Abstract
M.Ed. (Curriculum Studies)
Knowledge in any field is not static. The world is faced with a
knowledge explosion. New information, new ideas and new perspectives
are continuously being uncovered, with the result that old
information is. forever being challenged and proved wrong
(Nicholls & Nicholls, 1978; Zais, 19761130). There is a need
therefore to monitor the situation and to assess whether what is
going on in the school is congruent with developments in the disciplines.
In the context of this dissertation, English is a
second language and it is also the medium of learning. Research
has to assess whether the curriculum for English second language
reflects the requirements of situation analysis, which includes
developments in Linguistics and Applied Linguistics, and to assess
the extent to which the syllabus as a curriculum document
reflects the inherent characteristics of a curriculum. The syllabus
that is being evaluated in this dissertation is a document
designed in Bophuthatswana and has been in use since 1985. No
formal evaluation of the particular syllabus has been carried
out...