TPS3704 Assignment 1 2025

TPS3704 ASSIGNMENT 1 2025

Watch the YouTube videos and read the book cited below on
“Africanising/Decolonising the curriculum” and answer the questions that follow.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXHwk8KtNlI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NcuVaJA_SSc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQYxNB-L32o
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocbRg1zRIfw

Msila, V., & Gumbo, M. T. (Eds.). (2016). Africanising the Curriculum: Indigenous
Perspectives and Theories. African Sun Media.
http://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctv21ptz4x.

a) Describe how you would define ‘Africanise/Decolonise the curriculum” using a
South African perspective by providing practical examples. Be as holistic as
possible. Write a paragraph of about 10 lines.
Africanizing and decolonizing the curriculum in a South African context involves
reshaping education to center African identities, knowledge systems, and histories while
dismantling colonial legacies that perpetuate Eurocentric dominance. This entails
integrating indigenous languages beyond the foundational phase, such as teaching
mathematics or science in isiZulu or Sesotho to enhance comprehension and cultural
relevance. History curricula would prioritize pre-colonial African civilizations, resistance
movements like those led by Hintsa or Sekhukhune, and the contributions of African
intellectuals. Literature classes would feature works by writers like Nadine Gordimer,
Zakes Mda, or Miriam Tlali, alongside oral traditions like izibongo (praise poetry).
Sciences could explore indigenous ecological practices, such as sustainable land
management or traditional medicine, validated alongside Western methodologies.
Pedagogical approaches might adopt Ubuntu principles, fostering collaborative learning