"isiXhosa for Beginners" South African Language

"isiXhosa for Beginners" South African Language, available at $59.99, has an average rating of 4.23, with 68 lectures, 29 quizzes, based on 515 reviews, and has 3021 subscribers.

You will learn about Have an introduction to the isiXhosa language Speak proficiently in basic conversation Be able to communicate with a Xhosa speaking person Learn the isiXhosa "clicking" sounds Learn general phrases about, time, place, family and life Learn language skills and how to ask questions Learn how to meet someone new Learn how to navigate and get around This course is ideal for individuals who are Anyone wanting to learn the language of isiXhosa or Anyone visiting South Africa either short or long term or Any South African wanting to improve his or her communication skills or Anyone interested in learning more about a new culture It is particularly useful for Anyone wanting to learn the language of isiXhosa or Anyone visiting South Africa either short or long term or Any South African wanting to improve his or her communication skills or Anyone interested in learning more about a new culture.

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Summary

Title: "isiXhosa for Beginners" South African Language

Price: $59.99

Average Rating: 4.23

Number of Lectures: 68

Number of Quizzes: 29

Number of Published Lectures: 68

Number of Published Quizzes: 29

Number of Curriculum Items: 97

Number of Published Curriculum Objects: 97

Original Price: $24.99

Quality Status: approved

Status: Live

What You Will Learn

Have an introduction to the isiXhosa language
Speak proficiently in basic conversation
Be able to communicate with a Xhosa speaking person
Learn the isiXhosa "clicking" sounds
Learn general phrases about, time, place, family and life
Learn language skills and how to ask questions
Learn how to meet someone new
Learn how to navigate and get around

Who Should Attend

Anyone wanting to learn the language of isiXhosa
Anyone visiting South Africa either short or long term
Any South African wanting to improve his or her communication skills
Anyone interested in learning more about a new culture

Target Audiences

Anyone wanting to learn the language of isiXhosa
Anyone visiting South Africa either short or long term
Any South African wanting to improve his or her communication skills
Anyone interested in learning more about a new culture

This course consists of a number of sections, rather than being run over a number of weeks. It is self paced and how long you take to complete each section, is entirely up to you, because you will have lifetime access to this course and may download the ebooks and other resources to take with you forever. The aim of this course is to introduce you to the Xhosa language (isiXhosa) and make you proficient in basic conversation in a wide variety of everyday contexts.

The aim of this course is to not only give you an introduction to the language of isiXhosa, but to also be a strong foundation for anyone wanting to take the first step in their journey to mastering the language. Grammer will not be the primary focus, although you will encounter some basic rules.

This course will focus on conversational isiXhosa, including mastering the poetic “clicking” sounds, learning general phrases and language skills. A large part of the course also focus on meeting someone new, getting around and asking the important question words we so often need.

The format of this course is primarily based on short videos followed by simple quizzes to re-enforce your knowledge. There are many interactive resources and “Real-life” communication is encouraged as much as possible.

The number of units in this course will be continually increased as you, the subscriber, requests new information. Thank you to those whose requests have greatly contributed to the further expansion of this course, whilst still keeping it a “beginners” course. Should you have any general questions, do not hesitate to post them in the forums.

Course Curriculum

Chapter 1: Introduction

Lecture 1: Course Introduction

Lecture 2: Meet your lecturer

Chapter 2: Introduction to the course and exploring the sounds of isiXhosa

Lecture 1: Introduction to week 1 & ebook

Lecture 2: A detailed historical overview of the AmaXhosa

Lecture 3: The Sounds of isiXhosa

Lecture 4: The Sounds of isiXhosa – Part 2

Lecture 5: The Sounds of isiXhosa – The "C" (dental) click

Lecture 6: The "Q" (palatal) click

Lecture 7: The "X" (lateral) click

Chapter 3: Section 3 – Meeting someone for the first time

Lecture 1: First Meeting

Lecture 2: Audio lesson 2- Listen and Respond

Lecture 3: Comments on the weather

Lecture 4: Place of residence and asking the time

Lecture 5: Audio lesson 3- Listen and Respond

Lecture 6: Audio lesson 4 – Listen and Respond

Lecture 7: Place of residence, coming and going

Lecture 8: Audio lesson 5 – Listen and Respond

Lecture 9: Audio lesson 6 – Listen and Respond

Lecture 10: Lecture 15 – Feeling unwell

Lecture 11: My Body

Lecture 12: Flash Card Video – My Body

Lecture 13: Feeling unwell

Lecture 14: Video – Feeling unwell flash cards

Lecture 15: TO DO list for when you are visiting South Africa

Lecture 16: South African and isiXhosa Music

Chapter 4: Further details about myself and introducing the third person

Lecture 1: Introduction to week 2 & ebook & further assessment

Lecture 2: The family members introduce themselves

Lecture 3: Roles in the family – who you are in relation to the rest

Lecture 4: Expressing possession within the family structure

Lecture 5: My home setup

Lecture 6: Flash card video – My home setup

Lecture 7: Family & kinship terms

Lecture 8: What do you do?

Lecture 9: The third person (sing & plur), "he /she" and "they"

Chapter 5: Language skills, telephone etiquette and contact details

Lecture 1: Language skills

Lecture 2: Language skill cards

Lecture 3: Telephone Etiquette

Lecture 4: Video – Telephone phrase cards

Lecture 5: Contact Details

Lecture 6: Video – Contact details flash cards

Lecture 7: Time Spans – The days of the week and times of the day

Lecture 8: Video – The days of the week and times of the day in flash card format

Lecture 9: Basic Counting in isiXhosa

Lecture 10: Basic Counting (contd)

Chapter 6: The Home & the Meals

Lecture 1: The Home Exterior

Lecture 2: The Home Interior

Lecture 3: Video – Flash cards of the home Interior and exterior

Lecture 4: Let's eat breakfast (uncooked)

Lecture 5: Video – Breakfast Flash Cards

Lecture 6: Let's eat a cooked breakfast

Lecture 7: Video – Cooked breakfast Flash Cards

Lecture 8: Lets eat lunch

Lecture 9: Let's eat supper

Lecture 10: Video – Supper Flash Cards

Lecture 11: Let's wash dishes

Chapter 7: Describing

Lecture 1: Basic Colours

Lecture 2: Describing nouns in terms of colours – A

Lecture 3: Describing nouns (contd)

Lecture 4: Describing nouns (contd)

Chapter 8: Place Where

Lecture 1: Learning to form "Place Where" words

Lecture 2: Place Where (contd)

Lecture 3: Where is it?

Lecture 4: Place Where – People and the body

Chapter 9: Going Places

Lecture 1: Let's go to the beach A

Lecture 2: Let's go to the beach 2

Instructors

Ron Endley
Lecturer of isiXhosa

Rating Distribution

1 stars: 8 votes
2 stars: 10 votes
3 stars: 60 votes
4 stars: 166 votes
5 stars: 271 votes

Frequently Asked Questions

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