Browsing Department of Xhosa by Title
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Principles of form-focused tasks for Xhosa second language at tertiary level
(University of the Western Cape, 1997)This study explores the principles of form-focused tasks for Xhosa second language at tertiary level. The latest developments in second language acquisition and in pedagogy are reviewed. The study field of second language ... -
Relevance of the custom of ‘Ukuthwala’ in modern Xhosa society
(University of Western Cape, 2019)The study argues that ukuthwala is an old cultural practice that had been practised in the past by Xhosa people and other tribes. Ukuthwala traditionally does not involve rape, force and underage girls. The media revealed ... -
Translating diabetes brochures: Challenges encountered
(University of Western Cape, 2017)The aim of this study was to develop isiXhosa terminology for diabetes brochures written in English or in medical terms, to enable diabetes patients to access information on their disease. Lefevere (1992a: xi) describes ... -
Umba wongqamano-ngqo kuguqulo-lwimi kwiincwadi zikaSindiwe Magona: “Kubantwana Babantwana Bam” kwakunye no- “To My Children’s Children”.
(University of Western Cape, 2020)Uguqulo-lwimi lwalungathathelwa ngqalelo kakhulu kuba lwalusetyenziselwa ukufezekisa iinjongo ezithile kuba ubani lowo ezazi iilwimi ezo. Injongo yayikukugqithisa umyalezo wombhalo wolwimi oluguqulwayo/ lwemveli. Ungothuki, ... -
Uphengululo lwesemantiki yezenzi zonxibelelwano esiXhoseni
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)Injongo zolu phando kukuphonononga izenzi zonxibelelwano esiXhoseni. Impawu zezenzi esiXhoseni ziza kuphononongwa malunga nobume bolwakhiwo lwe-adyumenti (ARGSTR) ubume bolwakhiwo lwekhwaliya (QUALISTR) kunye nobume ... -
The use of proverbial names among the Xhosa society: socio-cultural approach
(University of Western Cape, 2014)IsiXhosa is one of the Nguni languages. It falls under the Bantu Languages and is spoken mainly by people living in the South Eastern and Western regions of South Africa. Traditionally, language symbols were frequently ...