Question NW3400 to the Minister of Basic Education
21 November 2017 - NW3400
Boshoff, Ms SH to ask the Minister of Basic Education
(1)How many SA Sign Language (SASL) linguistic experts are part of the team that writes the training material for the deaf in each province; (2) was any post training evaluation conducted to determine the effectiveness of the SASL training programme in the classrooms in each province; (3) were screening meetings conducted by her department to approve the Learning and Training Support Material for deaf learners in 2016 for implementation in 2017?
Reply:
(1) The writing of training material is the competence of the Department of Basic Education (DBE). The DBE established a team of professionals and included in the team is one South African Sign Language (SASL) linguistic expert from the Western Cape Education Department.
(2) Post training evaluation of the programme has not been conducted in the classrooms however, the DBE has orientated Language Subject Advisors into SASL CAPS, for them to monitor and support the implementation in schools.
(3) There was no screening of Learning and Teaching Support Material in 2016 due to delays in submission of developed material from publishers.