The purpose of this module is to prepare Social Sciences student teachers in the intermediate and senior phases, as part of their initial teaching qualification, to become competent in engaging with the Social Sciences curriculum document and related assessment criteria and to translate this into effective teaching and learning opportunities. The student teachers would furthermore be assisted in developing and preserve programmes based on their individual teaching styles and philosophies.

While the core philosophy to teaching will be a student centred approach to developing critically engaged scholar, the module would require some lead lectures that require traditional teaching to expose the students to core theories, principles and examples of practice and applications in the field of Social Science. Consequently, a range of teaching-learning methods will be used in an integrated and interchangeable manner. Use will be made of class exercises, group work, assignments and lesson plans presentations. Being critically engaged, the students would develop sensitivity to contextual issues and respond appropriately and critically to such contextual issues that are so prevalent within the diverse schooling system. Their response to contextual issues needs to be grounded in theory, experience, practice and research.