Department of African Languages

Dr DE Khumalo (isiZulu)

College of Human Sciences
School of Arts
Department: African Languages
Lecturer
Tel: 012 484 1446
E-mail: khumade@unisa.ac.za

Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Social Sciences (UKZN  2009)
  • BA Hounors (isiZulu (UKZN  2010)
  • PGCE (UNISA  2015)
  • MA (WITS 2019)
  • PhD (WITS 2022)

Currently teaching

  • AFL1501 - Coordinator

Fields of academic interests

  • Onomastics and semantics
  • Indigenous Knowledge systems
  • Translation and Interpreting

 

Field of Specialisation

  • Linguistics
  • Oral
  • LiteratureOnomastics

 

Journal articles

  • Khumalo, D.E. and Zungu, E.B., 2022. Ukuhlaziywa kwezincazelo nomlayezo owethulwa emagameni emiziyenkosi uMzilikazi. South African Journal of African Languages42(3), pp.283-292.

Paper presentations

  • Khumalo, D.E. Challenges related to using technology in isiZulu language Teaching. 14-15 September 2023. The 5th Biennial Language Research Symposium 2023. University of KwaZulu Natal.
  • Khumalo, D.E. Shaming the unknown. The names we give to the unfamiliar in our society. 26 – 29 Septemeber 2023. The 24th International Conference of the African Languages Association of Southern Africa. Tshwane University of Technology.

Professional positions, fellowships & awards

  • Associate Editor, South African Journal of Languages (SAJAL)
  • Member, African Languages Association of Southern Africa (ALASA)
  • Member, South African Association for Language Teaching (SAALT)

Projects

  • DAL Community Engagement