“It seems to me,” the mother of a Grade 12 recently wrote to me, “that tertiary institutions no longer expect children to take the NBT’s (for MANY of the programmes)”.
“Is it true?” she asks.
Continue reading “It’s not about the NBT’s! It’s about being prepared for university”
What do Grade 12 learners from Sentraal and Oranje Meisies in Bloemfontein, from Curro in Nelspruit, from Alma Mater in Krugersdorp, from Waterkloof High and Afrikaans Hoër Meisies in Pretoria, and from Linden High in Johannesburg have in common with Crawford College and Hoërskool Zwartkop in Pretoria, learners from Middelburg, Hermanus and Vrede?
Continue reading “2021 Academic literacy workshops for pupils from all over”Our online workshops are conducted in Google Classroom. Click to learn more about our online workshops which will help you prepare for the NBT AQL component.
Die jaar het nog skaars begin, en vir die Graad 12’s van 2019 lê daar in 2020 klaar ‘n gesukkel voor. Wanneer hulle later vanjaar aansoek doen om universiteitstoelating word daar vir hulle ‘n toenemende skaarste aan plekke voorspel, en veel meer intense kompetisie om ‘n studieplek te kan verseker. Nasionaal is daar eenvoudig meer aansoeke as wat daar beskikbare plekke is. Wanneer universiteite moet besluit watter aansoeke van voornemende studente aanvaar moet word, gaan hul al hoe meer op die uitslae van taaltoetse soos die akademiese en kwantitatiewe geletterdheidskomponent van die Nasionale Normtoetse (NNT’s) en soortgelyke toetse steun. Die uitwerking daarvan sal veral merkbaar wees by kursusse wat hoë aansien geniet, en vir dié wat hoog in aanvraag is. Continue reading “Gestoei om plek op universiteit: akademiese taalvaardigheid ‘n voordeel”
The scarcity of places for students at university is likely to be felt more acutely in 2020, and the Grade 12s of 2019 will no doubt be affected when they apply to study. The number of places available as opposed to the number of applications is a national issue. Given the scarcity, universities will increasingly use language tests such as the academic and quantitative literacy component of the NBTs, as well as other, similar tests, to decide whether places should be offered to prospective students. This will be felt more acutely in the case of prestigious courses, and the ones that are in high demand.
There is a mistaken belief that one need not, or cannot prepare for academic literacy tests. This is simply not true. Continue reading “Scarcity of places at university: language test results crucial”
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