Where outside of Southern Africa can you learn Venda?

Jacques du Plessis, (UWM)

Jacques du Plessis does not teach Venda. He merely collaborates with native speakers to present the language on the Web.

As far as I know, Venda is not taught overseas.

Robert Kirsner (UCLA)

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.

http://www.germanic.ucla.edu/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=18&Itemid=20

His website is at http://www.germanic.ucla.edu/people/faculty/kirsner/

Paul Roberge (UNC)

Like many of us in this field, Paul is a linguist and language instructor. He teaches at the University 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)

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, teaching in Wroclaw and Posnan, Poland

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 prestigious Suid-Afrikaanse Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns.

UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA - SOUTH AFRICA

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

The picture was taken in January 2008 during Jacques du Plessis' visit to the University of Stellenbosch. These students come from a very diverse background. Their native languages include Russian, Greek, Turkish, Finnish, Swedish, Danish, German, and English.

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA (UNISA)

The picture was taken in March 2009 during Jacques du Plessis' visit to the University. This photo includes faculty and staff at UNISA.

UNIVERSITY OF THE NORTH-WEST (Potchefstroom)

The picture was taken in March 2009 during Jacques du Plessis' visit to PUKKE. Wannie Castens and Jacques met in the mid eighties, during Wannie's visit to the USA. He as always been very supportive of Afrikaans abroad.