From a teacher’s perspective, one of the best aspects of the workshops offered by the SU Language Centre is the wide variety of students and trainees they attract. Our most recent round of General English workshops are showcasing just that.
A week in the world of lexicography
What does it really take to create a dictionary? To many of us, dictionaries are simply there when we need them, sitting quietly on a shelf or just a quick search away online.
What has the Language Centre been up to from May to July 2025?
Each quarter, we submit content to be considered for the SU Management Report to Senate and Council. We thought we’d also share here what the Language Centre has been up…
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Let’s talk language freedom in celebration of Freedom Day
On 27 April, South Africa commemorates Freedom Day, marking both the anniversary of the first democratic elections in 1994 and the introduction of the new (interim) Constitution, which guaranteed equal…
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Online interpreting in the classroom – now even more seamless!
SU lecturers! Does your module use interpreting, or would you like to use interpreting in your module? The SU Language Centre’s Interpreting Service interpreters are available online to interpret for…
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Teamwork makes the team work: Lecturers’ online partner in multilingualism
Some educational interpreters and lecturers they collaborate with Success should be celebrated! Recently the Language Centre’s Interpreting Service hosted a collaboration celebration with some of the lecturers who use interpreting…
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Book chat with Susan L
Get to know us through the books we read! This month we chat to Susan Lotz. She is a language practitioner and content coordinator at the Language Centre. “Among other…
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Book chat with Juanli T
Get to know us through the books we read! This month we chat to Juanli Theron, head of the Interpreting Service of the Language Centre. The Interpreting Service delivers real-time…
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Mother language, heart language
Mother Language Day: A day dedicated to the language in which our very first thoughts were verbalised – that’s a world we can believe in. We’re so different, but this…
Read More Guide for lecturers: Introduction to real-time online interpreting
Calling all lecturers: This short video explains how you can easily use real-time online interpreting. Follow this step-by-step guide for an MS Teams set-up.
