Jordaan, MariNel, Joanine Hester2024-02-132023Mari Jordaan & Joanine Nel (2023) Material Evaluation of Communicative Competence in a Setswana Beginner Language Learning Course, Language Matters, 54:1, 121-148, DOI: 10.1080/10228195.2022.2147579.1022-8195 (print)1753-5395 (online)10.1080/10228195.2022.2147579http://hdl.handle.net/2263/94515This study investigated the possible facilitation of communicative competence development in adult beginner learners of Setswana in a set of self-access course materials. The overarching aim was to evaluate this set of self-access course materials to determine whether, and how, it facilitated the successful development of everyday communicative competence. Following a material evaluation procedure, a mixed method of data evaluation was used, including qualitative and quantitative data. New criteria were created to evaluate the set of self-access course materials. Results suggest that successful communicative competence development in Setswana is only possible if the self-access set of course materials is tailored to emphasise communication within varying social and cultural contexts. This can be accomplished by focusing on both form and function, while equipping learners with the necessary strategies to combat any external factors that might inhibit their language development.en© Unisa Press 2023 This is an electronic version of an article published in Language Matters: Studies in the Languages of Africa, vol. 54, no. 1, pp. 121-148, 2023. doi : 10.1080/10228195.2022.2147579. Language Matters : Studies in the Languages of Africa is available online at : http://www.tandfonline.comtoc/rlms20.SetswanaCommunicative competenceLanguage learning materialsMaterial evaluationSelf-access course materialsSDG-04: Quality educationHumanities articles SDG-04SDG-04: Quality educationPostprint Article