kleynhansjan Posted December 17, 2014 Report Share Posted December 17, 2014 We have only been here in Australia for 9 months but I already feel that my Afrikaans is deteriorating.I would also love for my children to be able to speak Afrikaans. I can teach them everything that they need to know but would love for them to be able to complete some sort of examination to prove that they are fluent in "Die Taal".Are there any organization in Australia that offers some sort of formal tuition in Afrikaans? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mara Posted December 17, 2014 Report Share Posted December 17, 2014 Perhaps you could find an ex RSA Afrikaans school teacher to offer Afrikaans classes to your children. I know that there are quite a number of teachers on the forum.It would also help if you update your details that appear to the left of your posts, that way we would know where you are and what we can find for you in that area.I checked with my mate Google, interesting what he/she came up with, check it here:https://www.google.com.au/search?q=Afrikaans+teachers+Australia&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&gws_rd=cr&ei=HieRVP80g5TxBeydgPgL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SurferMan Posted January 1, 2015 Report Share Posted January 1, 2015 Get hold of LizC on this forum,She is a pro at this stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bosch x 2 Posted January 5, 2015 Report Share Posted January 5, 2015 (edited) Well kleynshansjan, the solution is very simple. I note that your language is Afrikaans so why don't you just speak Afrikaans to your kids?? That's what we and numerous other families do....this why they will be fully bilingual. At our Australian Citizenship Ceremony the MP came over to us and told us how great it is that we speak Afrikaans to our children and how great it is to be able to speak more than one language. Don't over complicate things! Edited January 5, 2015 by Bosch x 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riekie Posted January 20, 2015 Report Share Posted January 20, 2015 My Aussie daughter-in-law is learning Afrikaans (and doing incredibly well!) - She can follow all our conversations and respond in Afrikaans, or start a conversation in Afrikaans. Her pronunciation is still very Aussie and her grammar and word order not always 100% but for someone who has never even heard Afrikaans before, to actually speak, understand & write it, is awesome! They're expecting their first baby any day now and she is adamant that the child will speak Afrikaans and English. She uses this private Afrikaans tutor (ex South African Afrikaans teacher):Anchel Stapelbergastapelberg@yahoo.com042 569 7744Lessons are done via weekly Skype sessions and Emailed worksheets/"homework". Not sure where in Australia she is located or if she would do lessons in person. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OubaasDik Posted January 25, 2015 Report Share Posted January 25, 2015 Wonderful - RiekieWhen our kids were born, I stood back and allowed them to become "rock spiders" (not the Aussie sort), because I knew that the schools were likely to be inundated / destroyed / dragged down by the new influx of students. I also knew that the English schools were likely to be overwhelmed first.When they got here and were placed in the WA system, they did darned well.Presently, my son doesn't really speak Afrikaans, but then he doesn't really speak at all. My daughter understands it, but doesn't really have much to say in it ....So, what I'm saying is, they are going to lose it ... it's up to you to keep it alive.After having said that, I remember seeing interviews with Afrikaners in South America and in Kenya whose Afrikaans was virtually unintelligable ... and there were Afrikaners who emigrated to Mexico and the southern US who have no idea of Afrikaans today.Basically, unless you take extraordinary measures, your kids are likely to lose the language .... sorry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mara Posted January 25, 2015 Report Share Posted January 25, 2015 Well there is always the exception to the rule. Our sons were both completely English educated, but after 21 years out of the country, they are both still totally fluent in Afrikaans. We rarely speak Afrikaans to each other, but when we do it is not a problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miran Posted January 25, 2015 Report Share Posted January 25, 2015 Ons praat net afrikaans by die huis. Daar is genoeg engels op tv. Verder gaan hulle engels by die skool en by hulle maats praat. My broer in engeland het dit van geboorte met hulle kiddies gedoen en die tweetjies praat nou wel met 'n aksent, maar 100%. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hDt Posted March 10, 2015 Report Share Posted March 10, 2015 sal iets soos hierdie legit wees http://www.homeschooling-curriculum-guide.com/omvattend-afrikaans-graad-een.htmlmy kind druk actually en sê hy wil meer afrikaans leer... ek kan Afrikaans praat met hom, maar vir lees en skryf sal ek graag n tipe van n stelsel wil volg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anchel Posted January 10, 2016 Report Share Posted January 10, 2016 (edited) Hi, just want to thank Riekie for the great review, I am still tutoring Afrikaans globally. I do lessons in person and via Skype. I have to say I am very proud of all my students for taking the time and effort to learn Afrikaans. Kira was a star student! Hallo almal, ek is die ex-onnie wat die Ozzies Afrikaans leer. Skakel my gerus indien jy van iemand weet wat ons mooi taal wil leer. Groete, Anchel Edited January 10, 2016 by Mara No commercial advertising allowed on this website. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RYLC Posted January 10, 2016 Report Share Posted January 10, 2016 Anchel you can't advertise on this site. Please edit your post to take out your email and phone number. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ottg Posted January 10, 2016 Report Share Posted January 10, 2016 On 12/17/2014 at 9:32 AM, kleynhansjan said: for them to be able to complete some sort of examination to prove that they are fluent in "Die Taal". An alternative may be online language tutorials available directly from South Africa eg http://homeschool.grobler.co.za/ Also.... (dont laugh - heard this from a uni lecturer) but apparently the State Orania has world-class online tutoring available Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RYLC Posted January 10, 2016 Report Share Posted January 10, 2016 In Adelaide you can enrol your kids in language classes all over the city. Afrikaans happens to be at the school we will be moving to for high school. My kids attended lesson this past year but as native English speakers with just an interest in Afrikaans they were holding up the progress of the otherwise all Afrikaans home language speakers. So they've had a taste of it but won't be continuing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanniewagnie Posted January 11, 2016 Report Share Posted January 11, 2016 Moedig jou kinders aan om te lees in Afrikaans .... as hulle belangstel, bygesê! Ek is so besig om hulle te probeer leer om Engels te lees, dat daar ongelukkig nie veel energie oor is vir Afrikaans nie. Die ideaal is om hulle van die X-box en I-pad af te kry sodat hulle kan lees, maar ek is in die minderheid in ons huishouding... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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