CODE: AFL1504 OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2017 LANGUAGE AND COMMUNICATION SKILLS ACQUISITION IN AN AFRICAN LANGUAGE ‘STUDENT NUMBER, SSS I ‘ze Make a cross (X) next to the language in which you have chosen to answer the examination questions Engle we] owen] [on | om | | mm [Pom [me] Number of paper Examination centre Toa, alae ie 1 A-conddats who wnhour auharesten takes no the exarvnaban vague any Book, document oF BIE ch cou asset hin i the usmmaton and does nor nan ove oc mena Te Sn migatx bere th ables) commnanconos a he erasoston alto gly oF Inieegng be Urverany exuranston epuatons ard ilo lacie purser” ae Gonna by Cound 2 ugh work may bone only ene examen question per and must ne abated ae sn 5 Nomoies may na mash on any aM ae ney. eueh a he Rand Fon ry gament Ts paneer he property! he Umeaty and under ne creusances ay he cand ela or ko out ihe examnaten Na PLEASE COMPLETE THE ATTENDANCE REGISTER ON THE BACK PAGE, TEAR OFF AND WAND TO THE NVIGILATORUNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS. UNIVERSITEITSEKSAMENS UNISA en AFL1504 OcteberiNovernber 2017 LANGUAGE AND COMMUNICATION SKILLS ACQUISITION IN AN AFRICAN LANGUAGE Il Duration 2 Hours, 100 Marks EXAMINERS FIRST PROF IMKOSCH MR MP MABENA MR D MATHEVULA OR SR MDLUL! MSLRMFAZWE-MOJAPELO MR. QJ MOKAKALE: MS MCN MOKUOANE MR CL ZWANE, SECOND DRJCLE ROUX Closed book examination ‘This examination question paper remains the property of the University of South Africa and may not be removed from the examination venue ‘THIS PAPER CONSISTS OF 50 PAGES INSTRUCTIONS FOR QUESTION 1 ‘This question consists of 10 multiple choice sub-questions which must be answered by ALL students, regardless of the Afncan language you have chosen to study in this module (see pages 2-3) Please carcle the correct option on page 2 — 3 of this examantion answer book (0 mark will be allocated if you carcle more than one answer for a particular question} Note that no mark answer sheet is provided for the multiple-choice questions INSTRUCTIONS FOR QUESTIONS 2-6 For Questions 2 - 6 you need to answer the questions for your chosen African language only, 1 ¢ tsiZulu page 4 IsiXhosa page 7 Sesotho sa Leboa page 9 Setswana Page 11 Sesotho page 14 SiSwatt page 17 IsiNdebele page 20 Tshvenda page 22 Xitsonga page 26 ‘Answer book page 29 ‘The answers for Questions 2 ~ 6 must be written on the blank pages at the back of your examination book ( pages 29 - 50) You may answer the questions in YOUR AFRICAN LANGUAGE, ENGLISH OR AFRIKAANS, unless i's spectially stated in which language the answer should be. [TURN oveR]2 AFLAS04 Oct/Nov 2017 QUESTION 1 (To be answered by ALL students) Please draw a circle around the correct option (select ONLY ONE option) a Considenng the political situation in South Africa, why has the term ‘African languages’ become more acceptable than ‘Bantu languages’? 1 Its usage was endorsed with the advent of the new democracy in 1994 2 tis the internationally accepted term for lingustic and classtficatory purposes 3 It does not carry negative connotations attached to the apartheid era 4 Itemphasizes the fact that these languages originated in Central Africa Which well-known proverb (paraphrased in English below) expresses an African phitosophy that laces greater value on the social group than on the dividual? Do unto others as you want them to do unto you ‘One good turn (favour) deserves another Many hands make light work A person is what he 1s because of other people aRwne ‘The ceremony which marks the end of the mourning period of a widow 1s called ‘a crowning ceremony a welcoming ceremony a shaving ceremony a cleansing ceremony Done ‘The use of expressions like ‘| was dropped by my knife’ instead of ‘I lost my knife’ in an African language. 1s an example of a strategy whereby blame 1s directed away from an individual in a disagreeable situation synonymous expressions with no difference in implication an attempt to impress the listener with one’s linguistic competence a personal preference by speakers to use the passive form of a sentence ROR ‘Which option contains words whose meanings first have to be specified before they can be translated into an African language? sand, water aunt, uncle eye, mouth sheep, goat Rune One of the purposes of praise poems 1s to honour an important person stimulate children's intellect teach a moral lesson encourage collaboration in manual labour AON