Undergraduate

FIRST YEAR

AFR 110

Linguistics and literature

Linguistics component

Introduction to Afrikaans Linguistics; reading and writing skills

Literature component

Introduction to Afrikaans Prose (with reference to short stories)

Introduction to Afrikaans Poetry

 

AFR 120

Linguistics and literature

Linguistics component

Introduction to Historical Linguistics (Afrikaans Yesterday and Today) and Syntax

Literature component

Introduction to the Art of the Novel

Introduction to Drama

 

AFR 210

Prerequisite: a sound knowledge of Afrikaans

Learn Dutch

The outcome of this module is the achievement of reading, speaking, writing and listening skills in Dutch. The module is contrastive with the emphasis on the differences between Afrikaans and Dutch grammar, vocabulary and culture.

AFR 214

Prerequisite: AFR 110 and AFR 120

Linguistics and literature

Linguistics component
Morphology, Lexicology and Semantics
 

Literature component 

Afrikaans Poetry

Dutch Poetry

 

AFR 220

Prerequisite: AFR 110 and AFR 120

Linguistics component

Syntax, Pragmatics

Literature component

Afrikaans Prose
Theory and Criticism of Literature

 

 AFR 311

Prerequisite: AFR 214 and AFR 220

 

Linguistics component
Capita selecta from Afrikaans linguistics
 

Literature component
Afrikaans prose

AFR 321

Prerequisite: AFR 214 and AFR 220

 

Linguistics component
Capita selecta from Afrikaans linguistics
Afrikaans poetry

 

Literature component

Capita selecta from Dutch prose; analytical text investigations with attention to matters of background and reception

Afrikaans drama in the broader context of Afrikaans literature

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