Faith & Encounter Centre Zambia
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A Catholic Resource Centre on Faiths & Cultures in Zambia
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The language courses are offered on condition that a sufficient number of students
attends. We therefore ask to book at least one month before the starting date.
The courses include free access to our extensive library, which we hope will be used by
the participants during their free time. Language books as well as Audio CDs (Bemba
only) are available to facilitate the learning of the languages.
Weekend Course Nyanja
all Saturdays 12 January - 15 March 2008
Teaching: Nyanja: 08:30 - 12:30 Fee: 50,000 Kwacha/day
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This course is designed for those working
full time, who nevertheless want to pick
up a Zambian language. It consists of four
hours intensive teaching each Saturday
morning.
We regret that the Bemba weekend
course needed to be cancelled because
of a low number of participants; we
apologise for that.
In 2008 we offer different language courses for Bemba & Nyanja:
1. Weekend course: (10 Saturdays): 12.01.08 - 15.03.08
2. Bemba intensive course (8 weeks): 23.06.08 - 22.08.08
3. First-Steps Nyanja (1 week): 06.09.08 - 13.09.08
4. Initiation into Zambia (2 weeks): 15.09.08 - 26.09.08
5. Nyanja Intensive Course (10 weeks): 29.09.08 - 05.12.08
All courses are subject to change. Please check regularly the website. Registration latest two weeks before
beginning of each course. Please use the form below.
Initiation into Zambia
Introduction into Zambia
2 weeks 15 - 26 September 2008 Conferences: Monday - Friday all morning plus some afternoons Fee: 600,000 Kwacha
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The Initiation course gives a thorough
introduction into Zambia: into Bemba or
Nyanja, Zambian history, economics,
politics, the cultural sphere, the do's
and don'ts, and into Zambia's religious
life.
The morning programme consists of
three hours teaching by highly qualified
lecturers, including one hour of
language. Some afternoons also contain
teaching & other activities.
Intensive Course:
Bemba: 23.06.08 - 22.08.08 fee: 1,200,000 Kwacha (150,000 / week) teaching: Mon-Fri 14:00 - 17:00 hours
Nyanja: 29.09.08 - 05.12.08 fee: 1,500,000 Kwacha (150,000/week) teaching: Mon-Fri 09:00 - 12:00
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The Intensive Course provides a very
solid foundation for either Bemba or
Nyanja. Each day consists of three
hours intensive teaching. Language
tutors are also available. The courses
are built on solid linguistic foundations
and are at the same time very practical.
The "White Fathers" have an
experience of teaching Zambian
languages for more than hundred years.
The Zambian language teachers are
professional, trained and flexible.
This course demands a full-time
commitment from the participants.
First-Steps Nyanja
6-13 September 2008
Teaching: Saturday 06.09: 08:30 - 12:30 Monday - Friday: 17:30 - 19:30 Saturday 13.09: 08:30 - 12:30
Fee: 200,000 Kwacha
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Obviously, nobody will learn a language in
a week. This little course aims at giving
people a feeling for the language, to see
a little bit how Nyanja works and how
sentenses are constructed.