Academic and professional literacies – Stellenbosch University Language Centre

Celebrating women in Women’s month: Faika’s trip to Tarragona in Spain

15 August 2025

Academic and professional literacies, Life is language, Multilingualism, Our languages, Recent news

Faika at the BIP Faika Haroun, an Academic and Professional Literacies lecturer at the Language Centre, had the privilege of visiting the Roviira i Virgili University (URV) from 9 to…

Appreciation for a dear colleague who is retiring

7 December 2023

Academic and professional literacies, Courses, Recent news

Ydalene Coetsee, a stalwart academic and professional literacies lecturer at the Language Centre, is retiring at the end of 2023 after 14 years of teaching. Academic literacies modules are presented…

Universal design for learning: Creating accessible and effective learning for all

15 November 2023

Academic and professional literacies, Courses, English courses, English portfolio, Recent news

Are there any hacks to ensure that the courses we design really speak to participants? It turns out there are! Ever heard of universal design for learning (UDL)? When we…

Reading for all levels of English with Carmen 3

9 February 2023

Academic and professional literacies, Courses, English courses, Recent news

You’ve been transported to Carmen’s book corner! Hi there, bookworms! I am back with another instalment of my ESL book recommendations. It is the month of love and this month…

Book chat with Vicki F

2 December 2022

Academic and professional literacies, Book chat, Language and communication services, Recent news

Get to know us through the books we read! Get to know us through the books we read! This month we chat to Vicki Fourie, an interpreter and the coordinator…

Reading for all levels of English with Carmen 2

18 November 2022

Academic and professional literacies, Courses, English courses, Recent news

You’ve been transported to Carmen’s book corner! Hi there, bookworms! I am back with another instalment of my ESL book recommendations. The summer holidays are coming up and this time…

English language specialist to visit the Intensive English portfolio next year

7 November 2022

Academic and professional literacies, English courses, Our languages, Recent news, Research

The Language Centre will be visited by an English language specialist from America in 2023! On Friday 28 October, two staff members from the Language Centre (LC), Dr Arné Binneman and…

Book chat with Ammie H

4 November 2022

Academic and professional literacies, Book chat, English courses, Recent news

Get to know us through the books we read! Get to know us through the books we read! This month we chat to Ammie Henson, one of the coordinators of…

Book chat with Sabrina T

6 October 2022

Academic and professional literacies, Book chat, Recent news, Writing Lab

Get to know us through the books we read! This month we chat to Sabrina Thompson, a writing skills workshop presenter at the Writing Lab and junior lecturer in Advanced…

Book chat with Vernita B

1 September 2022

Academic and professional literacies, Afrikaans courses, Book chat, Multilingualism, Recent news

Get to know us through the books we read! This month we chat to Vernita Beukes, a lecturer and coordinator of language acquisition courses at the Language Centre. She says:…