Department of African Languages

Dr AJ Ndhobela (Tshivenda)

College of Human Sciences
School of Arts
Department: African Languages
Lecturer
Tel: 012 429 8680
E-mail: ndhoba@unisa.ac.za

Qualifications

  • Masters in African Languages UNISA 2015
  • Honours UNISA 2010
  • Assessor
  • Moderator

Currently teaching

  • AFL1502
  • AFL4801
  • VEN1508
  • VEN2607
  • VEN3702

Fields of academic interests

  • Language Policy
  • Terms referring to medical plants in Sesotho sa Leboa
  • Comparative study on Traditional African terminology and Western terminology

Research interests

  • Sociolinguistics
  • Linguistics
  • Literature

Field of Specialisation

  • Terminology
  •  Lexicography
  • Translation
  • Socio-linguistics 
  • Indigenous Knowledge System
  • Language Policy and Planning

Books

Publication

  • Short story

Professional positions, fellowships & awards

  • 2016 via Afrika Best Postgraduate Award for a Masters’ Dissertation.
  • A certificate of attendance at Stellenbosch University, 6 October 2015. The workshop focused on Lexicography, Interpreting and translation.

Projects

  • Matthew Goniwe
  • DAL Community engagement