Summary

• Description:

  The PDF document comprises Grade 9 Rationalized Indigenous Languages Curriculum Design.

  This curriculum design is developed and published by the Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development (KICD). It was first published in 2024 as part of the rationalized Competency Based Curriculum (CBC) for Junior School. Grade 9 is the final level of Junior School and builds on competencies acquired in earlier grades to enhance proficiency in indigenous languages, promote cultural identity, and prepare learners for transition to Senior School.

  • Curriculum Level: Junior School (Grade 9)
  • Learning Area: Indigenous Languages
  • Total Suggested Lessons: 60 lessons
  • Showcasing/Exhibition: 6 lessons
  • Focus: Development of listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills alongside preservation of indigenous knowledge, culture, and values
  • Approach: Competency-based, learner-centred, experiential and culturally responsive learning
  • Key Components: Learning outcomes, strands and sub-strands, thematic organisation, suggested learning experiences, key inquiry questions, core competencies, values, PCIs, assessment rubrics, and Community Service Learning (CSL)

  It covers the following strands and sub-strands with suggested lesson allocation:

  • Strand 1.0: Listening and Speaking – 18 lessons
    • Listening for Information (2 lessons)
    • Listening for Comprehension (2 lessons)
    • Fluency – Pronunciation (2 lessons)
    • Conversational Skills – Negotiation (2 lessons)
    • Presentation Skills – Debate/Public Speaking (6 lessons)
    • Intensive Listening (2 lessons)
    • Storytelling – Legends (2 lessons)
  • Strand 2.0: Reading – 18 lessons
    • Reading Comprehension (6 lessons)
    • Extensive Reading (6 lessons)
    • Reading for Information – Plays/Visuals (4 lessons)
    • Intensive Reading (2 lessons)
  • Strand 3.0: Writing – 18 lessons
    • Handwriting (2 lessons)
    • Social Writing – Emails (2 lessons)
    • Creative Writing – Poems/Plays/Short Stories (6 lessons)
    • Essay Writing – Descriptive Composition (2 lessons)
    • Writing for Information (2 lessons)
    • Assessment of Writing (2 lessons)
    • Functional Writing – Application Letters (2 lessons)

  The content is organised around thematic contexts such as Community Heroes and Heroines, ICT and Cyber Security, Serving the Community, Safety in Public Places, Our Cultural Heritage, Economic Activities, First Aid, Indigenous Literature, and Kenyan Cultures. The design also encourages exhibitions, cultural activities, visits to media stations, reading clubs, and community engagement to strengthen language use in real-life contexts and support cultural preservation.

• Category:

  Curriculum Designs
• Level:

  Grade 9
• Subject:

  INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE

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