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A linguistic adventure for international students

17 September 2019

Dialogos, English courses, Our languages, Recent news

Students from abroad who wish to improve their English have the opportunity to enrol in the Language Centre’s Intensive English Programme (IEP). The programme encourages students from different levels or…

A mosaic of experiences at the oldest university in the world

17 September 2019

Dialogos, Our languages, Recent news, Research

Sanet de Jager, a Language Centre interpreter, took part in the University’s mobility project, through which SU students and staff can participate in exchange programmes for international exposure. Sanet spent…

Book tsunami: The biggest wave yet

17 September 2019

Dialogos, Our languages, Recent news

“This year, only half a box of books was left over after the Book Tsunami,” says Dr Vernita Beukes, Language Centre lecturer and organiser of the Centre’s annual Book Tsunami,…

A toast to a sixth language at the Language Hub

25 June 2019

Dialogos, Language Learning Hub, Our languages, Recent news

It is seldom that we get a request from someone who wants to come to South Africa for three months to learn Afrikaans. But this did happen recently. Wietse Hilverda,…

Language resources for savvy speakers

25 June 2019

Afrikaans courses, Dialogos, Our languages, Recent news, Research, Terminology, Writing tips

In April of this year, the comprehensive, multi-volume Afrikaans dictionary the Woordeboek van die Afrikaanse Taal (the WAT) released its fifteenth volume, representing the second instalment for the letter S.…

Catch them out with language

25 June 2019

Dialogos, Language Learning Hub, Our languages, Recent news

It’s urgent! It’s from a well-known organisation! Act now! It’s probably fake … If you’re working for a large company, the odds are that you’ve received e-mails from the IT…

Second home for Dutch prof

4 April 2019

Afrikaans courses, Dialogos, Our languages, Recent news, Research

He has always been fascinated by South Africa, says Prof Carel Jansen, Language Centre research fellow, who was here again from the Netherlands in March. Which is why he jumped…

It’s a sign!

4 April 2019

Dialogos, Our languages, Recent news

MI(SA), performed at the 2019 Woordfees, is an ambitious piece of theatre. It is a musical tryptic containing three masses: the Missa Luba (a Latin Mass set to traditional song…

A story accessible to Deaf children and children who can hear

4 April 2019

Dialogos, Our languages, Recent news

SU’s Department of General Linguistics has embarked on a project that involves a children’s story that young speakers of various languages – including users of South African Sign Language (SASL)…

When e- fails

3 April 2019

Dialogos, Recent news, Research, Writing tips

It wouldn’t be a stretch to say that the whole of South Africa had hoped to see the end of load shedding in December last year. Unfortunately it came back…