XHOSA // CRE LEARNING

African Language

CRE XHOSA (PDF)

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CRE XHOSA AUDIO (MP3)

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Xhosa (/ˈkɔːsə, ˈksə/,[5][6][7] Xhosa pronunciation: [kǁʰóːsa]) also isiXhosa as an endonym, is a Nguni language and one of the official languages of South Africa and Zimbabwe.[8][9] Xhosa is spoken as a first language by approximately 8.2 million people and by another 11 million as a second language in South Africa, mostly in Eastern Cape, Western Cape, Gauteng and Northern Cape. It has perhaps the heaviest functional load of click consonants in a Bantu language (approximately tied with Yeyi), with one count finding that 10% of basic vocabulary items contained a click.[10]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xhosa_language

The primary goal of this quick start guide is to introduce you to the Xhosa language. Use the natural vocabulary of simple words over and over …

“WHEN you create new POSITIVE wave patterns in YOUR mind … they give you STRENGTH for today … and HOPE for the future”

MAIN FEATURE

Dynamic English-based brief language learning system developed with some UN staff.
For staff members on short or long missions to developed and developing countries to feel more comfortable and effective in achieving better working relationships in English, with local government, refugees, client and project staff as they perceive the effort to speak the local language with a good accent, and thus to respect and value the local culture.

DOWNLOAD

Download all the course material as pdf : click here.
Download the audio for the course material as mp3 : click here.

DESIGNED FOR

Non-speakers to acquire a confidence very rapidly, in the basics of the local natural language, and for current speakers to achieve significant accent improvement.

COURSE DURATION

One hour of professional instruction in CRE and then at individual discretion during one week, with reinforcement a month later.

APPLICATION

Individual training or as a small part of any management training program to stimulate creativity, because: “Each language is an intellectual treasure-house of communication, culture and humanitarian values” – Professor Kenneth Hale – linguistics expert of MIT who spoke 50 languages fluently and died October 8th 2001.

METHOD

Uses the CRE technique to achieve intuitive absorption of the natural language with confidence and without stress. Designed to handle varying individual value systems and needs.CRE technique, once acquired, can be easily used for any other language or dialect.

Inspired by: Dr. Bob Boland (IU) and Dr B. Ndaw and Dr, I, Coulibaly and Dr Giles Boland (Harvard) and Dr. Shams Bathija (UNITA) and Dr. Catherine d’Arcangues (WHO) and Boston University and the Team.
http://www.bu.edu/familymed/distance/cre/
Copyright: RGAB/2019/1. Free to all aid workers …

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