NLI521S - NAMIBIAN LITERATURE - 2ND OPP - JAN 2025


NLI521S - NAMIBIAN LITERATURE - 2ND OPP - JAN 2025



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nAmlBIA UnlVERSITY
OF SCIEn CE Ano TECH n OLOGY
FACULTY OF COMMERCE, HUMAN SCIENCE AND EDUCATION
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATION AND LANGUAGES
QUALIFICATION: BACHELOR OF ENGLISH AND LINGUISTICS
QUALIFICATION CODE: 07BENL
LEVEL: 5
COURSE CODE: NLl521S
COURSE NAME: NAMIBIAN LITERATURE
SESSION: JANUARY 2025
DURATION: 2 HOURS
PAPER: THEORY {PAPER 1)
MARKS: 100
EXAMINER(S)
SECOND OPPORTUNITY QUESTION PAPER
DR M. MHENE
MS M. HASHOONGO
MODERATOR: MR A. BREWIS
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Question 1 in Section A is compulsory. Answer one question from
Section B.
2. Read all the questions carefully before answering.
3. For questions 1,2, and 3,the essay must be 600 words.
4. For question 4, the essay must be 400 words.
5. Number the answers clearly.
6. Write legibly.
7. Mistakes in grammar will be penalised.
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SECTION A (COMPULSORY)
Autobiography: Are you a Person or a Ghost by Professor Andrew Niikondo
QUESTION 1
(SO marks)
Write an essay on the figurative meanings of names used during the liberation struggle and
how they are linked to the concept of trauma in Are you a person or a ghost. (600 words)
SECTION B (Answer ONE question from one of the genres)
QUESTION 2
(50 marks)
Drama: God of Women by Professor Sifiso Nyathi
Write an essay showing how women characters are portrayed in God of Women.
(600 words)
OR
QUESTION 3
(SO marks)
Prose: Troubled Waters by Professor Joseph Diescho
Write an essay focusing on the experiences of Andries and Lucia. You must highlight how
their experiences are linked to the title of the novel.
{600 words)
OR
QUESTION 4
(SO marks)
Poetry: Selected Namibian poems by Namibian poets
Choose ONE poem from the following and write an essay of not more than 400 words.
l}Sam Nujoma Credo by Petrus Haakskeen
2) Hendrik Witbooi by Nama Traditional
Pay special attention to the meaning of the poem and the theme(s)
(400 words)
END OF QUESTION PAPER