Masincokole NgesiXhosa

Product Details:
Author(s):
Mavela, X ,
Kondowe, Z and
Shinta, CM
Year Published:
2024
Edition
1st
Type:
Print | Soft Cover
Language:
IsiXhosa
About this publication
Masincokole ngesiXhosa (‘Let us have a conversation’ in isiXhosa) is a basic communication resource for additional language students who want to learn to speak isiXhosa. The aim of the book is to equip students whose mother-tongue is not isiXhosa, with isiXhosa communication skills. By emphasising practical usage and conversations, students using the book will develop a more natural and intuitive understanding of the language, which can be beneficial for both academic and personal interactions. It can also prepare non-mother tongue speakers for  real-world situations, such as social interactions, interviews, or community engagement.
About the author:
Xolani Mavela teaches at SPU and holds a PhD. Besides being a co-author in a textbook published by Jacana Media in 2015, he is one of the first three candidates in South Africa who wrote their entire PhD dissertation in isiXhosa. He also has two book chapters sent for peer review in a language-research publication, where isiXhosa language specialists, teachers, academics, and researchers were asked to submit chapters on “Critical issues on Research Writing in African Languages” for a publication organized by African Sun Media. 
Content
Theme 1: General knowledge and language use  
Theme 2: Figures of speech 
Theme 3: Types of basic sentences in isiXhosa 
Theme 4: The school 
Theme 5: Language use with regards to time 
Theme 6: Additional sub-themes 
Reference list
 
Interest / Benefit to
Additional language speakers of isiXhosa.