Difficulties In Teaching And Learning Sepedi Home Language Proverbs In A Classroom Of Novel Literature

Abstract

The aim of this study is to investigate challenges in teaching proverbs in novels of Sepedi Home language in literature classroom. This study used the qualitative approach, which focuses on understanding people’s beliefs, social background, life experiences and people’s attitudes and behaviours. The study used semi-structured interviews for both the teachers and the learners to collect data. The study's findings revealed that learners have difficulty understanding proverbs in novels because their parents do not help them with proverb usage and explanations, and thus teachers struggle with teaching because learners have no idea what proverbs are because they do not use them at home or anywhere else on a daily basis. The study recommends that parents should make an effort to educate their children proverbs at home in order to improve their reading abilities and comprehension of the novel's proverbs. This will make it easy for kids to learn proverbs in school. Again, the CAPS documents should be reviewed so that teachers can independently teach proverbs to help learners recognize them in literature.