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Assessing students' perceptions of conversational isiZulu as a compulsory module in a South African university.

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dc.contributor.advisorSheik, Ayub.
dc.contributor.authorAnyanwu, Chinekpebi Ngozi.
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-12T09:18:48Z
dc.date.available2017-01-12T09:18:48Z
dc.date.created2014
dc.date.issued2014
dc.descriptionMaster of Education in Education Studies. University of KwaZulu-Natal, Edgewood 2014.en_US
dc.description.abstractThis thesis is an empirical study conducted to gauge students’ perceptions of conversational isiZulu module in the University of KwaZulu-Natal. Since 2014, conversational IsiZulu has become mandatory for all undergraduate students. Driven by the bilingual policy initiatives of UKZN, a total of 1 287 students have registered for conversational isiZulu as a mandatory requirement for completing an undergraduate degree. This study is an investigation in which interviews, observation and policy documents were used to gather data from students who are taking the module for the first time. Using a qualitative case study, this study investigates the learning of Conversational IsiZulu, paying attention to the classroom social context and the meanings and experiences of participants. The sample consists of 10 students from the school of Education, University of KwaZulu-Natal. Respondents were purposively selected from non-native speakers of isiZulu from the student population of 1 287 who have enrolled in the module in the School of Education of UKZN. The results of the research suggests that students responded positively to learning an additional language, despite challenges experienced in the mastery of content and vocabulary amongst other aspects. This study therefore concludes that the UKZN Language Policy of eventual bilingual education is successful within the School of Education of UKZN in its initial stages of implementation.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10413/13882
dc.language.isoen_ZAen_US
dc.subjectUniversity of KwaZulu-Natal--Students.en_US
dc.subjectZulu language--South Africa--Communication.en_US
dc.subjectUniversities and colleges--Curricula--South Africa.en_US
dc.subjectCollege majors--South Africa.en_US
dc.subjectTheses--Education.en_US
dc.titleAssessing students' perceptions of conversational isiZulu as a compulsory module in a South African university.en_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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