AFK1501 - Afrikaans Today (Literature)

Purpose: To improve students' understanding of Afrikaans literature by studying a collection of present day texts comprising different genres and oeuvres. Topical questions and the focus of the Afrikaans text on everyday issues form the core of this module. Students are introduced to reading, interpretation and life skills. The module consists of five optional units, of which students may choose any two. (a) Text and reader: an introduction to the literary communication process. (b) Topical texts 1) Afrikaans in Africa (c) Topical texts 2) Men come from Mars, women from Venus. (d) Youth literature. (e) Dutch texts for South Africa.