TjiKalanga (Kalanga)

Develop your use of TjiKalanga through reading, conversation, listening and writing. You will work with local accounts and everyday situations, then produce longer explanations and creative responses. Language practice connects accuracy with meaning, audience and purpose throughout Forms 1–4.

Compulsory common subject

Learning outcomes

• Interpret spoken and written TjiKalanga in familiar and unfamiliar contexts.
• Write coherent texts using suitable vocabulary, grammar and register.
• Present and discuss ideas while respecting speakers and cultural context.

Main topics

• Listening for meaning and accurate retelling
• Conversation, pronunciation and oral presentation
• Reading comprehension and interpretation
• Vocabulary, grammar and sentence construction
• Register, functional writing and composition
• Oral traditions, creative writing and translation

Practical task

Record an agreed local oral account with permission, prepare a written version and discuss language choices with your teacher.

Assessment

Listening and reading tasks, an oral presentation, functional writing and a revised composition portfolio.