Zinhle Primrose Nkosi
Biographic Data
| ID | 224649 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Zinhle Primrose Nkosi |
| GIVEN NAMES | Zinhle Primrose |
| FAMILY NAME | Nkosi |
| SIGNATURE | NKOSI Z P |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of KwaZulu-Natal |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6086-3252 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Ubulili besifazane ekuthukeni inhlamba
Kuyinkinga ukuthi ubulili besifazane bubukeka bungobedelelekile lapho buqhathaniswa nobesilisa. Lokhu kunomthelela nasekutheni abanye abantu emiphakathini baze basebenzise amagama angawalobu bulili njengawenhlamba nokwehlisa isithunzi kothukwayo. Ucwaningo luhlose: (1) Ukuphenya ukuthi ubulili besifazane ngesilwane esiyinja nomuntu wesifazane busetshenziswa kanjani ekuthukeni inhlamba. (2) Ukuthola izizathu zokuthi kungani kusetshenziswa amagama …
An Assessment of Gender stereotypes and messages contained in Zulu traditional wedding songs – A Case Study of the Mandeni Community
Traditional wedding songs provide a source of entertainment to wedding attendees while communicating messages. However, some songs depict problematic themes, including references to negative stereotypes about men and women in marriages. The primary purpose of this paper was to investigate messages contained in isiZulu wedding songs in Mandeni, KwaZulu-Natal province, South Africa. Secondly, it investigated the gender stereotypes contained in isiZ…
Non-native isiZulu Pre-service Teachers' Views and Experiences on Learning isiZulu as a Second Language at a South African KwaZulu-Natal University
This paper explores non-mother tongue isiZulu pre-service teachers' views and experiences on learning isiZulu as a second language. The study uses qualitative study methods and it operates under the interpretivist paradigm. Semi-structured interviews are used with 20 students. Among findings are issues that relate to the usefulness of learning isiZulu as a compulsory module, good student attitude and academic performance. One of the recommendatio…
What Content Can Be Taught Using Zulu Proverbs and How? A Case of One Durban Secondary School
The purpose of the paper is to discuss the content that can be taught through the use of proverbs in the classroom, and, to discuss the strategies teachers use when teaching proverbs. The study used qualitative study methods. Five Grade 12 teachers who teach isiZulu in one Durban secondary school participated in the study. Interviews and classroom observations were used as data generation methods. Among the findings were that proverbs have a pote…
Postgraduate students' experiences and attitudes towards isiZulu as a medium of instruction at the University of KwaZulu-Natal
IsiZulu is one of the 11 official languages of South Africa and has the highest number of speakers in the country. While the South African Language Policy for Higher Education (2002) emphasizes the need to use African languages at universities, not many universities’ isiZulu-speaking students prefer to be taught in isiZulu. Research has revealed that mother tongue instruction has a great impact on student academic achievement, and that students l…
Postgraduate students' experiences and attitudes towards isiZulu as a medium of instruction at the University of KwaZulu-Natal
IsiZulu is one of the 11 official languages of South Africa and has the highest number of speakers in the country. While the South African Language Policy for Higher Education (2002) emphasizes the need to use African languages at universities, not many universities’ isiZulu-speaking students prefer to be taught in isiZulu. Research has revealed that mother tongue instruction has a great impact on student academic achievement, and that students l…
Postgraduate students' experiences and attitudes towards isiZulu as a medium of instruction at the University of KwaZulu-Natal
IsiZulu is one of the 11 official languages of South Africa and has the highest number of speakers in the country. While the South African Language Policy for Higher Education (2002) emphasizes the need to use African languages at universities, not many universities’ isiZulu-speaking students prefer to be taught in isiZulu. Research has revealed that mother tongue instruction has a great impact on student academic achievement, and that students l…
What Content Can Be Taught Using Zulu Proverbs and How? A Case of One Durban Secondary School
The purpose of the paper is to discuss the content that can be taught through the use of proverbs in the classroom, and, to discuss the strategies teachers use when teaching proverbs. The study used qualitative study methods. Five Grade 12 teachers who teach isiZulu in one Durban secondary school participated in the study. Interviews and classroom observations were used as data generation methods. Among the findings were that proverbs have a pote…
Non-native isiZulu Pre-service Teachers' Views and Experiences on Learning isiZulu as a Second Language at a South African KwaZulu-Natal University
This paper explores non-mother tongue isiZulu pre-service teachers' views and experiences on learning isiZulu as a second language. The study uses qualitative study methods and it operates under the interpretivist paradigm. Semi-structured interviews are used with 20 students. Among findings are issues that relate to the usefulness of learning isiZulu as a compulsory module, good student attitude and academic performance. One of the recommendatio…
An Assessment of Gender stereotypes and messages contained in Zulu traditional wedding songs – A Case Study of the Mandeni Community
Traditional wedding songs provide a source of entertainment to wedding attendees while communicating messages. However, some songs depict problematic themes, including references to negative stereotypes about men and women in marriages. The primary purpose of this paper was to investigate messages contained in isiZulu wedding songs in Mandeni, KwaZulu-Natal province, South Africa. Secondly, it investigated the gender stereotypes contained in isiZ…
Ubulili besifazane ekuthukeni inhlamba
Kuyinkinga ukuthi ubulili besifazane bubukeka bungobedelelekile lapho buqhathaniswa nobesilisa. Lokhu kunomthelela nasekutheni abanye abantu emiphakathini baze basebenzise amagama angawalobu bulili njengawenhlamba nokwehlisa isithunzi kothukwayo. Ucwaningo luhlose: (1) Ukuphenya ukuthi ubulili besifazane ngesilwane esiyinja nomuntu wesifazane busetshenziswa kanjani ekuthukeni inhlamba. (2) Ukuthola izizathu zokuthi kungani kusetshenziswa amagama …
Linguistics (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Mathematics education (3 works) · Multilingual Education and Policy (3 works) · Pedagogy (3 works) · EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning (2 works) · First language (2 works) · Languages of Africa (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works)