Goodbye Namibia, hello Germany
The Goethe-Institut Namibia held its annual Foreign Language Competition in Windhoek over the weekend.
Justicia Shipena
German is taught as foreign language in many Namibian schools, with about 10 000 primary and secondary learners engaging in the language that is spoken by about 120 million people worldwide.
About 54 schools participated in the competition by entering the best (German as foreign language) learners from grades 7 to 11 for written and oral examinations. A total of 70 learners from schools across Namibia took part.
The nationwide competition was facilitated by the Namibian-German Foundation for Cultural Cooperation (NaDS) and later by the Goethe-Institut Namibia.
The five best contestants stand a chance to win flight tickets to Germany for four weeks, in which they spend each week in a different German city.
They also have the opportunity to stay with families in that country, with all living expenses paid and they experience German culture first-hand.
The competition divided learners into nine test groups, according to their grades and how many hours they spend learning the German language per week. The learners had to complete a 30-minute oral examination that gave them the opportunity to showcase their German language skills.
The competition
The learners also had access to numerous activities, such as dancing, making waffles, meditating, improvisational theatre and handicraft making.
Justin Brandt from Namib High School, Max Titus from Rocky Crest High School, Panduleni Shatilwe from Delta Secondary School, Carla Vosloo from Private School Swakopmund and Kauzemburukua Muikute from Academia Secondary School where the overall winners of the competition. Two of the flights are sponsored by the German-Namibian Foundation, which also facilitates learner stays at several guest families in Germany. Another three flights are provided by the Pedagogical Exchange Service, through the German embassy in Namibia.
German is taught as foreign language in many Namibian schools, with about 10 000 primary and secondary learners engaging in the language that is spoken by about 120 million people worldwide.
About 54 schools participated in the competition by entering the best (German as foreign language) learners from grades 7 to 11 for written and oral examinations. A total of 70 learners from schools across Namibia took part.
The nationwide competition was facilitated by the Namibian-German Foundation for Cultural Cooperation (NaDS) and later by the Goethe-Institut Namibia.
The five best contestants stand a chance to win flight tickets to Germany for four weeks, in which they spend each week in a different German city.
They also have the opportunity to stay with families in that country, with all living expenses paid and they experience German culture first-hand.
The competition divided learners into nine test groups, according to their grades and how many hours they spend learning the German language per week. The learners had to complete a 30-minute oral examination that gave them the opportunity to showcase their German language skills.
The competition
The learners also had access to numerous activities, such as dancing, making waffles, meditating, improvisational theatre and handicraft making.
Justin Brandt from Namib High School, Max Titus from Rocky Crest High School, Panduleni Shatilwe from Delta Secondary School, Carla Vosloo from Private School Swakopmund and Kauzemburukua Muikute from Academia Secondary School where the overall winners of the competition. Two of the flights are sponsored by the German-Namibian Foundation, which also facilitates learner stays at several guest families in Germany. Another three flights are provided by the Pedagogical Exchange Service, through the German embassy in Namibia.
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