Recommended Retail Price: R480.00 incl. VAT (Includes CD-ROM and Coursebook)

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MULTIMEDIA CD-ROM AND COURSEBOOK
(providing at least 20 hours of tuition)

detailed explanation of Zulu pronunciation 5 comprehensive lessons presenting conversation, culture, grammar, interactive exercises and vocabulary lists conversational video clips of first-language Zulu speakers sound clips of first-language Zulu speakers available on all Zulu words record and playback facility to perfect your pronunciation Zulu to English and English to Zulu, searchable course vocabulary lists a detailed workbook which supports and supplements the CD-ROM material comprehensive explanations of Zulu grammar additional exercises, allowing further study and practice while away from the computer

COURSE TOPICS

CONVERSATION	GRAMMAR	CULTURE
Pronunciation	Present tense (pos. & neg.)	Family Relations
Introductions	Noun Classes	Naming Traditions
Greetings	Identifiers	Greeting Traditions
Farewells	Absolute Pronouns	Greeting Etiquette
Families and Friends	Possessives	Duties in the Family
Occupations	Subject Concords	Address Names
	Object Concords	Clan Names

COURSE FEATURES

• easy-to-use, learner-paced interactive interface - computer literacy not required
• natural and lively dialogues presented on video clip from within the multimedia program
• optional repetition of all sound and video material
• cultural content presented in context with the lesson material
• 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 exercises
• easy access to the course vocabulary via a searchable word-list
• self-testing made easier by option to hide text and translations on all videos and word-lists

OTHER ZULU PRODUCTS

• SPEAK ZULU WITH US (Intermediate to Advanced)
• EVERYDAY ZULU PHRASES (Audio CD)

BACKGROUND

Writing of the course began in early 1998. The authors, Derek Gowlett, Khethiwe Ngwenya and Tessa Dowling, all former lecturers in the Department of African Languages at the University of Cape Town, drew on their experiences as language teachers to develop a course that is both accessible and academically sound. The computer development was managed by Christine Dunckley who has an Honours in Computer Science and is the developer of Speak Xhosa With Us and co-director of African Voices. Digital designers Anwar McWhite and Alistair Hill executed the final mix of video, sound, images and interactive activities.

COURSE CREDITS

Course content devised and written by:

Derek Gowlett MA (African Languages) WITS Derek Gowlett received his MA in African Languages at the University of the Witwatersrand and a Diploma in Applied Linguistics at the University of Edinburgh. He has taught Zulu, Xhosa, Sotho and Lozi, and has written numerous academic articles on comparative African Linguistics and Literature. He is editor of the book Contributions to African Linguistics (published by Via Afrika) and has done research on Yeyi and UMbundu (languages of the Caprivi/ Botswana and Angola).

Khethiwe Ngwenya Ba Dip Prim Ed UCT Khethiwe Ngwenya grew up in a small farming community outside Newcastle in KwaZulu-Natal. After completing a BA in Primary Education at the University of Cape Town (where she received the Class Medal for African Languages) Khethiwe taught in KwaZulu-Natal and then returned to Cape Town to pursue work as a freelance lecturer, writer and editor for Juta Publishing and Cambridge University Press.

Tessa Dowling PhD (African Languages) UCT
See Speak Xhosa With Us credits.

Software design and project management:

Christine Dunckley BSc (Hons) UCT
See Speak Xhosa With Us credits.

Software programming and graphic design:

Anwar McWhite

Alistair Hill