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| 2022-04-29 |
More women needed in surgery, says country’s youngest and first female head of Vascular Surgery |
| 2022-04-29 |
More women needed in surgery, says country’s youngest and first female head of Vascular Surgery |
| 2022-04-28 |
Opinion: UFS Centre for Human Rights’ hawk’s eye on water provision in the Gariep |
| 2022-04-28 |
Opinion: UFS Centre for Human Rights’ hawk’s eye on water provision in the Gariep |
| 2022-04-28 |
Seminar on Open Science, 12 May 2022 |
| 2022-04-28 |
Seminar on Open Science, 12 May 2022 |
| 2022-04-28 |
Opinion: Freedom and democracy still a dream for most African countries |
| 2022-04-28 |
Opinion: Freedom and democracy still a dream for most African countries |
| 2022-04-26 |
Contested Science for Sustainable Agriculture |
| 2022-04-26 |
Contested Science for Sustainable Agriculture |
| 2022-04-26 |
Sisters share the stage during April graduation ceremonies |
| 2022-04-26 |
Sisters share the stage during April graduation ceremonies |
| 2022-04-26 |
Opinion: KwaZulu-Natal floods: Each one help one |
| 2022-04-26 |
Opinion: KwaZulu-Natal floods: Each one help one |
| 2022-04-26 |
Intellectual property is an important driver of human development and economic growth |
| 2022-04-26 |
Intellectual property is an important driver of human development and economic growth |
| 2022-04-25 |
Childhood friends celebrate first degrees together |
| 2022-04-25 |
Childhood friends celebrate first degrees together |
| 2022-04-25 |
Theranostics in the fight against cancer |
| 2022-04-25 |
Theranostics in the fight against cancer |
| 2022-04-25 |
Double celebration for Ntheri twins as they graduate cum laude |
| 2022-04-25 |
Double celebration for Ntheri twins as they graduate cum laude |
| 2022-04-25 |
Nicoleen Moorcroft - overcame brain surgery to earn her third degree |
| 2022-04-25 |
Nicoleen Moorcroft - overcame brain surgery to earn her third degree |
| 2022-04-23 |
Free State for Choice (FS4C) withdraws court application against UFS COVID-19 Vaccination Policy |
| 2022-04-23 |
Free State for Choice (FS4C) withdraws court application against UFS COVID-19 Vaccination Policy |
| 2022-04-22 |
Pursue genuine transformation, states Theology and Religion Dean’s Medal recipient |
| 2022-04-22 |
Pursue genuine transformation, states Theology and Religion Dean’s Medal recipient |
| 2022-04-22 |
Senate Medal recipient: ‘More students to enjoy learning Biblical Hebrew’ |
| 2022-04-22 |
Senate Medal recipient: ‘More students to enjoy learning Biblical Hebrew’ |
| 2022-04-21 |
LLB graduate Lizandré Mulder excels in law and athletics |
| 2022-04-21 |
LLB graduate Lizandré Mulder excels in law and athletics |
| 2022-04-21 |
‘Hard work never goes unnoticed’, says Dean’s Medal recipient |
| 2022-04-21 |
‘Hard work never goes unnoticed’, says Dean’s Medal recipient |
| 2022-04-21 |
Mathematics students bag top graduation awards |
| 2022-04-21 |
Mathematics students bag top graduation awards |
| 2022-04-21 |
A second PhD for Prof Innocent Chirisa, Dean at the University of Zimbabwe |
| 2022-04-21 |
A second PhD for Prof Innocent Chirisa, Dean at the University of Zimbabwe |
| 2022-04-21 |
Friends beat the odds by achieving second degrees together |
| 2022-04-21 |
Friends beat the odds by achieving second degrees together |
| 2022-04-20 |
Opinion: KZN floods expose significant socio-economic and environmental vulnerabilities |
| 2022-04-20 |
Opinion: KZN floods expose significant socio-economic and environmental vulnerabilities |
| 2022-04-20 |
Chris Vorster’s PhD pays homage to the impact of Egoli creator, Franz Marx |
| 2022-04-20 |
Chris Vorster’s PhD pays homage to the impact of Egoli creator, Franz Marx |
| 2022-04-14 |
UFS explores potential areas of collaboration with institutions in Kenya |
| 2022-04-14 |
UFS explores potential areas of collaboration with institutions in Kenya |
| 2022-04-14 |
Shimlas aim to entertain in home semi-final |
| 2022-04-14 |
Shimlas aim to entertain in home semi-final |
| 2022-04-14 |
Kovsie Dining offers South Campus community affordable, healthy food choices |
| 2022-04-14 |
Kovsie Dining offers South Campus community affordable, healthy food choices |
| 2022-04-12 |
Stagedoor Makes a Resounding In-Person Return to UFS Stages |
| 2022-04-12 |
Stagedoor Makes a Resounding In-Person Return to UFS Stages |
| 2022-04-12 |
UFS Student Publishes Book on Love and Life in the African Context |
| 2022-04-12 |
UFS Student Publishes Book on Love and Life in the African Context |
| 2022-04-12 |
Louzanne Coetzee sets the pace and makes history at Two Oceans |
| 2022-04-12 |
Louzanne Coetzee sets the pace and makes history at Two Oceans |
| 2022-04-12 |
UFS position statement on xenophobia |
| 2022-04-12 |
UFS position statement on xenophobia |
| 2022-04-07 |
UFS awards five honorary doctorates during April 2022 graduation ceremony |
| 2022-04-07 |
UFS awards five honorary doctorates during April 2022 graduation ceremony |
| 2022-04-07 |
2022 Africa Week |
| 2022-04-07 |
2022 Africa Week |
| 2022-04-07 |
Shimlas stick to attacking style to secure semi-final spot |
| 2022-04-07 |
Shimlas stick to attacking style to secure semi-final spot |
| 2022-04-06 |
Urgent communication regarding payment of subsidies to NSFAS-funded UFS students |
| 2022-04-06 |
Urgent communication regarding payment of subsidies to NSFAS-funded UFS students |
| 2022-04-05 |
Preliminary finding indicates fire on UFS Qwaqwa Campus caused by arson |
| 2022-04-05 |
Preliminary finding indicates fire on UFS Qwaqwa Campus caused by arson |
| 2022-04-05 |
The UFS and partners calling on students to combat corruption in SA through writing competition |
| 2022-04-05 |
The UFS and partners calling on students to combat corruption in SA through writing competition |
| 2022-04-05 |
UFS wheat rust specialist contributes to paper in Nature Genetics |
| 2022-04-05 |
UFS wheat rust specialist contributes to paper in Nature Genetics |
| 2022-04-05 |
Food security dominant driver of plant pathology research in future |
| 2022-04-05 |
Food security dominant driver of plant pathology research in future |
| 2022-04-05 |
Celebrating Africa Month – call for contributions |
| 2022-04-05 |
Celebrating Africa Month – call for contributions |
| 2022-04-01 |
Dr Nicholas Pearce named Best Doctor of the Year in National Batho Pele Excellence Awards |
| 2022-04-01 |
Dr Nicholas Pearce named Best Doctor of the Year in National Batho Pele Excellence Awards |
| 2022-04-01 |
Celebrating more than a century of collaboration with universities in the US |
| 2022-04-01 |
Celebrating more than a century of collaboration with universities in the US |
CD-ROM for learning Afrikaans as foreign language launched
2009-04-30
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At the launch of the CD-Rom, Gesellig Afrikaans, are from the left: Ms Riana de Beer, Research Assistant at the Department of Afrikaans and Dutch, German and French, Mr Christo Steyn from Bare Creative who did the digitalisation of the CD-ROM, Prof. Van Niekerk, Prof. Engela Pretorius, Vice-Dean of the Faculty of the Humanities, Prof. Driekie Hay, Vice-Rector: Academic Planning, and Mr François Marais, Director of the Centre for Higher Education Studies and Development at the UFS.
Photo: Lacea Loader |
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The Department of Afrikaans and Dutch, German and French at the University of the Free State (UFS) recently launched a CD-ROM course to learn Afrikaans as foreign language at the Main Campus in Bloemfontein.
For the past ten years the Department has been offering a course in Afrikaans as foreign language to small groups at the UFS. “However, the need for this course has escalated to such an extent on the Main and Qwaqwa Campuses of the UFS that we have decided to produce the CD-ROM. We have also found that not a lot of courses to learn Afrikaans were available. Those that do exist, do not recognise the needs of adult learners,” said Prof. Angelique van Niekerk from the Department.
“International students are often interested in learning new cultures and languages and staff members would also like to learn Afrikaans in order to understand the language better. Now they are able to master the basic principles and concepts of the language,” said Prof. Van Niekerk.
The course, which will be presented on the Main Campus, comprises a basic and an advanced course. Course attendants will receive both these CD-ROMs. English is used as the back-up language and translations of all the texts are available on the CD. Contemporary Afrikaans music is used to assist in fixing sound patterns, and the pronunciation of Afrikaans sounds, words and sentences is available through the sound component of the course. Uncomplicated language jokes, advertisement texts and cartoons are used to enhance the course content and a vocabulary list and list of idiomatic language uses will be kept updated by the learners. Explanations of basic grammatical constructions are given in both Afrikaans and English and learners are assessed at the end of the course. Aspects like word order, temporal indications, etc. are covered amongst other things.
“Mastering a foreign language is time-consuming and contact with the language is very important. Although there is a contact session with a facilitator of two hours per week, it is a handy course for people who cannot attend classes regularly,” said Prof. Van Niekerk.
The CD-ROM is available from at Prof. Angelique van Niekerk, vnieka.hum@ufs.ac.za, Tel. no. 051-4012339, at R150 per CD.
Media Release
Issued by: Lacea Loader
Assistant Director: Media Liaison
Tel: 051 401 2584
Cell: 083 645 2454
E-mail: loaderl.stg@ufs.ac.za
28 April 2009 |