isiZulu

isiZulu is offered from Yale University by Professor Nandipa Sipengane

For more information please contact nandipa.sipengane@yale.edu.

Course Listings

Beginning isiZulu 

Development of communication skills through dialogues and role play. Texts and songs are drawn from traditional and popular literature. Students research daily life in selected areas of South Africa. Prerequisite: ZULU 110.

Intermediate isiZulu 

Students read longer texts from popular media as well as myths and folktales. Prepares students for initial research involving interaction with speakers of isiZulu in South Africa and for the study of oral and literary genres. After ZULU 130.

Advanced isiZulu 

Readings may include short stories, a novel, praise poetry, historical texts, or contemporary political speeches, depending on student interests. Study of issues of language policy and use in contemporary South Africa; introduction to the Soweto dialect of isiZulu. Students are prepared for extended research in South Africa involving interviews with isiZulu speakers. After ZULU 150. 

For class times and locations, please see the Schedule page.