Staff Profiles

MASTER'S DEGREE IN TEACHING CHINESE TO SPEAKERS OF OTHER LANGUAGES (MTCSOL)
Shanghai Normal University (2014 to 2016)

HSK Level 6 Highest Level of Written Chinese Proficiency Test

HSKK Advanced Oral Test

GENERAL CHINESE LANGUAGE STUDIES CERTIFICATE
Shanghai Normal  University (2012 to 2015)

Duna M. Raletsatsi is a lecturer in Chinese Studies programme, under the Faculty of Humanities at the University of Botswana. She currently teaches Mandarin Chinese language at Intermediate level (Third year students) and advanced level (Final year students). She is a young academic researcher who is interested in research that looks into Mandarin Chinese language teaching and learning as well as analogies between Chinese and Setswana language. Her thesis was titled 'A comparison between Chinese and Setswana language markers used when adjectives modify nouns and acquisition'. She has also done research on a paper titled 'Information and knowledge sharing in Chinese language: Challenges in Botswana consumer domain. Her latest research was a paper titled 'Mandarin Chinese Language Teaching in Botswana: University of Botswana.'

Mrs Raletsatsi did her BA (Humanities) and PGDE at the University of Botswana. After graduation, she joined the High Court of Botswana as a Court Interpreter and worked for six years. She then applied for an opportunity to further her studies in China. She studied Mandarin Chinese and upon her return,she joined the University of Botswana teaching Mandarin Chinese.

• The focus is on Chinese Language as well as Chinese Literature and Culture.
• I offer the following courses;

1. Intermediate Mandarin Chinese Reading and Writing (Third Year Course)

2. Chinese Literature and Culture (Final Year Course)

• Mandarin Chinese language teaching and learning
• Analogy between Chinese and Setswana language

Masule, G.T. & Raletsatsi, D.M.2020.Mandarin Chinese Language Teaching in Botswana: University of Botswana. Lonaka Journal of Learning and Teaching Vol 11,1:70-83