Description
This is the full written study guide for Shona CEFR C2 (Near-Native Fluency): about 4,300 words to work through at your own pace, viewable online from your student dashboard for as long as you own it.
What is inside
- 11 modules with vocabulary tables: 148 words and phrases, each with its meaning and, where given, a say-it-like pronunciation hint
- A sounds and pronunciation section
- 2 dialogues to read aloud, line by line with meanings
- 8 grammar and usage notes with examples and tips
- Practice exercises (matching, fill in the missing word, translation and a self-check) with a full answer key
Modules in this guide
- Proverbs & their wisdom
- Oratory & public speaking
- Subtle connotation & shifting register
- Idiomatic mastery
- Wordplay, humour & poetry
- Specialised & technical registers
- Regional & historical variation
- Philosophy & worldview
- Praise & clan names
- Worldview & values
- Blessings & wisdom for the young
By the end of this level you can
- Deploy tsumo (proverbs) and madimikira (idioms) precisely, choosing the right one for the moment and reading how it will land.
- Speak persuasively in public – open, structure, signpost and close an address with the cadence of a chiShona orator.
- Shift register fluently between intimate, neutral and elevated speech, and use respectful indirectness (kupoteredza) with elders.
- Recognise and produce specialised and technical registers (legal, medical, scholarly, agricultural) and explain difficult ideas in plain chiShona.
- Appreciate and craft wordplay, humour, riddles and praise-poetry, hearing the double meanings native speakers enjoy.
Good to know
- Viewable online in your account, on any device. It is not a download to keep.
- A Teach Yourself level: this level’s interactive lessons plus its full written guide. No certificate, and not a live or tutor-marked course.
- Built from the same content as our interactive Shona C2 lessons.
Get every level for less
The complete Shona pack ($99) includes all six Shona study guides (A1 to C2) plus the interactive online lessons for every level.
Practise speaking
When you are ready to use it in conversation, find a tutor for 1-on-1 lessons.