Abstract

An evaluation of the link between the promotion of social cohesion and the introduction of a compulsory isiZulu language module for non-mother-tongue speakers at the University of KwaZulu-Natal was reported on in a quantitative study by Naidoo, Gokool, and Ndebele (2018). This follow-up study explores and describes students’ attitudes to the module, focussing specifically on attitudes towards the module's compulsoriness and sentiments towards the target language. The data was obtained from responses to an open-ended statement contained in the previous quantitative study (“Please feel free to add any comments you would like.”) The analysis of these responses revealed that students are aware of the value of acquiring competence in isiZulu. However, they challenge the usefulness of the module. Informed by this qualitative analysis, this article makes recommendations for the improvement of the compulsory isiZulu module at the University of KwaZulu-Natal.

摘要

Naidoo，Gokool和Ndebele（2018 ）。这项后续研究探索并描述了学生对模块的态度，特别侧重于对模块强制性的态度和对目标语言的情感。数据来自对先前定量研究中不限成员名额陈述的答复（“请随意添加任何您想发表的意见。”）。对这些答复的分析表明，学生意识到获得能力的价值。伊西祖鲁。但是，它们挑战了模块的实用性。通过这种定性分析，