101 (College Level) Ver 0.6 (FEB 10)
This Afrikaans 101 curriculum is a new development as an online curriculum.
The so the schedule is expected to change a few times.
| Unit | Comments: | |
| 01 | Review | |
| Pron | The Alphabet; Pronunciation List (See Note P1) | |
| Vocab | Basics: Social Exchanges (See Note V1) | |
| Gram | Introduction (See Note G1) A: Learn all personal pronouns (subject, object, possessive) Grammar Vocab: Pronouns | |
| L&R | (L&R) Listen to new song till you understand the lyrics and you can mouth the lyrics. (See Note P1) | |
| S&W | ||
| Culture | The Roots of Afrikaans | |
| 02 | Review | |
| Pron | Prefixes; Long and Short Vowels (See Note P1) | |
| Vocab | Basics: Class Phrases (See Note V1) | |
| Gram | B1(i): Regular Verbs - Three Tenses B2(i): Regular Verbs - Progressive (See Note G2, G3) | |
| L&R | (L&R) Listen to a new song till you understand the lyrics and you can mouth the lyrics. (See Note P1) | |
| S&W | ||
| Culture | Afrikaans in the Future | |
| 03 | Review | |
| Pron | Rounded & Unrounded Vowels; Vowel Clusters with I-Ending (See Note P1) | |
| Vocab | Basics: Color; Wind Directions; Seasons (See Note V1) | |
| Gram | B3(i): Regular Verbs - Questions (See Note G4) Grammar Vocab: Questions | |
| L&R | (L&R) Listen to a new song till you understand the lyrics and you can mouth the lyrics. (See Note P1) | |
| S&W | ||
| Culture | Afrikaans in South Africa | |
| 04 | Review | |
| Pron | Diacritics on Vowels; Diphthongs (See Note P1) | |
| Vocab | Basics: Months; Days of the Week (See Note V1) | |
| Gram | B4(i): Regular Verbs - Negation (See Note G5) Grammar Vocab: Negation | |
| L&R | (L&R) Listen to a new song till you understand the lyrics and you can mouth the lyrics. (See Note P1) | |
| S&W | ||
| Culture | Afrikaans in Namibia | |
| 05 | Review | |
| Pron | Consonants: Similar to English; Dissimilar to English (See Note P1) | |
| Vocab | Basics: Periods of Time(See Note V1) | |
| Gram | C(i): Third Spot - Obj Pron C(ii): Third Spot - Negation (See Note G6, G7) | |
| L&R | (L&R) Listen to a new song till you understand the lyrics and you can mouth the lyrics. (See Note P1) | |
| S&W | ||
| Culture | Introduction to South African cuisine | |
| 06 | Review | |
| Pron | F- Plurals; G- Diminutives (See Note P1) | |
| Vocab | Basics: Cycles of Time(See Note V1) | |
| Gram | ||
| L&R | (L&R) Listen to a new song till you understand the lyrics and you can mouth the lyrics. (See Note P1) | |
| S&W | ||
| Culture | Namibian cuisine | |
| 07 | Review | |
| Pron | H- Assimilation; I- Glottal Stop; J- Exceptions (See Note P1) | |
| Vocab | Basics: Time of the day; Numbers; Time (See Note V1) | |
| Gram | Review and Practice of B1-4 (Tenses, Questions, Negation) Regular Verb List The verbs: WORD / RAAK (See Note G5; G8) | |
| L&R | (L&R) Listen to a new song till you understand the lyrics and you can mouth the lyrics. (See Note P1) | |
| S&W | ||
| Culture | Etiquette in Cultural Context | |
| 08 | Review | |
| Pron | Loekie die Leeu Paragraphs 1 & 2 (See Note P1) | |
| Vocab | Basics: The Family; Meals (See Note V1) | |
| Gram | B1-2(ii): Conjugated Verbs: Tenses & Progressive B3(ii): Conjugated Verbs: Questions B4(ii): Conjugated Verbs: Negation (See Note G9) | |
| L&R | (L&R) Listen to a new song till you understand the lyrics and you can mouth the lyrics. (See Note P1) | |
| S&W | ||
| Culture | Family life | |
| 09 | Review | |
| Pron | Loekie die Leeu Paragraphs 3 & 4 (See Note P1) | |
| Vocab | Descriptions: Prepositions; Shapes (See Note V1) | |
| Gram | MIDTERM | |
| L&R | (L&R) Listen to a new song till you understand the lyrics and you can mouth the lyrics. (See Note P1) | |
| S&W | ||
| Culture | Modern music | |
| 10 | Review | |
| Pron | Loekie die Leeu Paragraphs 5 & 6 (See Note P1) | |
| Vocab | Descriptions: Opposites; Degrees of Comparison; (See Note V1) | |
| Gram | B1-2(iii): Prefixed Verbs & Inseparable Comp. Verbs (See Note G10) | |
| L&R | (L&R) Loekie die Leeu (L&R) Paragraphs 5 & 6 (See Note P1) (L&R) Listen to a new song till you understand the lyrics and you can mouth the lyrics. (See Note P1) | |
| S&W | ||
| Culture | Boeremusiek | |
| 11 | Review | |
| Pron | Loekie die Leeu Paragraphs 7 & 8 (See Note P1) | |
| Vocab | People > The Person: Heath and Beauty > Toiletries and Cosmetics (See Note V1) | |
| Gram | B5(i): Modals: with Regular Verbs (Tenses, Questions, Negation) B5(ii): Modals: with Conjugated Verbs (Tenses, Questions, Negation) (See Note G5) Grammar Vocab: Modals Helping Verbs | |
| L&R | Loekie die Leeu Paragraphs 7 & 8 (See Note P1) | |
| S&W | Write the story of Loekie die Leeu in your own words in Afrikaans. (See Note P3) | |
| Culture | Poetry | |
| 12 | Review | |
| Pron | K- Stress and Emphasis (See Note P1) | |
| Vocab | People > The Person: Clothing - General; Men’s; Women’s (See Note V1) | |
| Gram | B5(iii): Modals: with Prefixed and Inseparable Compound Verbs (Tenses, Questions, Negation) D: Special Infinitives (See Note G5) | |
| L&R | ||
| S&W | Tell the story of ‘Loekie die Leeu’ in your own words in Afrikaans. Record and submit your recording. (See Note P3) | |
| Culture | South African history | |
| 13 | Review | |
| Pron | L- Spelling Rules (See Note P1) | |
| Vocab | People > The Person: Physical Descriptions (age, sex, race, weight) Physical Descriptions (height, hair, eyes, skin, general) (See Note V1) | |
| Gram | E: First Group Conjunctions (See Note G5) Grammar Vocab: First Group Conjunctions | |
| L&R | (L&R) The Boy 1 & 2 (See Note P2) | |
| S&W | (S&W) Look at the photos and write a description of each person. Do an oral description of each photo. (See Note P3) | |
| Culture | Perceptions of the Afrikaner | |
| 14 | Review | |
| Pron | M- Names and Places (See Note P1) | |
| Vocab | People > Health: General Health; Ailments and Symptoms (See Note V1) | |
| Gram | F: Standard Infinitives VERBS: ‘Ek hou van’ versus ‘Ek hou daarvan’ (See Note G5) | |
| L&R | (L&R) The Boy 3 & 4 (See Note P2) | |
| S&W | (S&W) Write the story of The Boy in your own words in Afrikaans. (See Note P3) | |
| Culture | Short Stories, Novels | |
| 15 | Review | |
| Pron | Review ‘Specific Focus’ and ‘Loekie die Leeu’ | |
| Vocab | People > Health: Illnesses; Doctor (See Note V1) | |
| Gram | Review | |
| L&R | | |
| S&W | (S&W) Tell the story of ‘The Boy’ in your own words in Afrikaans. (See Note P3) | |
| Culture | Academic Afrikaans | |
| 16 | Review | FINALS |
| Pron | FINALS | |
| Vocab | FINALS | |
| Gram | FINALS | |
| L&R | FINALS | |
| S&W | FINALS | |
| Culture | FINALS | |
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