Prof MM Maja

Expertise

• Classroom interaction
• Curriculum development
• Pedagogy
• Teacher development
• Teaching English First Additional Language

Qualifications

• DED in Curriculum Studies
• Master of Education in Educational Leadership (Med)
• Baccalaureus Education with Specialization in Education Management (Bed)
• Higher Education Diploma (HED)
• Secondary Education Diploma (SED)
• Secondary Education Certificate (SEC)
• Primary Teacher’s Certificate (PTC)
• Revised National Curriculum Statement (RNCS) Certificate

Currently teaching

• PST402N
• CUDAAEE

Fields of academic interests

Research interest:

• Classroom interaction
• Teacher Development
• School nutrition pragramme

Field of Specialisation

• Teacher professional development
• Curriculum Studies

Books

Book Chapter(s)

Strategies used by UNISA student teachers in teaching English First Additional Language. Higher Education: New Approaches to Globalization, Digitalization, and Accreditation, ISBN 978-183968-700-6. DOI: 10.5772/intechopen.99662  

Paper presentations

2019

Maja MM. The use of cooperative learning in teaching English First Additional Language in the Intermediate Phase

• Reading a paper at the South African Education Research Association (SAERA) conference at Elangeni-Maharani Hotel, Durban, South Africa, 23 – 25 October 2019

Maja MM. The importance of classroom library to enhance reading competence in the Intermediate Phase

• Reading a paper at the 9th Teacher education and interdisciplinary research (TEIR) conference at Elephant Hills Resort, Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, 07 – 09 October 2019

Maja MM. The Perceptions and Attitudes of Rural Intermediate Phase Learners in Learning English First Additional Language

• Reading a paper at the Twenty-sixth International Conference on Learning (The Learner) at Queen's University Belfast, UK, 24–26 July 2019

2018

Maja MM. The online social constructivism learning environments for E-portfolio development

• Reading a paper at the 6^th South African Education Research Association (SAERA) conference at Saint George Hotel, Pretoria, South Africa -22-24 October 2018

Maja MM. Mogodumo Circuit Intermediate Phase learners’ perceptions in learning English First Additional Language

• Reading a paper at the 1^st International Conference on Teaching and Learning Through Languages (CTLTL) at Skhukuza, Mpumalanga, South Africa – July 2018

Maja MM. Creating a Multimodal Learning Environment to Enhance Grade 5 Learners’ Communicative Competence in English First Additional Language

• Reading a paper at the 25^th International Conference on Learning (The Learner) at Athens in Greece – June 2018

2017

Maja MM. Classroom debate in teaching English First Additional Language learners in the Intermediate Phase

• Reading a paper at the 38th International Society for Teacher Education

Conference (ISfTE), 24-28 May 2017. Danish School of Education, University of Aarhus, Denmark.

• Maja MM. Using storytelling in teaching English First Additional Language to enhance learners’ communicative competence in the Intermediate Phase
• Reading the paper at the International 3rd CTPED, 14-15 April 2017. Forever

Resort, Bela Bela, South Africa.

2016

Maja MM. D.Ed. titled, Classroom interaction in teaching English First Additional Language learners in the Intermediate Phase.

• Presenting a full study at the 36th International Society for Teacher Education Conference (ISfTE), 18 April 2016 at Skhukuza, Mpumalanga, South Africa.

2015

Maja MM D.Ed. titled: Classroom interaction in teaching English First Additional Language learners in the Intermediate Phase.

• Presenting the study in process D.Ed. study at the 1st Unisa Student Conference, 30^thJune 2015. Unisa, Pretoria.
• Presenting the study in process D.Ed study at Unisa Brown Bag Seminar, 16^thSeptember 2015. Unisa, Pretoria.
• Presenting the study in process D.Ed. study at the Southern African Society for Educators Conference (SASE), 8 October 2015. Zebula Lodge, BelaBela

Professional positions, fellowships & awards

Positions

• Departmental Higher Degree Committee (DHDC) Chairperson
• Departmental Glossary Chairperson

Grants

• National Research Foundation (NRF)
• Women in research (WiR)
• Unisa community CE funding

Fellowship

• Southern African Society for Educators (SASE)
• International Society for Teacher Education conference (ISfTE) International
• The Learner

Awards

• Excellence in Teaching and Learning awards: Scholarship of Teaching and Learning- 2020

Projects

• Classroom Interaction Pedagogy in teaching English First Additional Language in the Intermediate Phase