Afrikaans Lessons in Walsall. Learn Afrikaans
Language Trainers offers you the opportunity to receive personalised Afrikaans lessons in a familiar environment and at a convenient time. Your native Afrikaans-speaking trainer is fully qualified and will provide lessons and study materials according to your pre-determined needs. One-to-one, two-to-one and group learning options are available, making it easy to study Afrikaans on your own, with friends, or with colleagues. Lessons can be conducted in your own home or at your workplace; on weekdays or weekends, during the morning, afternoon, or evening.
One-to-one General/Business
Afrikaans Course in Walsall
Whether you're looking to learn a language for personal or business reasons, our tailor-made courses can help you achieve your aims.
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. 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.
› Two-to-One and Small Group - Afrikaans Course in Walsall (closed group)
Info about Walsall
A large town in the West Midlands with over 175,000 residents, Walsall was traditionally famed for its leather manufacture - the local football team, The Saddlers, are named after the town's superior saddle making industry.
Nowadays the town may not have the most scintillating of accolades - voted 'Unhappiest Town' in the UK (only 49% of residents claimed to be 'happy'), as well as being accused of being the 'Ugliest Town in the World' by some - but Walsall is still on the map. The town still manufactures handbags for the Queen, and a significant immigrant population has been growing in the past decade, making it a fine town to start learning a new language.
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 found Eddy polite and helpful at all times. He was always on time and made the lessons interesting and informative. The lessons have given me a good revision of the French I knew years ago. I have been overall very happy with the service provided to me.
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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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