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TO: THE PERMANENT SECRETARY
THE DEPUTY PERMANENT SECRETARY
THE UNDER SECRETARIES: FORMAL EDUCATION AND CALL
DIRECTORS OF EDUCATION: REGIONS AND HEAD OFFICE
INSPECTORS OF EDUCATION AND ADVISORY TEACHERS
PRINCIPALS OF SCHOOLS OFFERING GRADES 11 AND 12
THE DIRECTOR: NAMCOL
TIIE DEAN: FACULTY OF EDUCATION, UNAM
SUBJECT: GRADES 11 & 12 PRESCRIBED LITERATURE 2016 AND 2OI7 _2019FOR EUROPEAN LANGUAGES
The literature titles prescribed for the Namibia Senior Secondary CertiÍicate syllabuses
(European Languages) 2013 to 2015 will also be examined in 2016. Attached please find the
lists of literature texts for implementation in Grade ll in 2016 and examination in Grade 12
in2017 to 2019. These lists should be read in conjunction with the relevant syllabuses, which
1-NIED Circular 2/2015: Prescribed Texts European Languages 2016 and 2017 - 2019
contain detailed information on the way in which Literature will be assessed as well as the
minimum amount of literature to be studied.
The languages are listed in alphabetical order and printed on separate sheets for ease of
reference and filing. In languages not listed here, like English and Afriknans Second
Language Ordinary Level as well as Foreign Language German Ordinary Level, there is no
Literature Paper.
The following Addendums are attached to this letter:
Addendum A: Afrikaans Second Language (Higher Level)
Addendum B: English Second Language (Higher Level)
Addendum C: First Language Afrikaans (Ordinary and Higher Level)
Addendum D: First Language English (Ordinary and Higher Level)
Addendum E: First Language German (Ordinary and Higher Level)
Addendum F: Foreign Language German (Higher Level)
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Addendum A
AFRIKAANS SECOND LANGUAGE (Higher [,evel: Syllabus Code 8314)
The following works of literature should be studied:
Voorgeskrewe gedigte luit Versjoernaal L. Malan et al NB Publishers1. Spore op die maan - Koos du Plessis (p.54)
2. So long Skipskop - David Kramer «r.107)3. Onderwyser - Antjie I«og (p.1 10)
4. Die hanswors - S.J. Pretorius (p.190)
5. Die straatkind - Linda Roos (p.194)
6. Versagtende omstandighede - Peter Snyders (p.209)
7. My siel, Pa - Marie van Rensburg (p.232)
8. Vroegherfs - N.P. van Wyk Louw (p.249)
Voorgeskrewe kortverhale uit Storiejoernual J.P. & Ria Smuts NB Publishers
1 . Plaaskind - fuana Scheepers «r.189)2. Die swart haan- Henriette Grove @.122-1,27)3. Die werksmanne van Slovoville - Johnny Masilela (fia9452)4. Astra Castra - Dot Serfontein (p.194-201)
5. Kaptein Duiwel - Dana Sn)rman @.213-215)
DramaSiener in die suburbs P.G. du Plessis Tafelberg
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Addendum B
ENGLISH SECOND LANGUAGE (Higher Level: Syllabus Code 3315)
The following works of literature should be studied:
PROSETitle Author PublisherCrocodile Burning Michael Williams Oxford University Press
DRAMAMaster Harold and The Boys A. Fugard Oxford University Press
POETRYCrossings. A Senior PoetryAnthologt Annemarie Heywood Macmillan
The following poems should be studied:
o The village girl (India) page 118o Hendrik Witbooi §amibia) page 15
o Bull and egret (England) page24o African Drought (Malawi) page 39o The hand that signed the paper (Wales) page 185o Snake (England) page34
Touched with Fire Jack Hydes. Cambridge University Press
o Sonnet 18 - Shall I compare thee to a summer's day? page 192o Solitude, page 30
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A.ddendum C
FIRST LANGUAGE AFRIKAANS (Ordinary Level: Syllabus Code 4101
as well as
Higher Level: Syllabus Code 8301)
In the case of Afrikaans First Language the same texts are prescribed for Ordinary and
Higher Level candidates, because in most schools the two levels are accoÍrmodated within
the same class groups. However, teachers should take note that a more extended study of the
literature is expected of Higher Level candidates and that the demands placed by the
assessment criteria are different. Detailed information is to be found in the relevant
syllabuses.
PROSEOne novel, or one anthology of short stories from the following:
Short stories: (at least 6 short stories for Ordinary Level and 8 for Higher Level)
TitleBongaFiela se kind or Krínge inToorberg
PylvakStoriejoernaal
DRAMAOne of the following:Siener in díe suburbsKanna hy kô hys toeDie keiser
POETRYRakaVersreiseVersjoernaalSenior Verseboek
1. Maria2. Maria3. Die tante4. Ballade op die dronkparty
AuthorElsa Joúert
'n bos Dalene MattheeE. Van Heerden
J.P. & R.SmutsJ.P. & Ria Smuts
PublisherTafelbergTafelbergTafelberg
TafelbergHuman & RosseauTafelbergNB Publishers
TafelbergTafelbergTafelberg
TafelbergNasou Via AfrikaNB PublishersTafelberg
Bolder Hennie AucampDie Afrikaanse Kortverhaalboek A.H. De Vries
If one of the three anthologies is selected, at least 20 poems should be studied, selectedfrom the following themes (Senior Verseboek) or any suitable themes and poems fromVersreise or Versjoernaal
Die vrou
P.G. du PlessisA.A. SmallBarto Smit
N.P. van Wyk LouwA. VermaakL. Malan et alD.J. Opperman
W.E.G. LouwElizabeth EybersBarend J. ToerienG.A. Watermeyer
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6. My meisie se wange is sterkoningappels Boerneef
Die liefde1. Wys mydie plek2. Rosa Rosarum3. Ek wonder ofjy soms4. Eerste lieftle5. En as ek dood is
Die stadl. Ballade van die Grysland2. Stad in die mis3. Stad4. Stad5. Oranjezicht-bus6. Sonnet - Uit Malvern7. Karoo-dorpsomeraand8. Kleindorpsewinteraand
Natuurgediete1. 4 gebede by jaargetye in
5.
6.
die BolandIn die HoeveldNuus uit die binnelandBehoefte aan ongustige weers-
en ander omstandighedeO wye en droewe landHerinnering
DigÍerskap1. Die beiteltjie2. Digter3. by toccata en fuga in d mineur
Sport1. Die bokser2. Die gewigopteller3. die dag op nuweland4. Lied van die fietsers5. Die bokser
Passie-sonnette1. Avondmaal2. Golgota3. Opstanding4. Maria
C. Louis LeipoldtA.G. VisserI.D. du PlessisElizabeth EybersN.P. van Wyk Louw
D.J. OppermanD.J. OppermanVan Wyk LouwChris PelserHein SwartS.J. PretoriusN.P. van Wyk LouwPeter Blum
N.P. van Wyk LouwToon vd HeeverPeter Blum
T.T. CloeteN.P. van Wyk LouwElizabeth Eybers
N.P. van Wyk LouwD.J. OppermanMarlene van Niekerk
Ernst van HeerdenErnst van HeerdenJeanne GoosenAntjie KrogEmst van Heerder
W.E.G. LouwW.E.G. LouwW.E.G. LouwW.E.G. Louw
2.
4.
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Addendum D
FIRST LANGUAGE ENGLISH (Ordinary Level: Syllabus Code 4102as weII as
Higher Level: Syllabus Code 8302)
In the case of English First Language the same texts are prescribed for Ordinary and Higher
Level candidates, because in most schools the two levels are accommodated within the same
class groups. However, teachers should take note that a more extended study of the literature
is expected of Higher Level candidates and that the demands placed by the assessment criteria
are different. Detailed information is to be found in the relevant syllabuses.
PROSE
One novel from the list should be studied, or a selection of short stories from the listedanthologies.
Novel Author Publisher
Maru Bessie Head HeinemannThe Purple Violet of Oshaantu Neshani Andreas HeinemannFarfrom the Madding Crowd Thomas Hardy OUP (Edumeds)
OR
Short stories (at least 6 short stories for Ordinary Level and 8 for Higher Level)
Learning to fly and other storíes Dyer et al. LongmanIdentities: South African Short Storíes. Leon De Kock &
Peter Southey HeinemannDRAMA
One of the following:
Road to Mecca Athol Fugard OUP (Edumeds)Othello W. Shakespeare OUP (Edumeds)Nothing but the Truth John Kani Macmillan
POETRY
The poems below can be found in the following anthologies:Calling of the Kindred Adrian Barlow (ed.) CambridgeNew Inscapes Robin Malan OUP (Edumeds)The Livíng Tradition Susan Joubert (ed.) Maskew Millar/LongmanLove Poemíor My Country: A Poetry Anthologyfor Grade l2 Maskew Millar/Longman
The poems marked with an asterix are by Namibian and African poets. Copies of these poemsare available at NIED.
A selection of 20 poems from the following list:
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1. An úandoned bundle2. An Irish airman foresees his death3. Anthem for doomed youth4. Born Yesterday5. Census Man6. City Johannesburg7. Composed upon Westminster bridge8. Death be not proud9. Do not go gentle into that good night10. Dotito is our brother*11. Dulce et decorum est12. Follower13. For Don M - Banned14. God's grandeur15. I am no longer the same16. In memoriam*17. (From) In Memorium18. Let me not to the marriage of true minds19. Let the children decide20. Meeting point21. Men against Trees22.I|r[irror23. Mister, Bottle*24.My Name Nomgqibelo Ncamisile Mnqhibisa25. No more Hiroshimas26. No City*27. Not waving but drowning28. Old man walking*29. Onhis blindness30. On My First Son31. Poem for my mother32. Poverty*33. Prayer before birth34. Refuge mother and child35. Revenge of the imagination36. Rugby League Game37. Shall I compare thee to a summer's day38. sharing the lift*39. Still I rise40. Taint41. Thebeggar42.The earth's atomic death43.The hunchback in the park44.The road not taken45. The ThoughrFox46.The unknown citizen47.Then the children decide48. Watch Them*49. When I have fears that I may cease to be50. you cannot know the fears i have
Mbuyiseni Oswald MtshaliW B YeatsW OwenPhilip LarkinFinuala DowlingMongane Wally SeroteW Wordsworth
J DonneD ThomasC MungoshiW OwenSeamus HeaneyM W SeroteG HopkinsMzwakhe MbuliL Sedar SenghorAlfred TennysonW ShakespeareD MatteraL MacNeiceChristopher ReedSylvia PlathK J MolapongMagoleng Wa Selepe
J KirkupSylvia SchlettweinStevie SmithK KahenguaJ MiltonBen JohnsonJennifer DavidsKeamogetsi j. MolapongL MacNeiceChinua AchebeIngrid de KockJames KirkupW ShakespeareK KahenguaMaya AngelouGrace NicholsTatmkulu AfrikaE S BlumenthalDylan ThomasRobert FrostTed HughesW H AudenD ParenzeeKeamogetsi j. MolapongJohn KeatsShúbir Banoobhai
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Addendum E
FIRST LANGUAGE GERMAN (Ordinary Level: Syllabus Code 4103as well as
Higher Level: Syllabus Code 8303)
In the case of German First Language the same texts are prescribed for Ordinary and Higher
Level candidates, because in most schools the two levels are accoÍlmodated within the same
class groups. However, teachers should take note that a more extended study of the literature
is expected of Higher Level candidates and that the demands placed by the assessment criteria
are different. Detailed information is to be found in the relevant syllabuses.
Die verlorene Ehre der Katharina Blum Heinrich Bô11 dtvHomo Faber Max Frisch Suhrkamp Verlag
DRAMAOne of the following:Der gute Mensch von Sezuan Bertoldt Brecht
PROSEOne of the following:TitleArnes Nachlass
6. Der Spinnerin Lied7. Sie saBenundtranken am
Teetisch8. Die Beiden
AuthorSiegfried Lenz dtv
Brentano
HeineHofrnannsthal
Publisher
Surkamp VerlagHamburger Lesehefte Bd.Diogenes Verlag
Emilia Galotti GE LessingDer Besuch der alten Dame Dürrenmatt
POETRYDeutsche Gedichte Echtermeyer & Von Wiese
Ausgabe fiir Schulen August Bagel VerlagGedichtbuch. Deutsche Gedichteaus 12. Jahrhunderten. K. Pôrnbacher (Hrsg.) Cornelsen Verlag
Das Buch der Gedichte -Deutsche Gedichte von den Anfiingenbis zur Gegenwart Karl Otto Conrady Cornelsen Verlag
A selection of at least 20 poems from the themes listed here:
Liebel. Rôslein auf der Heiden Goethe2. Vergânglichkeit der Schôúeit Hofrnannswaldau3. Lockeund Lied Drost-Hülshoff4. Willkommen und Abschied Goethe5. Der Gott und die Bajadere Goethe
9. Erinnerung an die Marie A. Brecht10. Schôn Rohtraut Môrike
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11. Sachliche Romanze
Weltbild1. Es ist alles eitel2. Der Mensch3. Prometheus4. Sehnsucht5. Die Worte des Glaubens6. Sehnsucht7. Ballade des âuBeren Lebens8. Stufen9. Anrufung des groBen Biiren10. ZumBeispiel Galilei
Jahreszeiten1. Frühlingsnacht2. Vorfrtihling3. Vorfriihling4. Sommer-Gesang5. Juni6. Herbstbild7. Herbsttag8. Verfall9. Im Sommer10. Winternacht11. Der Winter
Der Tod1. Schnitterlied2. Die Welt3. Letzte Worte4. Bei Betrachtung von Schillers Schâdel5. Die Ewigkeit6. Gesprâch über Bâume
Krieg1. Triinen des Vaterlandes2. Kriegslied3. Inventur4. Der Krieg5. Soldatenfriedhof6. Hiroschima7. Wann ist denn endlich Frieden
Stadt1. Heidelberg2. Venedig3. Der Gott der Stadt4. Blauer Abend in Berlin5. Augen in der GroBstadt
Kâstner
GryphiusClaudiusGoetheSchillerSchillerEichendorffHofmannsthalHesseBachmannThomas Brasch
EichendorffHofinannsthalStadlerGebhardtKaschnitzHebbelRilkeTraklKirschTraklHeym
VolksliedHofmannswaldauDroste-HülshoffGoetheKaschnitzFried
GryphiusClaudiusEichHeymHuchelKaschnitzBiermann
Hôlderlinvon PlatenHeymLoerkeTucholsky
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GERMAN FOREIGN LANGUAGE (Higher Level: Syllabus Code 8317)
PROSETitle Author PublisherVon Skinheads keine Spur Lutz van Dijk Bertelsmann
DRAMALeben des Galilei Galileo Bertholt Brecht Suhrkamp
POETRYA selection of 20 poems from:Gedichte F. Bachmann et al Hirschgraben-Verlag
Bestell-Nr 1219
The following poems should be studied:
Mutter und Kind1. An meine Mutter - Annette von Droste-Hülshoff2. Mutterns Hânde - Kurt Tucholsky3. Die Mutter bei der Wiege - Matthias Claudius4. Die Mutter spricht - Marie Luise Kaschnitz
Stadt1. Stadt - Gerrit Engelke2.Der Gott der Stadt - Georg Heym3. Sommersonntag in der Stadt - Georg Britting4. Reklame - Ingeborg Bachmann
Reisen1. Der wandernde Musikant - Joseph von Eichendorff2. Im Auto über Land - Erich Kâstner3. Irrtum - Ulla Hún4. Luftverânderung - Kurt Tucholsky
Abend1. Abend - Andreas Gryphius2. Abendlied - Gottfried Keller3. Abendlied - Matthias Claudius4. Wandrers Nachtlied; Ein Gleiches - Johann Wolfgang Goethe
Kriee1. An meine Landsleute - Bertolt Brecht2.Der Krieg - Georg Heym3. Kriegsonnett - Gottfried Unterdôrfer4. Spielzeug - Wolf Biermann
o Note: German Foreign Language Ordinary Level has no literature paper.
Addendum F
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