Afrikaans Lessons in Bristol. Learn Afrikaans
We provide native-speaking, fully-qualified Afrikaans language trainers for individual, paired, or small-group learners. Whether you are learning for personal or business reasons, your trainer will incorporate your individual needs and learning goals into your personalised syllabus. Classes can be held at your office or home, on weekdays or weekends, and at the most convenient time of day for you.
One-to-one General/Business
Afrikaans Course in Bristol
If you want to be taught Afrikaans for academic reasons, business needs or gain a working knowledge of the language for general purposes, our tailormade lessons are guaranteed to be the ideal solution.
While a General Afrikaans course will provide you with enough linguistic ammunition to allow you to survive a short visit to the country (greetings, basic conversation and a solid grammatical foundation). A Business course will focus on business protocol in Afrikaans, and later on reading and writing will become more important.
Our Afrikaans courses would not be fixed to a specific curriculum, however. You know the specifics of what you will need from your new language, and all you need do is tell your teacher. Perhaps if you are taking a Business course, you may want to focus more on Afrikaans telephone or email skills, or a specific vocabulary for your line of work. In the same vein, the syllabus for General courses is not set in stone - all you need do is ask your teacher.
Typical Business course students include those in international import/export, those hoping to gain acquisitions in foreign countries, those within multinational corporations, and people who do business with foreign institutions and governments. Our General courses cater for people aiming to purchase overseas property, globetrotters, Afrikaans language and culture devotees, as well as people who need to pass a particular Afrikaans exam.
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Info about Bristol
With over 500,000 residents in the metropolitan area, Bristol is a large city and a real hub of employment and culture in the area. Bristol has its own dialect to a certain extent, informally known as Bristolian by those who use it. The dialect features several differences in pronunciation (over-pronouncing r sounds, for example; and adding an l sound to words ending in certain vowels), as well as a rich assortment of slang words and phrases unique to the region.
Many ethnic communities can be found throughout the city, mainly from the Middle East, Asia, and the subcontinent; making it a perfect location to pick up languages like Chinese, Arabic, Urdu and Punjabi. However, like many cities of its size, Bristol also caters to the immigrant and overseas student populations with a wide availability of English courses.
Bristol Facts
- Famous Movies set in Bristol: Starter for Ten
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Info about Afrikaans
Originating from 17th century Dutch, Afrikaans is mainly spoken in South Africa and Namibia, though there are communities found throughout Africa. The language was considered a dialect of Dutch until the late 1800s, when it was pronounced an official language in its own right; though even today Dutch and Afrikaans are pretty much mutually intelligible. The language has spread and influenced other cultures: London has its own newspaper in Afrikaans - Die Stem; South African English has many loan words from Afrikaans; and there is a growing scene for musicians singing in the language.
Afrikaans is a rich and appealing language with a fascinating history and complicated social history, though its future as an official language of South Africa could well be under dispute.
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Many thanks for your email and for the certificate I will receive after the lessons in MK.
I am enjoying the time to learning English.
Kath is well prepared with an iPad and different materials.
It is important for me to be able to talk about my products. Every day we start with some smalltalk and a run through of one of our products.
Next week I will do an presentation every day about one of our products and practice writing an email. Every day we do a unit in my textbook.
Kind regards
Marie
Ps. On Wednesday evening I was invited to Kath and her family to have dinner at their home. It was very nice and for me another opportunity to speak English
