Department of Language Education, Arts and Culture

Dr KG Nkumane

College of Education
School of Teacher Education
Department: Language Education, Arts and Culture
Senior Lecturer
Tel: 012 429 8713
E-mail: nkumakg@unisa.ac.za

Expertise

  • African Language Literature and Women
  • Language Teaching and Learning
  • Methodologies and Approaches of Language Teaching
  • Teaching Language and Literature in a Classroom
  • Teaching and Learning of Indigenous Knowledge Systems
  • The Use of Textbooks in Language Teaching

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Fields of academic interests

Research interest:

  • Language and Literature
  • Indigenous Knowledge Systems
  • South African Education in context
  • Socio-education & Gender Issues in education. 

Field of Specialisation

  • Socio and Inclusive Education

Books

  • Nkumane KG & Motha  MR [2005] IsiZulu Esimnandi:  Learnerbook and a
    Teachers’ Book Grade 8, MacMillan -Clever Books(Pty) Ltd:Hatfield-Pretoria.
  • Nkumane KG & Motha  MR [2005] IsiZulu Sanamuhla Esicebile: Learnerook and
    a Teachers’ Book Grade 11, MacMillan -Nolwazi  Educational Pulishers: Braamfontein-Gauteng.
  • Nkumane KG & Motha  MR [2006] IsiZulu Esimnandi  Learnerbook and a
    Teachers’ Bookl Grade 9, MacMillan- Clever Books (Pty) Ltd: Hatfield-Pretoria.
  • Nkumane KG & Motha  MR [2006] IsiZulu Sanamuhla Esicebile: Learnerbook and
    a Teachers’ Book Grade 12, MacMillan -Nolwazi Educational Pulishers: Braamfontein-Gauteng.
  • Nkumane KG,  Motha MR, Hlope JS & Sibiya EDM  [2007]  IsiZulu Esimnandi:
    Learnerbook and a Teachers’ Book Grade 10, MacMillan –Clever Books (Pty) Ltd: Hatfield-Pretoria.
  • Nkumane KG, Motha MR, Hlope JS & Sibiya EDM  [2007]  IsiZulu Sanamuhla
    Esicebile: Learnerbook and a Teachers’ Book Grade 10, MacMillan-Nolwazi Educational Pulishers: Braamfontein-Gauteng.
  • Nkumane KG & Ndlovu V. [2006]  Ngihayele inkondlo (Anthology of poems), Hibbard
    Publishers:Lynwwod  Ridge-Pretoria. 

Other

Professional translations:

  • NKUMANE KG & Motha MR [2006] Uhambo olude oluya enkululekweni (Longwalk to freedom: Abrigded version). Macmillan Pub: Braamfontein-Gauteng. 
  • Nkumane KG 2008. Grade 3 Life Skills Through Personal Issues: Teacher’s Book and Numeracy Integration Grid. Best Books pub: Pretoria.
  • Nkumane KG 2008.  Grade R  Numeracy Through Issues: Teacher’s Book and Numeracy Integration Grid. Best books pub: Pretoria.
  • Nkumane KG 2006. Translated Teacher’s Guides: ALL-IN –ONE Integrated Learning Programmes for grade 3. Best Books pub: Pretoria.
  • Nkumane KG 2006. Readers are Leaders Books (Series 1-6. Macmillan Pub: Braamfontein-Gauteng. 
  • Nkumane KG 2006. Takalani Sesame  Stories And Children Stories.  Pan McMillan: Pub: Braamfontein-Gauteng.