Short Course in Basic Communication Skills in Siswati (72842)

Syllabus/Content Topics General Language Introduction 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. Topics After an introduction to the African languages, the lessons will be based on the following topics: Lesson 1: Greetings (Greetings and Personal Information; cultural background) Lesson 2: My family (Identifying copula for persons - building vocabulary, cultural information on African families) Lesson 3: The body (Identifying copula for objects - building vocabulary, relevant cultural information) Lesson 4: At the garage (Requests- building vocabulary; cultural background) Lesson 5: Transport (Interrogatives; instrumental prefix; locatives, African culture) Lesson 6: At the restaurant (Polite requests; present tense; positive/negative; African cultural background) Lesson 7: At the store (Locatives; building vocabulary, African culture) Lesson 8: What is the weather like today? (Days of the week; seasons; time words, African culture.) Lesson 9: African funerals (Culture exploration; present and past tense) Lesson 10: At the party (Personal information; counting words; building vocabulary, African culture) Vocabulary 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