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Capitalisation of titles and proper names in Afrikaans and English: How does it work?

12 June 2017

Often people are unsure about the capitalisation of titles in Afrikaans and English. Should it be Prof De Villiers or prof De Villiers? An added headache is the capitalisation of…

Cultural Day: A celebration of connection

12 June 2017

Dialogos, Our languages, Recent news

On 18 May, international students participating in the Language Centre’s Intensive English Programme (IEP) celebrated Cultural Day in a unique and exciting way at the Khaya (Kruiskerk). The United Nations…

The protective power of bilingualism

12 June 2017

Articles in isiXhosa, Dialogos, Language Learning Hub, Our languages

A university in Italy scanned the brains of dozens of patients with Alzheimer’s disease as part of a study. Half of them spoke at least two languages, the other half…

‘U’ or ‘jy’ and ‘jou’: How does one choose in Afrikaans?

14 March 2017

Dialogos, Our languages

The English personal pronoun ‘you’ is an incredibly versatile little word: one could use it to indicate second person singular or plural, and it allows you to hedge your bets…

Book chests for schools realised by selling boerewors rolls

14 March 2017

Dialogos, Recent news

At SU, promoting multilingualism is very important. Vriende van Afrikaans, the Language Centre and the residence Academia therefore joined forces to launch the project “Fill up with a boerewors roll…

An Amazing Reading Race challenge on Mandela day

25 November 2016

Dialogos

At the Language Centre, we know that being able to read with comprehension is one of the most valuable skills that one could have. On Mandela day this year we…

Putting plain language through its paces

15 April 2016

Dialogos, Plain Language

Along with keeping your sentences short and writing in the active voice, avoiding negative formulation always seems to make it to the list of top ten tips for plain language…

Trilingual terminology website launched

3 December 2015

Dialogos, Our languages, Recent news, Terminology

On Monday, 23 November 2015, the isiXhosa portfolio of the Stellenbosch University Language Centre launched its terminology website, with the terms presented in Afrikaans, English and isiXhosa. This site is…

OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS SOUTHERN AFRICA LAUNCHES VIDEO CAMPAIGN TO HELP STUDENTS

24 February 2015

Dialogos

High school learners aspiring to enter tertiary education often see university or college acceptance as a finish line they need to cross. The issue is that once they arrive at…

On your marks, get set, go: Keeping momentum in your writing

27 January 2014

Dialogos, Recent news

Writing a thesis is a lot like running a marathon. You’re in it for the long haul, cramps and all. You also have to practice often if you want to…