Faith  &  Encounter  Centre  Zambia
A Catholic Resource Centre
on Faiths & Cultures
in
Zambia
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
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
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
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
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.