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By: Yuji

Yuji — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 00:52:10 +0000

Thanks for the info. I hope I can use these books someday… I was just interested because it said there are cassettes…

By: Alexander

Alexander — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 08:04:39 +0000

These are some of the course books for the HIGCSE:
http://www.play.com/Search.aspx?searchtype=allproducts&searchstring=afrikaans+higcse&page=search&pa=search

By: Alexander

Alexander — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 16:45:59 +0000

There are some books which you can buy on Amazon and Play. I got one a few years ago. It’s for people who know it to a fair degree, it certainly doesn’t teach you it. Here’s more details:
http://www.cie.org.uk/qualifications/academic/middlesec/igcse/subject?assdef_id=832

By: Yuji

Yuji — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 07:08:34 +0000

Oh sorry, it’s my bad. I meant the contents of the two levels four modules textbooks + cassettes. I was wondering if they’re just plain textbooks for people looking forward to take the exams (assuming they already speak the language) or if they actually teach the language.

By: Alexander

Alexander — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 06:54:22 +0000

This is all I know about the level: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HIGCSE In England you sit your GCSEs at sixteen after studying for them for two years, although when I sat my Spanish GCSE I had done it for three years and French for eight years.

By: Yuji

Yuji — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 05:01:51 +0000

Hi. Just asking: what kind of learners is HIGCSE Afrikaans aimed? I mean, I know it’s for preparing to the exam, but does it teaches the language from scratch?

By: Yuji

Yuji — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 01:48:45 +0000

Thanks. Anyways, I’ll try asking at some local bookstore as well. Maybe they could get me that CD-ROM version of Pharos for a not too higher price as it’s available at kalahari.net. Otherwise, I’ll just get the paper version available at Amazon.

By: Alexander

Alexander — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 12:22:13 +0000

You’ve certainly got a good number of books which should cover pretty much everything you need to know. There often books for sale on Ebay so have a look and see what it’s got. Let me know if there is anything in particular you want and I can see if I can find it in London for you and you can Paypal me.

By: Yuji

Yuji — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 22:23:43 +0000

Thanks for your advices. Well, I got Burgers for £10.75 including shipping, so I guess it was cheap. As an unemployed student, my budget is kinda limited, but I’ll see what else I can get. Maybe I’d better wait and see how I’m going to progress, too much material might be counterproductive. Anyways, I’ll try to pick up Pharos CD-ROM version, so that I can leave a copy of it at my parents’ as well and avoid having to carry heavy books back and forth. But before that I’ll have a long way trying to convince dad to let me give his credit card number to kalahari.net. If only they accepted Paypal… *sigh*

By: Alexander

Alexander — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 20:00:40 +0000

Good to hear from you. Personally I think that Lydia and Donaldson are the best; they come with CDs. Donaldson’s grammar book is excellent, so I’m guessing you’re quite serious! Burger is good if you can get it cheaply because it goes into a lot of detail on the grammar. Groenewald, Holloway and Van Os are all good, but are older books and also not as approachable as Lydia and Donaldson. I think all the books are good, just some are well worth buying. Get a good dictionary though, Pharos do some very good ones which are not expensive. Let me know how it goes.

By: Yuji

Yuji — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 06:06:01 +0000

Hi. I’m Brazilian and am really interested in learning Afrikaans. I’ve just got started (I’ve finished the first lesson for Lydia’s TTY and Colloquial). Besides both books I’ve got Donaldson’s grammar, and now I have Burgers’ TTY on the way. What else would you recommend me? Lydia’s TTY? “Painless Afrikaans”, perhaps? How useful is “Learn to Speak Afrikaans: A Method Based on 1000 Words”? Is it worth? Thanks in advance.