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INTRODUCTION
. Portfolio is a purposeful collection of student work that exhibits the
student effort, progress and achievement in one or more areas of the
curriculum
. MY COLLECTION OF MINE OR MY PORTFOLIO WILL INCLUDE THE
FOLLOWING:
(a) Personal language story (my first portfolio activity
Family tree which is my second portfolio activity
I relooked at assignment 06
And final reflection, where Ill be looking learning, enlarging the view of
what is learned. It fostering learning about learning, it demonstrates the
progress towards identified outcomes, it also providing a way for a
student to value themselves as learners.
(b)

PORTFOLIO: Is a record of evidence of learners learning effort

over time .a portfolio is a collection of a learners work which
provides a representation of his or her achievement .it includes
evidence of a learners work compiled for assessment.
(c) A portfolio is a type of assessment in which learners work is
systematically collected and carefully reviewed for evidence of
learning and development.
(d) A portfolio assist learning to provide evidence in all the step they
have taken to acquire specific knowledge and skills..

Portfolio is used to encourage self-directed learning, enlarging

the view of what is learned. It fostering learning about learning, it
demonstrates the progress towards identified outcomes

TABLE OF CONTENT
1.INTRODUCTION
2. FIRST PORTFOLIO ACTIVITYA
My own personal language story
3. SECOND PORTFOLIO
The identification of my family groups including the
names that are called.
4. INFORMATION ABOUT CULTURAL CEREMONY
How the ceremony I choose influenced by the
language.
5. CONCLUSION.
Final reflection
What I learnt about this online MODULE

FIRST PORTFOLIO: My language story date

1. Zulu language possesses several click sound typical of Southern Africa
languages. The Nguni people have live together with the Southern tribe like
Khoi and Son. The first written document in Zulu was bible translation that
appeared in 1983in 1901. John Dube (1871-1948), a Zulu from Natal create the
Ohlange institute the first native educational institute in South Africa. Another
pioneering Zulu writer was Reginald Dhlomo author of several historical novel
of the 19th century leader of the Zulu nation. U-Dingane (1936), U-Shaka
(1937), UMpande (1938), UCetshwayo (1952), UDinizulu (1968). The written
form of Zulu was controlled by the Zulu language board of KwaZulu Natal. The
board has now been disbanded and persuaded by the South Africa language
board, which promote the use of eleven official language of South Africa.

2. Zulu language= language that serve to bring divers learning communities

together and promote social cohesion. Language that reminds me where I am
coming from, its when Im talking about my roots.

3. ENGLISH

4. a) Speak a little English every day. The absolute best way to learn any new
language is to speak. If I live in an English speaking country I can practice by
starting simple conversation with the people I meet, whether they say little to a
shopkeeper or ask a stranger for direction. Find notice English speaker who is
willing to spend some time speaking English with me.
b) Work on pronunciation- correct clear pronunciation is essential if I really
want to my level of English. Listen closely how motive English speakers
pronounce certain words and sounds, and do my best to copy them. Pay
attention to any sound that are unfamiliar with or that do not exist native
tongue. For example some people have difficult in pronouncing the r sound, it
does not exist in their native language.
c) Expand my vocabulary and use idiomatic phrases. Spending time with native
English speakers will help me to pick up on common vocabulary and phrases in
a natural way. Although reading, watching English T.V and listening to the
news is a led benefied. Once I have learn new words or phrases, I should make

an effort to them in sentences, I should also start notebook of idiomatic phrases

that English speakers use all the timeSome examples include, Its raining cats
and dogs, (raining heavily), to be on cloud nine (to be very happy).
d) Carry dictionary-having a dictionary means I will never be stuck for a word.
It can save me a lot of embarrassment. Aside from saving me awkwardness,
looking up the word I need then immediately using it in sentences will actually
help me to commit this new vocabulary to memory.

5. A) Always start a sentence with capital letter. Unless youre an avant-garde

poet, you will need to capitalize the first letter of every sentence without
exception.
b) Use capital letter to start proper nouns and tittles. Tittle and proper nouns
that are more than one word long should have every word capitalized except
for small and article like the, an, and etc.
c) Use capital letter for acronyms. An acronym is a word formed from the first
letter of every word proper nouns or tittle. Sometime letter for acronym are
separated from period though this is not always the case. Example: The CIA
and the NSA are just two of the USAs many intelligent agencies.
d) Use commas to moderate or pause within sentences. The comma () is a
very versatile punctuation mark them are down for instance that might require
you to use a comma in your writing.
e) Use a semicolon to separate two related but independent clauses. The
semicolon marks the end of one independent clause and start of another within
a single sentence. Example: People continue to worry about the future; our
failure to conserve resources hard put the work at risk.
f) Use hyphen when adding a profile to same words, the purpose of this hyphen
is to make the word easier to wad. However some words do not require a
hyphen to separate the profile from the word, such as restate/rrotest and
undo. Example: Cara 13 his ex. Girlfriend.
g) Use the apostrophe together with the letter to indicate possession. Be aware
of the difference in using an apostrophe with singular or plural nouns. Example
of apostrophe used for showing possession with singular noun. The hamsters
water tube needs to be filled. Another example shows possession with plural
noun. In the pet store the hamsters bedding needed to be changed.

6. Yes I agree. Form of address: When greeting a person older than myself (move or
less my parent age), baba father would be used for a man and mama mother for
woman. The greeting of people of my grandparent age mkhulu,grandfather and gogo
grandmother are used as a form of a address. greeting someone of my own age I
would address as sisi,sister and bhuti,brother.
B) Saying goodbye: The person leaving first should be the first to say goodbye.
It would be impolite of the other person(s) to terminate the conversation first.
When saying goodbye to one person say hamba kahle (go well) or sala kahle
(stay/remain well).

Zulu

English

A: Tourist
B: Zulu speaker
A: Sawubona
B: Yebo
A: Unjani
B: Ngikhona, Wena unjani
A: Nami ngikhona
B: Sizophinde sibonane
A: Ngicela uphinde
B: Sizophinde sibonane masinyane
A: Ngiyabonga hamba kahle
B: Sala kahle

Theme: Getting and Courtesies

Hello
Yes Hello!
How are you?
I am fine, How are you?
I am also fine.
See you soon.
Can you please repeat?
See you soon.
Thank you. Go well
Stay well

The most important thing and effective way to reach out to person is to greet
him/her in his/her own language. I true Zulu tradition greeting is a very important
procedure. It is a structured encounter and its 13 considered ill-manned not to greet
either-Ubuntu (humanity towards others) play a prominent role in African culture.

Who greet first?

Normally the person who arrived somewhere is supposed to greet those who present
first but according to Zulu custom, the junior person should greet the senior person
first. Should it happened that two people arrived at the same place simultaneously, e.
g. if they meet in town, it does not matter who greet first.

SECOND PORTFOLIO
FAMILY TREE

My Family Tree

Father's Maternal
Grandfather(MAGRET
zungu)

Father's Mother
(Alinah Zungu)
Father's Maternal
Grandmother S.
Ntshangase

Father (Samson
Zungu)
Me Nonsikelelo
Zungu

Mother's Paternal
Grandmother
(Sarafina khumalo)
Mother G. Khumalo

Mother's Maternal
Grandmother S.K
SITHOLE

Mother's Mother
(Sophie Xaba)

Although the physical structure of extended families has largely been

destabilized, in the majority of African people the extended family it still
recognized .Knowing that one belongs to a certain extended family and as
such security people of the same line age usually know who they are
descendent of .as can be imagined this relationship can expand very far from
the past into the future.

4. CULTURAL CEREMONIES AND LANGUAGE

This is Joel Khumalo and Smangele Sibiya can be describing as a khumalo traditional wedding
which usually take place after white wedding. It may be happen that some people only do the
white wedding and have umabo many years after being married but its is believed that one is not
fully married in accordance to the Zulu culture if they did not go through umabo. This is a very
important tradition it may also impact on the child, which is why some people have umabo even
after death of husband. She is to wear traditional clothes; isidwaba (skirt made from cow skin for
married women), isichotho (to cover the head it is for married women) and she need to cover her
shoulder. The bride is to site on the grass mat and is not look at or talk to anyone, a s a sign of
respect. Her father-in-law is welcome her, before the ceremony start, her father should also say a
few words, indicating that he does approve.
What learned is that it is important to stick to your culture no matter how thing change but
culture remain important and its tell who you are. All this show the sign of respect, extend the
family from each other.
UMKHOSI WOMHLANGA

In South Africa ceremony umkhosi womhlanga take place every year in September at the Nyokeni
Royal Palace in Nongoma kwaZulu Natal. This girl comes from all parts of Zululand. All girls are
required to undergo a virginity test before they are allowed in royal dance. Girls are traditional
attire, including beadwork, izigege and inculuba. As part of the ceremony the young women
dance bare-breasted but their King and each carrier along need. Girls take care to choose only
longest and strongest need and they carry towering above their heads. This ceremony was
reintroduced by King Goodwil Zwelithini in 1991, as mean of encouraging young Zulu girls to delay
sexually activity until marriage and thus limit the possibility of HIV transmission. At Swaziland girl
gather at the Queen Mothers royal village. The following right they bundle them together and
bring them back to the Queen Mother. Many carry the bush knife they used to cut the need as a
symbol of their virginity. Once they reached the ago of marriage they would perform labor for the
Queen Mother followed by dancing and a feast. The official purpose of the annual ceremony is to
present the womens chastity.

5.FINAL REFLECTION
At the beginning i found this module so complicated because it is an online
module I struggled to use computer at first I did not have any information
about using computer. This module taught me lots of things about using
language .i gained knowledge about the different cultures that perfomed by
isiZulu .i also gained the knowledge is customary laws ,the different Zulu
names that were given by to places by the shaka Zulu for an example
amanzimtoti shaka zulu named that place with.
I gain knowledge ,dignity and consciousness of who am I in terms of language
.Ive learnt and gained effective and efficiently ways of communicating from
one generation to another as well important of our ritual as cultural
ceremony.
Finally I gain knowledge, skills and positive attitude towards learning it
creates positive thinking toward language diversity. I really enjoyed to this
module though it was little bit challenging but it taught me to be a hard
worker about my work.

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