Einhorn E., Siyengo L. Xhosa: A Concise Manual

Publisher: Cape Town : College of Careers
Publication date: 1993
ISBN: 0798508299
Number of pages: 62If you are only starting Xhosa. read through the first two pages and try the first fòur quizzes.
Then read úe notes on each section befoÍe studying the tables themselves. Glance at úe notes
below each table, only noting lvhat will help you to understand the table itself. Refer to the
definitions and abbreviations on page L6 if necessary.
Try howevert o join one of the many Xhosa coursesb eing offered. It is more fun studyingw ith
oúers. This book wiU make learning easier. You will not need to take down many notesr much
of what you will be taught is already-here in the clear, systematic tables and sumniaries.
If vou are teachine Xhosa your students will find this book invaluable, since it will help them to
gil-ãear o"ãtew;f ihe complex structure of the language. You will spend iess time
preparing lessons or lectures, and your students will spend less time taking down notes. You
heef onl} refer to the relevantp agês.I mportant gramriatical points have béen summarisedin
the concise notes. The tables can be used for oral practice in class: your students can substitute
words from the word lists to increase úeir vocabulary.