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Afrikaans vir beginners (Afrikaans for Beginners) - AFK1505

Under Graduate Degree Year module NQF level: 5 Credits: 12
Module presented in English,Afrikaans Module presented online
Recommendation: - Students have successfully completed level 4, i.e. National Senior Certificate. - Students have adequate competency in English to be able to use it as the language of instruction for the module. - Students have the ability to learn from oral, written and recorded material in Afrikaans. - Students have access to the internet and a computer.
Purpose: The purpose of this module is to prepare qualifying students with general principles and rules applicable to communicating in Afrikaans as a foreign language in a variety of settings. The successful students will be able to demonstrate understanding of basic written and oral texts in Afrikaans; respond orally and in writing by using the correct basic vocabulary and simple sentence constructions; use vocabulary and basic grammatical structures to converse both orally and in writing. The module lays foundational concepts and procedures in Afrikaans communication, where upon successful completion, students can enrol for more advanced modules in Afrikaans communications.