Honours in Afrikaans literature
(Dutch literature as an option to enable students to study in Holland for up to a year)
Some options on the wide menu available:
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Compulsory: Treatise (LA410)
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Afrikaans prose (LA402)
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Afrikaans poetry: e.g. a comparative course of seminal poets such as Breytenbach, Cussons and Krog (LA404)
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Oral tradition and children’s literature (LA405) (excellent for prospective teachers, book publishers or children’s book writers)
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Comparative writing (LA406): builds further on the Afrikaans fiction course, working with intertexts.
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Dutch Literature (LA407)
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Literary Theory (LA403)
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Variational Linguistics (LA412)
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Semantics (LA413)
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Lexicography (LA414)
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Pragmatics (LA416)
Honours in Afrikaans Linguistics (contact Prof A Otto)
Masters & doctoral study in Afr & Dutch literature/linguistics
Research dissertation. Students can apply for large NMMU bursaries (MA: R20,000 per yr for 2 yrs, or doctoral: R30,000 per yr for 3 yrs), NRF bursaries (closing date: February 2009), research assistantships, and teach tutorials while they are busy with their research work. Overseas study can be a part of this advanced stage of student life (SAVN and ZA Stichting Moederland bursaries available, as well as NRF overseas bursaries).