by Oxford University Press | Apr 5, 2022 | Podcasts & Online Reading Corner
Aweh! English Grade 1 Level 1 Reader 7 I want to play is the seventh Reader of Level 1 in the Aweh! English First Additional Language reading scheme. Aweh! is a graded reading scheme that will awaken any child’s imagination as they join Mama Africa in saving the...
by Oxford University Press | Apr 5, 2022 | Schools News, News
Girl by day. Cat by night. Ready for adventure. In Paula Harrison and Jenny Lovlie’s exciting new series, Kitty is a superhero-in-training with feline superpowers. She dreams of being just like her superhero mum one day, but she’s still got a lot to learn! Join her...
by Oxford University Press | Mar 29, 2022 | Schools News, News
Suit Up. Step Up. It’s Time to Become a Hero! Marvin’s life is perfectly ordinary until one day he discovers a mysterious superhero suit hidden in his attic. It is powered by kindness and imagination, and since Marvin has tons of both, the powers of the suit are...
by Oxford University Press | Mar 15, 2022 | Schools News, News
Written by Elizabeth Nadler-Nir (MSc Speech-Language Therapist, The Reading Language Gym for Oxford Reading Safari) The goal of reading is to get information, to be entertained, to travel to impossible places, to connect with ideas and to become an independent...
by Oxford University Press | Mar 15, 2022 | Schools News, News
One girl, four bunnies and a wonderful dancing adventure! Join aspiring ballet dancer, Millie and her bunny friends as they learn to dance together. Learning a new skill can be hard but when you’ve got friends like the ballet bunnies every day is a new adventure! This...
by Oxford University Press | Feb 21, 2022 | Podcasts & Online Reading Corner
A family of aliens are on holiday. They visit different planets. However, on each planet, something goes wrong. All dad wants to do is take a family photo but each time something goes wrong and they end up taking a ruined photo. They eventually make their way to Earth...
by Oxford University Press | Feb 21, 2022 | Podcasts & Online Reading Corner
Mongo solves the mystery of who lost their bag while they were visiting Johannesburg. Read by author: Lindy Brien Download Worksheets Download Cover #readingforenjoyment #readingforfun #readingtime #readingisfun
by Oxford University Press | Feb 17, 2022 | Schools News, News
What does it actually mean to be kind, brave, calm, or happy to a four-year-old? Some words need a child-friendly explanation to help children make sense of the world around them. Introducing Big Words for Little People, a series of picture books designed to help you...
by Oxford University Press | Feb 2, 2022 | Schools News, Resources
Let’s Do is our series of learner books and teacher guides for the primary school classroom in Namibia. The series offers core resources for English First Additional Language, Social Sciences, Life Skills, Natural Sciences, Elementary Agriculture and...
by Oxford University Press | Feb 2, 2022 | Schools News, Resources
The Aweh! graded reading scheme is available in phonics versions for isiXhosa and isiZulu. Oxford has developed posters to assist teachers in teaching phonics. These phonics charts list the phonic sounds with an image that represents a word starting with that...
by Oxford University Press | Feb 2, 2022 | Schools News, News
Adapted from the Oxford University Press ELT blog site There are many ways to assess learners, for example, mini-tests or observations, in order to evaluate and monitor their understanding and progress. Evaluation also allows us to guide learners on how to improve....
by Oxford University Press | Feb 2, 2022 | Podcasts & Online Reading Corner
It is the school holidays. Langa and his little sister Nandi are going to Qwaqwa to visit their grandmother. The journey to Qwaqwa is full of adventure and laughter for Langa and Nandi. Listen to “Siya eQwaqwa” read by author: Thembinkosi Mabaso. Siya Eqwaqwa is a...
by Oxford University Press | Dec 14, 2021 | Podcasts & Online Reading Corner
Let’s go on holiday with Lizzy and her grandparents! “Let’s Go Lizzy” is a story about a little girl called Lizzy that goes on holiday with her grandparents and sees and uses a lot of different modes of transport along the way. Listen to “Let’s Go Lizzy” read by...
by Oxford University Press | Dec 14, 2021 | Podcasts & Online Reading Corner
Aliens journey to different planets – A family of aliens are on holiday. They visit different planets. However, at each planet something goes wrong. All dad wants to do is take a family photo but each time something goes wrong and they end up taking a ruined...
by Oxford University Press | Dec 14, 2021 | Podcasts & Online Reading Corner
Hen hatches a plan to help Cow go on holiday, read by author Lindy Brien. We’ve even included some worksheets to download and keep you busy during the holidays. This title is a part of the Aweh! English Grade 1 Level 4 (Reader 9). Download Worksheets Download Cover...
by Oxford University Press | Dec 13, 2021 | Dictionaries, News
1st November 2021 (Oxford, UK and New York, NY) – Oxford Languages announces its 2021 Word of the Year, and the publication of the language report: VAX, a Report into the language of vaccines. In past years, the Oxford Word of the Year has been selected as a word or...
by Oxford University Press | Dec 8, 2021 | Schools News, News
Today’s society is enamoured with digital gadgets and cutting-edge technology. There are a number of ways in which digital technology can be used to improve education. Nevertheless, how can we choose which technology to use in our classrooms, given that it...
by Oxford University Press | Nov 17, 2021 | Video, Schools News
Take your studying to the next level with Oxford’s Exam Success Digital study guides, providing all the support you need for the prescribed poems in Grade 12 for English Home and First Additional Language. Much more than your run-of-the-mill paper study guide, Exam...
by Oxford University Press | Nov 17, 2021 | Schools News, Video
Oxford’s Digital Thematic atlases are so much more than collections of maps! They are geographical encyclopaedias specifically designed to open up whole new worlds! These beautiful digital atlases are completely interactive, which means you will have the opportunity...
by Oxford University Press | Nov 17, 2021 | Schools News, Video
Zoom in is a series of digital interactive study guides specifically designed to tackle those tough topics many learners struggle with. Through videos, animations, simulations, interactive activities, games and slide shows, Zoom in makes it easy for you to master...
by Oxford University Press | Nov 17, 2021 | Schools News, Video
Oxford Exam Success Literature Study Guides provide all the support needed to prepare for the English Paper 2 exam. Exam Success provides support for four prescribed Shakespeare plays, as well as two prescribed novels in Grades 10 to 12. CAPS-aligned and quality...
by Oxford University Press | Nov 17, 2021 | Resources, Dictionaries
These days, there might only be one topic of conversation in the news, on social media, and in our own chats to friends and family. Along with new ways of working, teaching and learning, we are even adopting a new lexicon to help us talk about it. My own personal...
by Oxford University Press | Nov 17, 2021 | News, Dictionaries
The word “Vax” has been declared as the Oxford Dictionary Word of the Year. Dr. Phillip Louw Lexicographer at Oxford University Press SA joins Oggend Kuier show on Pretoria FM to speak about this. #oxforduniversitypress #dictionary #oxforddictionary #language...
by Oxford University Press | Nov 17, 2021 | Schools News, News
Taken from Oxford University Press ELT This year may have been difficult for everyone across the globe, but it has been especially challenging for teachers. They have had to transform their lessons into online sessions and adapt to rules and advice to keep their...