Course guides › Grade 8 › Afrikaans First Additional Language
Grade 8 Afrikaans First Additional Language (Eerste Addisionele Taal) builds on Grade 7 with longer literary texts, more formal writing and more grammar. The four skills are Luister en praat, Lees en kyk, Skryf en aanbied, and Taalstrukture en -konvensies, taught in two-week cycles with exams in Terms 2 and 4.
This guide is in English so every parent can follow it; the course will be in Afrikaans. It follows the 2023/24 Grade 8 ATP.
Course status: coming soon. We are still building the Grade 8 Afrikaans First Additional Language (CAPS) course, so it can’t be bought yet. This guide explains what the CAPS curriculum covers this year, so you can use it now. The planned price is R300 per subject per year.
What’s covered this year
Letterkunde (literature)
- Kortverhale, gedigte en ‘n roman of drama
Skryf (writing)
- Verhalende en beskrywende opstelle
- Briewe, e-posse, dagboekinskrywings, toesprake en verslae
- Opsommings
Lees en kyk (reading and viewing)
- Leesbegrip, advertensies, strokiesprente en grafieke
Taal (language)
- Tye, lydende vorm en indirekte rede
- Woordorde, voegwoorde en ontkenning
- Woordeskat, idiome en spelling
Key ideas, with worked examples
Conjunctions and word order
Some conjunctions send the verb to the end of the clause.
Worked example. Ek bly tuis, want ek is siek. but Ek bly tuis omdat ek siek is.
Idioms (idiome)
Learn common idioms as whole phrases.
Worked example. Hy het die bal mis geslaan. means he got it wrong.
Common mistakes (and how to fix them)
- Verb placement after omdat, dat, as.
- Translating English idioms word for word.
- Informal language in formal letters.
Tips for parents
- Agree a routine, then step back. Senior Phase learners like to work on their own; check in on the week’s work rather than every page.
- Daily Afrikaans media, even for ten minutes.
- Use the parent memo to check work if you don’t speak Afrikaans.
Frequently asked questions
How much will the Grade 8 Afrikaans First Additional Language course cost?
R300 per subject per year once it opens. Like our live courses, it will be one course for the whole year with Terms 1 to 4 inside it, so there’s nothing extra to pay per term.
When will the course be ready?
We’re building it now. The Grade 8 Afrikaans First Additional Language card on our home page shows “Coming soon” until the course is ready, and then it changes to “Open course”.
Will it work on a phone, and will it use a lot of data?
Yes, it will work on a phone. Like our live Maths courses, it will open in a phone’s web browser or in the free Coursebox app for Android and iPhone. Lessons are pictures and short text with quizzes and no videos, so it uses little data.
Is the course in Afrikaans?
Yes. The lessons, texts and questions are in Afrikaans, as CAPS requires for a language subject. This guide is in English so that every parent can read it. Die kursus self is in Afrikaans.
Get ready for Grade 8 Afrikaans First Additional Language
The Grade 8 Afrikaans First Additional Language (CAPS) course is coming soon at R300 per subject per year. Bookmark this guide and use the term lists above to follow what your child is doing at school. See which Grade 8 subjects are open on the course cards.
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Sources and review
This guide is based on the DBE’s CAPS Afrikaans Eerste Addisionele Taal Grades 7–9 document and the 2023/24 Grade 8 Annual Teaching Plan. Last reviewed: 31 October 2026. AI Buddies is an independent project and is not endorsed by the Department of Basic Education.