Afrikaans Lessons in Fife. 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 Fife
It doesn't matter if you want to learn Afrikaans for business or pleasure - our customised language courses will help you get where you want to be.
General Afrikaans courses will cover Survival Afrikaans, allowing you to be comfortable during short visits to the country; polite conversation, practicable vocabulary and a strong grammatical foundation. A Business course will focus on business protocol in Afrikaans, and later on reading and writing will become more important.
The exact syllabus is not determined simply in terms of 'General' or 'Business' - the course is tailor-made to your needs. If, as a Business student, you need extra focus on telephone or email communication, or vocabulary from a specific field of business, you only need mention this to your tutor. Equally, a General course will cover the fundamentals, but further focus in any particular area can easily be arranged with your teacher.
Our Business courses cater to a range of requirements. Many of our clients work for foreign governments and educational institutions, corporations with branches abroad, as well as those who buy and sell around the world. General courses cater mostly to those who wish to learn Afrikaans for short trips to (or through) a country where it is widely spoken; as well as those who wish to pass a specific Afrikaans exam, people who want to buy a home abroad, and people marrying into a Afrikaans family.
› Two-to-One and Small Group - Afrikaans Course in Fife (closed group)
Info about Fife
The 'home of golf', Fife is perhaps most famous for being the town that hosts the St Andrews golf course. The third largest local authority in Scotland, the peninsula of Fife is also the site of one of the oldest surviving universities in England. The area is filled with small towns and villages, though the majority of the population live in the three largest towns of Dunfermline, Kirkcaldy and Glenrothes.
Steeped within picturesque surroundings, Fife is a wonderful place to pick up a new language. While there will primarily be only Scottish people to talk with, the serenity of much of the area is perfect for reflection and study.
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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I had my second lesson from Midori this week and I am finding both tutor and the lessons great. I must also add that it is lovely been taught by a Japanese native. Midori is very enthusiastic to talk about Japanese culture as well as the language.
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