SPEAK XHOSA WITH US (Beginners to Advanced) Version 2
ISBN:0-620-22190-9 : Multimedia CD-ROM and Coursebook Pack

Recommended Retail Price: R600.00 incl. VAT (Includes CD-ROM and Coursebook)

Please note that this program is suitable to run on all systems except those using a 64-bit version of Windows 7.

Product Details
Course Topics
Course Features
Other Xhosa Products
Course Background
Course Credits

MULTIMEDIA CD-ROM AND COURSEBOOK
(providing at least 40 hours of tuition)


  • detailed explanations of Xhosa pronunciation

  • 20 lessons presenting conversation, grammar and interactive exercises

  • sound and video recordings of first-language Xhosa speakers

  • record and playback facility to perfect your pronunciation

  • a detailed workbook which supports and supplements the CD-ROM material

  • comprehensive explanations of Xhosa grammar

  • additional exercises, allowing further study and practice while away from the computer

COURSE TOPICS
 

CONVERSATION

GRAMMAR

CULTURE

Pronunciation

Present tense (pos. & neg.)

Greeting Traditions

Introductions

Identifiers

Greeting etiquette

Greetings

Absolute Pronouns

Family relations

Families and Friends

Possessives

Visitors

Occupations

Subject Concords

Cattle in Xhosa Culture

Personal Details

Object Concords

Traditional African Music

Homes and Houses

Adjectives

Town and Shopping

Counting words

Directions

Past Tenses

Holidays

Locatives

Weather

Subjunctive Mood

Jobs and Work

Commands

Feelings and Emotions

Future Tense

Having Fun

Participial Moods

Direct and Indirect Relatives

Demonstrative Pronouns

COURSE FEATURES

  • easy-to-use, learner-paced interactive interface - computer literacy not required

  • natural and lively dialogues presented on video clips within the multimedia program

  • optional repetition of all sound and video material

  • hypertext links to in-depth explanations of grammar and phraseology

  • fun, practical exercises with automatic answer evaluation and positive reinforcement

  • pronunciation evaluation through record and playback facility

  • comprehensive and systematic presentation of the grammar always supported by relevant activities and exercise

OTHER XHOSA PRODUCTS

BACKGROUND

While still a lecturer in African Languages at the University of Cape Town, Tessa Dowling (PhD) was approached by the University’s multimedia education project to develop a Xhosa multimedia program for beginners. Tessa teamed up with software developer, Christine Dunckley (BSc Hons) and in 1998 the pair launched their company, African Voices, and, simultaneously, the world’s first ever multimedia Xhosa learning package Speak Xhosa With Us.

The program was tested by students in the Department of African Languages at the University of Cape Town over a two year period and is used by a number of faculties at the University. The software has subsequently been purchased by primary, secondary and tertiary institutions throughout South Africa, as well as internationally, for use in their language training programs. In addition, there are hundreds of individuals around the world making use of the benefits of multimedia to assist them in learning Xhosa.

COURSE CREDITS

Course devised and written by: Tessa Dowling
Tessa Dowling who has a PhD in African Languages from UCT, taught Xhosa for many years at the University of Cape Town. She has written numerous second-language texts (commissioned by Juta Publishing) and is co-director, with Christine Dunckley, of African Voices.

Software designed and written by: Christine Dunckley
Christine Dunckley has a BSc (Hons) in Computer Science from UCT. Since graduating in 1989 she has spent many years developing software in the retail business environment. Multimedia presented a new and exciting direction to exercise her skills. Christine is co-director, with Tessa Dowling, of African Voices.

Course Material contributed by:
Pam Maseko  BA (Hons) UWC   (lessons 11,19)
Russell Kaschula PhD (African Languages) UCT (Lesson 18)

The product was developed in association with the:
Multimedia Education Project of the University Of Cape Town.