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English translation: Pre-primary classes or Grade 0


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Afrikaans term or phrase:ontvangsklasse
English translation:Pre-primary classes or Grade 0
Entered by: David Connor
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14:42 Mar 2, 2008
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Social Sciences - Education / Pedagogy / Teacher training
Afrikaans term or phrase: ontvangsklasse
Hello,
I have a list of subjects studied by a student teacher at the Durbanse Onderwyskollege. One of them is:
Skoolbiblioteekwese en ontvangsklasse.

School librarianship and reception classes? I have no concept of what 'ontvangs' means here.

Thanks,
David
David Connor
Local time: 07:58
Pre-primary classes or Grade 0
Explanation:
"Ontvangsklasse" refers to the year prior to the proper first school year.

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Note added at 7 hrs (2008-03-02 22:28:06 GMT)
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As changes to course contents and the names of course modules were made from time to time, it would be helpful to know in which year the diploma was issued and whether it is a Junior or Senior Primary Education Diploma. I would like to check with the person who was head of that department at the time, to be doubly sure.
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lexispro
Local time: 23:58
Grading comment
many thanks to you, Lexispro,
from David
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5Pre-primary classes or Grade 0lexispro
3 -1Book reception classes
Anita du Plessis


  

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36 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): -1
Book reception classes


Explanation:
I think this means book reception, as it is placed next too "librarianship"

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Note added at 38 mins (2008-03-02 15:20:28 GMT)
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In the context of librarianship, book reception classes makes the most sense to me.

Anita du Plessis
South Africa
Local time: 23:58
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in AfrikaansAfrikaans

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  lexispro: As a former lecturer at this particular college I know that "ontvangsklasse" refers to pre-primary education, or "grade 0", as it is known today. "Skoolbiblioteekwese" was one of the many school-related modules, not a complete course in librarianship.
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  -> Ja, jy het dan eerstehandse kennis daarvan,dus is jy reg.
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Pre-primary classes or Grade 0


Explanation:
"Ontvangsklasse" refers to the year prior to the proper first school year.

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Note added at 7 hrs (2008-03-02 22:28:06 GMT)
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As changes to course contents and the names of course modules were made from time to time, it would be helpful to know in which year the diploma was issued and whether it is a Junior or Senior Primary Education Diploma. I would like to check with the person who was head of that department at the time, to be doubly sure.

lexispro
Local time: 23:58
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in AfrikaansAfrikaans
PRO pts in category: 4
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many thanks to you, Lexispro,
from David
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