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Festschrift presented to retired director of Language Centre

12 February 2018

On Thursday evening 8 February 2018, the Language Centre presented Prof Leon de Stadler with a hard copy of the Festschrift that honoured him for his professional contribution to his…

The making of a Festschrift: Behind the scenes

12 February 2018

Dialogos, Recent news, Research

They thought they knew what they signed up for when they decided to publish a Festschrift. Guest editors Dr Antoinette van der Merwe, Alta van Rensburg, Dr Rose Richards, Sharifa…

What does the Festschrift contain?

12 February 2018

Dialogos, Recent news, Research

Twenty-two local and international authors contributed to the Festschrift in honour of Prof Leon de Stadler in the form of either articles or research notes. The thirteen articles that were…

Local book tsunami for International Literacy Day

20 November 2017

Dialogos

In celebration of International Literacy Day at Stellenbosch University this year, the Reading Lab of the Language Centre instigatedt about a book tsunami in the Neelsie (the Langenhoven Student Centre)…

Rocking the airwaves with MFM

20 November 2017

Dialogos

“What is news?” “Watch your tone.” And “Don’t forget to feed your chickens!” These were a few of the challenges MFM presenters had to field recently while attending ‘Rocking the…

High standards and shortcuts reconciled

20 November 2017

Dialogos

Part of being a professional editor or translator is understanding how to do the best possible work in the least amount of time. And for that you may well need…

Why use a professional translator?

21 August 2017

Articles in isiXhosa, Dialogos, Recent news, Writing tips

You have a finalised, polished text to share with your readers – and it needs to be available in more than one language. You could ask your bilingual colleague to…

A research kaleidoscope at the Language Centre

21 August 2017

Dialogos, Recent news, Research

Research and publishing research findings are essential for an academic institution to build its reputation and credibility. At the Language Centre, our research also allows us to reflect on what…

AWS a hundred years young!

21 August 2017

Afrikaans courses, Dialogos, Our languages, Recent news

The 11th, comprehensively updated edition of the Afrikaanse Woordelys en Spelreëls (AWS), a title that means ‘Afrikaans word list and spelling rules’, was released early in August this year. The…

Book chests enchant children

12 June 2017

Dialogos, Recent news

In the previous edition of Dialogos, we reported on how a boerewors roll sale could contribute to multilingualism. Now we’re tracking that project’s progress. On 20 April, Vriende van Afrikaans,…