{"id":58847,"date":"2024-01-12T16:27:47","date_gmt":"2024-01-12T16:27:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/50applications.com\/?p=58847"},"modified":"2024-01-12T16:27:47","modified_gmt":"2024-01-12T16:27:47","slug":"unisa-short-course-in-basic-communication-skills-in-tsonga","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forms24.co.za\/data\/unisa-short-course-in-basic-communication-skills-in-tsonga\/","title":{"rendered":"UNISA Short Course in Basic Communication Skills in Tsonga"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">UNISA Short Course in Basic Communication Skills in Tsonga<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Short Course in Basic Communication Skills in Tsonga (7280X)Purpose<\/p><div class=\"forms-atf\" style=\"margin-top: 15px;margin-bottom: 20px;\" id=\"forms-2097729658\"><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-9198760278752355\"\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\n<!-- Responsive ads atf -->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-9198760278752355\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"8381596201\"\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>To empower adult speakers for whom the specific African language is not the first language through basic theoretical and practical language training relevant to their background, so that they can use their communication skills in a social context or gain access to higher education and training, and can develop as multilingual South Africans<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Target group<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Any adult speaker for whom the specific African language is not the first language<br>&nbsp;Duration<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Three months<br>&nbsp;Language medium<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>English and Tsonga<br>&nbsp;Registration periods<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Semester registration dates (when 10 or more students registered for class)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tuition method<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Class attendance and CD\u2019s<br>&nbsp;Kind of assessment<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Note:<\/em><\/strong><br>Formative assessment and examination admission will comply with UNISA\u2019s formative assessment rules and policies<br><strong><em>Formative assessment:<\/em><\/strong><br>Activities, assignments and short tests provide formative assessment in that they are part of the short course and lead students through a series of activities in which they apply the skills that they are learning. Students have to perform certain communicative activities that form part of each lesson, and complete tasks that accompany the lessons. In this manner the material that they have studied is properly revised.<br><strong><em>Summative assessment:<\/em><\/strong><br>The examination will require students to apply their basic linguistic knowledge of the African language and its vocabulary in order to communicate in a social multilingual context. Apart from regular activities, there will be a test in the middle of the course which will count 20% towards the final examination. The pass mark is 50%. The examination will be conducted orally in May or October, counting 80% towards the final mark. The sub-minimum for the examination is 40%, under which the year mark does not count. A distinction is 75%.<br>&nbsp;Basic Communication Skills in Tsonga (CTSO01C)Syllabus\/Content Topics<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><u>General Language Introduction<\/u><\/strong><br>In the introduction students will be guided in revising general grammatical knowledge. This knowledge was already obtained in their first language up to NQF-level 4. The grammatical function of basic parts of speech such as nouns and verbs will be explained in a simple manner by means of handy communicative phrases, some of which are used in the media. It should be mastered during the first two lessons.<br><strong><u>Topics<\/u><\/strong><br>After an introduction to the African languages, the lessons will be based on the following topics:<br><strong>Lesson 1: Greetings<\/strong><br>(Greetings and Personal Information; cultural background)<br><strong>Lesson 2: My family<\/strong><br>(Identifying copula for persons \u2013 building vocabulary, cultural information on African families)<br><strong>Lesson 3:The body<\/strong><br>(Identifying copula for objects \u2013 building vocabulary, relevant cultural information)<br><strong>Lesson 4: At the garage<\/strong><br>(Requests \u2013 building vocabulary; cultural background)<br><strong>Lesson 5: Transport<\/strong><br>(Interrogatives; instrumental prefix; locatives, African culture)<br><strong>Lesson 6: At the restaurant<\/strong><br>(Polite requests; present tense; positive\/negative; African cultural background)<br><strong>Lesson 7: At the store<\/strong><br>(Locatives; building vocabulary, African culture)<br><strong>Lesson 8: What is the weather like today?<\/strong><br>(Days of the week; seasons; time words, African culture.)<br><strong>Lesson 9: African funerals<\/strong><br>(Culture exploration; present and past tense)<br><strong>Lesson 10: At the party<\/strong><br>(Personal information; counting words; building vocabulary, African culture)<br><strong><u>Vocabulary<\/u><\/strong><br>The following situations areas will determine the vocabulary used: My home, family; body parts, clothing, transport and the weather; social activities: going to the garage, store, restaurant, funeral, party<br>&nbsp;Course leader<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prof D S (Sekepe) Matjila DLitt et Phil<br>Centre for Pan African Languages and Cultural Development<br>Office 7-057, Theo van Wijk Building, UNISA<br>Tel: 012 429 8097<br>Tel: 012 429 8247<br>Fax: 012 352 8288<br>E-mail:&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:matjids@unisa.ac.za\">matjids@unisa.ac.za<\/a><br>&nbsp;Programme administrator(s)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prof D S (Sekepe) Matjila DLitt et Phil<br>Centre for Pan African Languages and Cultural Development<br>Office 7-057, Theo van Wijk Building, UNISA<br>Tel: 012 429 8097<br>Tel: 012 429 8247<br>Fax: 012 352 8288<br>E-mail:&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:matjids@unisa.ac.za\">matjids@unisa.ac.za<\/a><\/p><div class=\"forms-content\" id=\"forms-1592367791\"><div style=\"width: 300px; padding: 20px; margin: 0 auto; border: 1px solid #ddd; border-radius: 8px; background-color: #f9f9f9; text-align: center; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">\r\n    <p style=\"font-size: 16px; margin: 0 0 10px;\">Need Information or Confused about Something ? <\/p>\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/onlineapplications.co.za\/ask\/\" style=\"display: inline-block; padding: 10px 20px; background-color: #007BFF; color: #fff; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 4px; transition: background-color 0.3s;\">Ask a Question<\/a>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div><div class=\"forms-btf\" style=\"margin-top: 15px;margin-bottom: 20px;\" id=\"forms-2447615481\"><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-9198760278752355\"\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\n<!-- Responsive ads btf -->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-9198760278752355\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"5513273173\"\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"forms-cpc\" id=\"forms-2445132980\"><hr>\n<h1>Did You Know : Top 15 Free Online Learning Platforms<\/h1>\n\n<ol>\n  <li>\n    <strong>Free Online Education Degrees : Coursera:<\/strong>\n    <p>Coursera partners with universities and organizations worldwide to offer a wide range of courses. 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