Doctor feels good after historic IsiXhosa PhD at Fort Hare.
In April last year, Rhodes University student Hleze Kunju became the first PhD student to write a thesis in isiXhosa, according to IOL. Kapa received wide praise on social media for her achievement. Nompumelelo Kapa is the first person in the 102 year’s history of the University of Fort Hare to have written a PhD in Xhosa.
A high school teacher in East London has become the first graduate in the University of Fort Hare's 102-year history to write a PhD thesis in isiXhosa. Nompumelelo Kapa graduated from the institution with a PhD in literature and philosophy on Friday, Sowetan reports.
The beauty, relevance and importance of the Xhosa language were highlighted through academia this month via a duo of Rhodes University theses produced by two PhD students.more In a first for the.
In the case of the four Xhosa books, which were analyzed, only eight strategies for positive politeness were found. These strategies can be divided into two groups: high frequency and negligible. The most regular strategies are: seek agreement, give or ask for reasons, address forms, presupposition, and those, which include both speaker and hearer.
The Xhosa and white settlers first encountered one another around East London in 1686 when survivors of the wrecked ship 'Stavenisse' were taken in as guests by the then Xhosa ruler named Togu. In the late 18th century Afrikaner trekboers migrating outwards from Cape Town came into conflict with Xhosa pastoralists around the Great Fish River region of the Eastern Cape.
History was made in the 102-year history of the University of Fort Hare in South Africa as Nompumelelo Kapa became the first academic to write a Ph.D. thesis in isiXhosa, one of South Africa's official languages. Dr. Kapa received her Ph.D. in Literature and Philosophy authored in isiXhosa.
Nompumelelo Kapa is the first person in the University of Fort Hare's 102 year history to have written and published a PhD thesis in isiXhosa. Dr Kapa received her PhD in Literature and Philosophy.