UKitimoto is a fun reader aimed at second language Zulu students.
UKitimoto is a fun reader aimed at second language Zulu students. It is easy and fun to read with useful follow up activities for the learner to consolidate vocabulary structures. Also available as an ebook (R100).
Overview
Kitimoto drives her beloved car with zest. She cooks up a storm in the kitchen. This fan of Jamie Oliver loves cooking pork. She loves having her hair and nails done. She has a side kick, Koko, the dog who serenades her and helps her. She loves to dance and to go shopping. She is a beauty. Rats and cockroaches fear her hunting skills. Kitimoto is also a horse racing enthusiast who is delighted when her horse wins.
Make use of the follow up activities for the learner to consolidate vocabulary and structures. UKitimoto is available as both a softcover bound book, as well as an ebook format.
The Author
Beverley Muller is a graduate of the University of KwaZulu Natal (BA. Hon, M.A, B. Soc Science, U.E.D) and the University of Paul Valery in Montpellier, France (Diploma in the teaching of French as a foreign language).
Beverley Muller taught isiZulu as a second language at UKZN from 1979-2011. She has taught the second language stream at first second and third year levels. She also taught an honours module in teaching isiZulu as an additional language.
She has written several books for learners of isiZulu as a second language, Sanibona I, Sanibona II, Sanibona III, Sanibona 4, Ninjani, khuluma, uSpot and uFlafi
The Illustrator
Glen Viljoen, Zimbabwean born multi-disciplined painter/illustrator and designer. Broad range of styles and skills from cartoon to contemporary and realism. Studied Graphic Design at Natal Technikon 1990-1994. Currently living and working in the South of France.
UKitimoto is a great piece to recommend to L2 level second language learners. I imagine it could be a good read for those between third and fourth grade in South Africa. This reading piece stands out for me because it highlights many themes without overwhelming the student, it also makes use of modern colloquial Zulu, which is something I appreciate. Our texts should correspond with modern spoken language while still conforming to standard forms of language writing and you have achieved that balance in this book.
- Nandi Sipengane, Yale University
