Paper 4).
 HL: Abridged Programme of Assessment Grades 10-11
Programme of Assessment
Term 1
Task 1 Task 2 Task 3 Task 4
*Oral: Writing: (25marks) *Oral: **Test 1: (35 marks)
Listening for Transactional Writing: Unprepared
Language in context
comprehension Friendly/ formal letters speech (15
(15 marks) (request/ complaint/ marks) Comprehension
application/ business) /
formal and informal Summary
letters to the press/ Language
curriculum vitae and structures and
covering letter/ obituary/ conventions
agenda and minutes of
meeting / formal or
informal report/ review/
newspaper article/
magazine article/ speech/
dialogue / interview/
email
 HL: Abridged Programme of Assessment Grades 10-11
Term 2
Task 5 Task 6 Task 7
Writing: (50 marks) *Oral: Mid-year examinations: (150
marks)
Narrative/ descriptive/
Unprepared reading Paper 1 – Language in
argumentative essay (Gr. 10)
aloud / Prepared context (70 marks) – 2hrs
Reflective/ discursive /
argumentative essay (Gr. 11) speech (10 marks) Paper 2 – Literature (80
marks) – 2,5hrs

Term 3
Task 8 Task 9

Literature: (35 marks) *Oral:

Assignment/ project Prepared speech

(10 marks)
 HL: Abridged Programme of Assessment Grades 10-11
Term 4
Task 10
End-of-year examinations: (300 marks)

Paper 1 – Language in context (70 marks) – 2 hrs

Paper 2 – Literature (80 marks) – 2.5 hrs

Paper 3 – Writing (100 marks) – 3 hrs
Paper 4 – Orals (50 marks)
*Oral: For formal assessment: Learners should do one listening for comprehension (Task 1),
one unprepared speech (Task 3), and either two prepared speeches OR one prepared speech
and one unprepared reading aloud (Task 6 and Task 9).

*Test 1 could be set out of 35 marks or, if more, should be converted to 35 marks. While the
Comprehension, summary, language structures and conventions combination is suggested,
teachers are urged to design a combination of aspects that fit the character (test programme,
time allocation, etc.) of the school.

A test in the Programme of Assessment should not be made up of several smaller tests. Each
test should cover a substantial amount of content, should be set for 45-60 minutes, and should
reflect the different cognitive levels as set out for exam papers.
Overview of the PoA: Second Additional Languages -Grades 10-11
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Tasks per Term End-of-year
examinations
Term 1: Term 2: Term 3: Term 4:
3 1 Task (oral: 2 Tasks (oral: prepared speech (25) 1 Written Test 1 internal end-of-year
conversation (25) & prepared reading aloud (25) 2 Tasks examinations:

1 oral: listening (25) & 4 Papers:

1 mid-year examination (120):
1 essay writing (40) Paper 1: Language in
1 Written Test (40) 2 Papers: Context (80) 2hrs
(comprehension, Paper 1 – Language in Context Paper 2: Literature (40)
summary, language (80) 2hrs (1,5 hrs)
structures and
Paper 2: Literature (40) - 1,5 Paper 3: Writing (80) – 2,5 hrs
conventions)
hrs Paper 4 – Oral (100)
Paper 3 – Writing (Can be written in
May or June)
Term mark (Terms 1-3):
Each term, add raw marks and totals and convert to % for term mark.
Promotion mark:
Add totals for SBA tasks from term 1 to term 3, excluding oral marks, and convert to 25%.
Convert Paper 1 to 20%,
Convert Paper 2 to 10%,
Convert Paper 3 to 20%
Add totals for orals tasks throughout the year and convert to 25% (Paper 4).
 SAL: Abridged Programme of Assessment Grades 10-11
Formal assessment tasks in Term 1
Task 1 Task 2
*Oral: (25 marks) **Test 1: (40 marks)
Conversation Language in context
o Comprehension
o Summary
o Language structures and conventions

Formal assessment tasks in Term 2

Task 3 Task 4 Task 5
*Oral: (25 marks) *Oral: (25 marks) Mid-year examinations: (120
Prepared speech Prepared reading aloud marks)
Paper 1 – Language in Context (80
marks) – 2hrs
Paper 2: Literature (40 marks) –
1,5hrs
 SAL: Abridged Programme of Assessment Grades 10-11 …
Formal assessment tasks in Term 3
Task 6 Task 7
Writing: (40 marks) *Oral: (25 marks)
Narrative/ Descriptive essay Listening comprehension

Formal assessment tasks in Term 4

Task 8
End of year examinations: (300 marks)
Paper 1 – Language in context (80) (2hrs)
Paper 2 – Literature (40) (1,5hrs)
Paper 3 – Writing (80) (2,5hrs)
Paper 4 – *Orals (100)
Evidence must be available of informal assessment of writing activities: essays, longer and
shorter transactional texts in each term according to the requirements of the Teaching Plans.
 SAL: Abridged Programme of Assessment Grades 10-11

*Orals: Learners should do one prepared speaking task, one conversation

task, one listening task, and one prepared reading aloud task during the year.

**Test 1 could be set out of 40 marks or, if more, should be converted to 40

marks. While the Comprehension, Summary, Language structures and
conventions in context combination is suggested, teachers are urged to design
a combination of aspects that fit the character (test programme, time
allocation, etc.) of the school.

Note: A test in the Programme of Assessment should not be made up of

several smaller tests. Each test should cover a substantial amount of content,
should be set for 45 – 60 minutes, and should reflect the different cognitive
levels as set out for examination papers
 Contact details
• Mr B Monyaki
Email: [email protected]
Tel: 012 357 4212

• Mr B Ras
Email: [email protected]
Tel: 012 357 4211

• Mr M Phonela
Email: [email protected]
Tel: 012 357 3599