Afrikaans Lessons in Sandwell. Learn Afrikaans
The individualised Afrikaans courses offered by Language Trainers will incorporate your language needs and goals (personal or business), as well as provide interesting study materials. Our trainers are all qualified native speakers who specialise in one-to-one, two-to-one, and small group learning. We will arrange for your trainer to conduct lessons at your home or office, at a suitable time for you, whether it be morning, afternoon, or evening, during the week or on weekends.
One-to-one General/Business
Afrikaans Course in Sandwell
Whether you want Afrikaans lessons to help you in your general day-to-day life or for business needs, our made-to-order language courses can help you improve quickly and confidently.
General Afrikaans courses will provide you with enough grammar and vocabulary to allow you to converse with native speakers, and form a strong basis for further learning. Business courses are aimed at those wishing to work in the target language - so a working knowledge of etiquette in Afrikaans business, as well as developing proficient reading and writing skills.
It is your first session and your own requirements, however, which decide the precise content of the course. A Business course will generally include common conversational topics, as well as gaining greater fluency with writing letters and emails in Afrikaans, as well as using the telephone. Equally, a General course will cover the fundamentals, but further focus in any particular area can easily be arranged with 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. General courses in Afrikaans suit those hoping to emigrate to foreign shores, people with a view to travel to countries where Afrikaans is the vernacular tongue, those with a keen interest in Afrikaans culture and language, and people with foreign spouses.
› Two-to-One and Small Group - Afrikaans Course in Sandwell (closed group)
Info about Sandwell
Located right in the midst of the cities of Birmingham, Dudley, Walsall and Wolverhampton; Sandwell is a metropolitan borough in the West Midlands with a population of around 290,000 people in total, with West Bromwich the largest town in the vicinity.
There is a great deal of cultural diversity in the area, as Sandwell has in recent decades attracted many immigrants from India and Pakistan, causing the South Asian population of the borough to swell - now making up around 15% of the population. This makes many areas in Sandwell perfect for language study, thanks to the wide variety of foreign languages spoken locally.
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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Watch interviews with a few of our teachers, and find out why the best way to learn a new language is with Language Trainers!:
Hello Paula, Apologies for my slow response – work has been rather frantic these last few weeks. All is going well with the classes thank you and Alison is trying very hard with great patience to get a good result from a dimwit pupil!! I do indeed enjoy the sessions although I need to allow myself much more time to practice and study. Best Regards.
Typical course length:
• 30 hours per level
(classes are usually 2 hours each)
We also offer packages of:
• 20 hours
• 50 hours
• 100 hours
(with discounted rates)
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