International GCSE Afrikaans

The International GCSE Afrikaans course is designed for students who already have a working knowledge of the language and who want to consolidate their understanding to progress in their academic or professional career. The qualification reflects the widespread use of Afrikaans in education and commerce, and in entertainment, throughout Southern Africa.

Through their studies, students discover how to use Afrikaans effectively in various situations, specifically the Afrikaans-speaking environments they will encounter in their daily lives. The aim is to achieve a level of practical communication ideal for everyday use, which can also form the basis for further, more in-depth language study. The course will focus on reading, writing, listening, and speaking (optional).

The following topics are covered in this Afrikaans course:

• Reading and comprehension
• Types of sentences and writing
• Using punctuation and punctuation marks
• Composition and intensive word forms
• Writing letters
• Conjunctions
• Note taking and writing informal reports
• Writing an interview
• Relative pronouns
• Pronouns
• Writing articles
• Plurals
• Writing a newspaper article
• Adverbs
• Diminutives
• Negative forms
• Figures of speech and idioms
• Tenses
• Writing a review
• Indirect speech
• Revision of past papers