The Bachelor of Education in Senior Phase and FET Teaching Language at the University of South Africa (Unisa) is a four-year open distance learning degree that prepares teachers to teach a Home Language or First Additional Language in Grades 7 to 12 in South African schools. The programme develops language pedagogy, content knowledge, and curriculum competencies across the South African Languages curriculum, equipping graduates to support learner literacy and language development in multilingual South African classrooms. Unisa's distance learning model makes this qualification accessible to language practitioners, writers, and community educators across the country. Graduates must register with the South African Council for Educators (SACE).
Admission requirements: National Senior Certificate (NSC) with Degree endorsement and at least 50% in the language of teaching and learning and at least 50% in an official South African language, or an appropriate Higher Certificate or Diploma in Education or Languages.
