After studying Xhosa at high school, Kyle Hudson completed a BA in
Xhosa and Drama at Rhodes University in 1991. She qualified as a
teacher (Postgrad. Dip. in Education) in 1997 and completed a TEFL
Certificate. Kyle has been working in the field of education and
training for more than 11 years, locally and abroad. Her approach was
most clearly developed in Japan, where she worked on designing new
courses specifically aimed at practical speaking and listening skills
for adults learning English. Many of these techniques have been
innovatively and effectively applied to teaching Xhosa. Kyle is the Founding
Member of Xhosa Fundis and teaches on all the beginners courses.
Ntombiza Lingani is originally from the Eastern Cape. She is currently
studying towards a BBA Degree at TsiBA and training part time as a
Xhosa Fundis teacher. Ntombiza also helps with developing teaching
materials and gives private lessons at our Language School. In her own
words: "I feel priviledged to be part of Xhosa Fundis simply because
our students generally arrive tired after a long days work and leave
classes feeling invigorated. It's amazing how much the students enjoy
the lessons with so much energy and drive to learn as much as they can
about the language and culture that influences the behavior of Xhosa
people."
Bulelwa Qumisa was born in the Transvaal. She grew up in Khayelitsha,
Cape Town and then moved to Phillipi in 1993. She has 2 children.
Bulelwa is an assistant teacher at Xhosa Fundis and also helps prepare
class materials. In her own words: "I also really enjoy sharing my
experience and knowledge of Xhosa Culture. I love meeting students and
I learn a lot from them too. I really enjoy this work."
Zoliswa Khapha is an assistant teacher on Xhosa Fundis Beginners
Courses. Zoliswa helps with lots else too, including moral support and
sanity. In her own words: "I really enjoy helping students to remember
words by using actions and expression when I lead the listen and
repeat exercises. I also enjoy doing demonstrations of Xhosa
conversations in class for students to practise listening. It's lots
of fun - the mistakes as well as the learning! It's so great to hear
students talking Xhosa when they arrived without any words!"
Mveleli is a very delightful addition to our team. He attends high
school in Salt River. Mveleli helps with general office work,
including bookkeeping (accountancy is his main interest at present).
He has also assisted on a Beginners' course when the Xhosa assistant
teacher was unable to attend.