Where outside of Southern Africa can you learn Afrikaans?
Barry Hornabrook, (BYU)
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In
memory of Barry Hornabrook. Barry was fluent in Afrikaans, Dutch, and French. He was a South African attaché for many years in New York, Paris, and Tokyo. When Jacques du Plessis moved on to the University of Wisconsin, Barry took over the Afrikaans program at BYU. In this photo Barry Hornabrook (BYU Afrikaans teacher) is posing with Jacques du Plessis (UWM) during a visit to the Afrikaans class at BYU (Sept 27, 2005). Barry passed away unexpectedly in November 2008. He was a great friend to many and his gentle positive upbeat nature is a lingering inspiration. |
Robert Kirsner (UCLA)
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Robert Kirsner (Bob) has been teaching Afrikaans and Dutch in the Germanic Department at UCLA for many years. He is well connected with academics internationally and I am appreciative of his efforts through many years to promote the language at UCLA. His website: http://www.germanic.ucla.edu/faculty/Kirsner.htm |
Paul Roberge (UNC)
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Like many of us in this field, Paul is a linguist and language instructor. He teaches at the Univeristy of North Carolina and his courses include Afrikaans language and literature. His website: http://www.unc.edu/depts/german/personnel/roberge-p.html |
Rina Loader (University of Vienna, Austria)
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She lived most of her life in Pretoria, South Africa. Since 1999 she is a lecturer at the University of Vienna in Austria where she teaches Afrikaans grammar and literature. She coordinates the communication between interest groups in Afrikaans and provides study support to learners of Afrikaans. Click HERE to follow her activities on the Web. |
Jerzy Koch -- Wroclaw and Posnan, Poland
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Jerzy had his beginnings in learning German, then he focused on Netherlandic Studies before an additional focus on Afrikaans. He has been to South Africa many times and he is intimately acquainted with the literature and the culture. He is also a member of the prestigeous Suid-Afrikaanse Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns. |
UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA - SOUTH AFRICA
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The picture was taken in February 2007 during Jacques du Plessis' visit with the faculty of the Afrikaans Dept at the University of Pretoria . From L to R: Jacques du Plessis, Hein Willemse (Dept Chair), Nerina Bosman, Susan Thembekwayo, and Heinrich Grebe. |
UNIVERSITY OF STELLENBOSCH - SOUTH AFRICA
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The picture was taken in January 2008 during Jacques du Plessis' visit to the Univeristy of Stellenbosch. These students come from a very diverse background. Their native languages include Russian, Greek, Turkish, Finnish, Swedish, Danish, German, and English. |