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From left to right: Dr Alison Stander, facilitator of the advanced Gesellig Afrikaans SLP, Dr Omololu Aluko, Thandi Mahlangu, Lucy Lehula, Ouma Ngoepe, Rabia Tepe from Germany, Corné Richter, facilitator of the basic Gesellig Afrikaans SLP, Rahel Staerk, and Rasmus Klamka, both from Germany.
The following students were absent: Ayanda Mhlauli, Dr Milad Rashidifard, Lemlem Amhatsion, and Lars Biesmeijer.
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GESELLIG AFRIKAANS SHORT LEARNING PROGRAMMES

Another group of students has just completed the Gesellig Afrikaans short learning programmes, presented by the Department of Afrikaans and Dutch, German and French. The two programmes (basic and advanced) are offered every semester, allowing students to acquire basic Afrikaans skills and learn more about South African culture. At the certificate ceremony, each student has to deliver a short speech. This event showcases how well the students can converse in Afrikaans after only fourteen weeks of class. Classes start in February and July every year.

For more information on Gesellig Afrikaans, send an email to geselligafr@ufs.ac.za.

GESELLIG AFRIKAANS LANGUAGE ACQUISITION FOR FOREIGN LANGUAGE SPEAKERS SHORT LEARNING PROGRAMME

The Gesellig Afrikaans basic short learning programme, Afrikaans Language Acquisition For Foreign Language Speakers, teaches students to converse and understand basic Afrikaans in just 14 weeks.

The 2025 second-semester students were (from left to right): Lucy Lehula, Rabia Tepe, Rahel Staerk, Corné Richter, who facilitates the basic programme, Rasmus Klamka, Ayanda Mhlauli, and Dr Omololu Aluka.

To apply for the Afrikaans short learning programme, please send an email to geselligafr@ufs.ac.za or visit the Kovsie Phahamisa Academy for Short Learning Programmes website at https://www.ufs.ac.za/kpa to find out more about the short learning programmes offered by the University of the Free State.

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From left to right: Menzi Sekwane, Chie Yamamoto, Thandi Mahlangu, Tsholofelo Mpitsi, Ana Ebrecht, Corné Richter (facilitator GA 1), Asindisiwe Jobela, and Alison Stander (facilitator GA 2).

Gesellig Afrikaans Language Acquisition Short Learning Programmes

The short learning programme, Gesellig Afrikaans, aimed at foreign language speakers, is presented every semester, aimed at staff, international students, and the public interested in learning a new language. Here are some of the successful students and the two facilitators of the first semester of 2025.

Contact the course administrator, Karen Combrinck CombrinckK@ufs.ac.za or the SLP owner, Prof Angelique van Niekerk VniekA@ufs.ac.za, for more information and future enrollment. Registration is done in January and June for the respective SLPs on offer in Afrikaans, Dutch, and French.

 
 

CONTACT

T: +27 51 401 2240 or humanities@ufs.ac.za

Postgraduate:
Marizanne Cloete: +27 51 401 2592

Undergraduate:
Katlego Mabulana: +27 51 401 2495
Juanita Hlongwane: +27 51 401 3269

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