Survival Afrikaans

Name: Survival Afrikaans
SKU: 10030
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What if there’s a fun and quick way to learn some Afrikaans to use on campus?

Master the basics with our interactive survival course tailored to your world and connect better in more languages. This course is practical and interactive, and we incorporate campus-related scenarios to encourage the use of authentic language. We will focus specifically on speaking, listening and reading Afrikaans. You will be able to use Afrikaans to take part in basic campus-related conversations, and as part of the larger University context, you will also gain an understanding of the cultural value of multilingualism.

2024 course dates

We have various offerings throughout the first and second semesters. Contact us for a detailed breakdown of our start dates.

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Downloadable documents

– 2023 Info sheet

Facilitators

Helga Sykstus – Helga has more than 15 years’ experience of teaching Afrikaans. She is a passionate lecturer who enjoys sharing her love for language and culture with her students. She believes that language is a tool of empowerment, as well as a bridge to bring different cultures closer together.

Location

All sessions will be offered in Stellenbosch at the University campus.

After having completed the course successfully, you will be able to do the following in Afrikaans:

Greet and introduce yourself
Provide basic personal information such as your name, age, address and telephone number
Ask and respond to basic questions
Have a basic conversation with other students
Communicate socially on a basic level
Use basic vocabulary related to campus life

We present this course over a period of eight weeks. There is a weekly face-to-face contact time of two hours.
Face-to-face contact time = 16 hours
Online activities = 4 hours

The face-to-face time includes authentic and interactive language-use activities during that participants get the opportunity to practise Afrikaans in real-life situations. This is supplemented with four hours of online support and activities.

You should preferably have access to a computer and the internet for the online part of the course. You’ll also need basic computer skills.

This course is aimed at registered SU students. Non-mother tongue speakers of Afrikaans who would like to be able to have conversations in basic Afrikaans should register for this fun and informal language course.

Click on the ‘Sign up now’ button. This will take you to an MS form for you to sign up for the course. The course coordinator will then contact you with details to register and pay.

A certificate of attendance will be awarded after you’ve completed the course successfully.

Learning a new language can open doors for you. One of the most phenomenal benefits of learning a new language is that people who speak more than one language are able to communicate and interact with many different communities. Furthermore, potential employers consider multilingualism a valuable asset in an employee’s skill set, as multilingual individuals are able to connect with a broader range of people.

The course is free for SU students and includes all course material, refreshments and outings in and around town.