Printed African Vernacular Literature before and round 1960 Information retrieval and other things.

Types: Products of the missionary presses

Bibles: Setswana (Robert Moffat, ) Xhosa (John Appleyard and others, )

Books about the Bible, Theology, Catechism, for Children. etc I Ntyila-zwi ( ) (Explainer of the Bible) Xhosa Broad topical index.

Books about the Bible, Theology, Catechism, for Children. etc

Devotional literature : Hymn books, etc

Devotional literature : Hymn books, etc. Swahili hymn book. Index of Swahili hymn names followed by English equivalents and an index of English names. (1922) Xhosa hymn book. Index to Xhosa first lines (1879) Xhosa hymn book. Listing by Xhosa name in front and Index to English names at the back. (1949)

Readers and School books

Literature ; Original and translations

Education and Literacy Effect on future indexes In marketing and production Effect on future indexes In marketing and production

Literacy, Education and Language Literacy: definition: age 15 and over can read and write Total population 93.3%, in 2013 (South Africa Survey 2014/15)

Literacy, Education and Language PIRLS 2011 offers a state-of-the-art assessment of reading comprehension that allows measurement of change since 2001, and includes a full complement of questionnaires to investigate the experiences young children have at home and school in learning to read. IEA International Association for the evaluation of education achievement PIRLS 2011 offers a state-of-the-art assessment of reading comprehension that allows measurement of change since 2001, and includes a full complement of questionnaires to investigate the experiences young children have at home and school in learning to read. IEA International Association for the evaluation of education achievement

Literacy in South Africa People aged 15 and over Literacy rate % ; % Numeracy rate % Alphabet skills ? Race relations survey, 2014/15 Literacy rate % ; % Numeracy rate % Alphabet skills ? Race relations survey, 2014/15

PIRLS 2011 Average Percent Correct in the Reading Purposes and Processes Grade 4s Australia 58 Botswana 36 Canada. 63 Colombia 37 England 64 South Africa 38 Average Percent Correct in the Reading Purposes and Processes Grade 4s Australia 58 Botswana 36 Canada. 63 Colombia 37 England 64 South Africa 38

PIRLS 2011 Overall %ages Reading skills measured were. Purposes (Literary and Informational) Processes (Retrieval, inferencing, interpreting and evaluating) Lynch School of Education Boston College. SOURCE: IEA’s Progress in International Reading Literacy Study – PIRLS 2011 Overall %ages Reading skills measured were. Purposes (Literary and Informational) Processes (Retrieval, inferencing, interpreting and evaluating) Lynch School of Education Boston College. SOURCE: IEA’s Progress in International Reading Literacy Study – PIRLS 2011

Education has improved Literacy (SA) % % (Unesco Figures) Out-of-school children (Sub Saharan Africa) Million Million Literacy (SA) % % (Unesco Figures) Out-of-school children (Sub Saharan Africa) Million Million

OECD education report (May 2015) 76 counties – Shows link between economic growth and education Best Singapore Lowest is Ghana 2 nd lowest SA Based on Science and Maths scores Predicator of wealth in future Report for World Education Forum conference 76 counties – Shows link between economic growth and education Best Singapore Lowest is Ghana 2 nd lowest SA Based on Science and Maths scores Predicator of wealth in future Report for World Education Forum conference

South African Languages SOUTH AFRICAN LANGUAGES 2011 LanguageNumber of speakers*% of total Afrikaans % English % isiNdebele % isiXhosa % isiZulu % Sepedi % Sesotho % Setswana % Sign language % SiSwati % Tshivenda % Xitsonga % Other % TOTAL **100%