“I never even knew that such a kind of personal freedom existed, because I had never experienced it before.” In celebration of Freedom Day on 27 April, a Belgian exchange students shares her thoughts on freedom with us, originally in Afrikaans, but translated into English below.
Book chat with Helga S
Get to know us through the books we read! This month we chat to Helga Sykstus. Helga manages the Language Centre’s Language Learning Hub and is a specialist in the…
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A look at Afrikaans language and culture, tailored for Dutch-speaking exchange students
The Stellenbosch University (SU) Language Centre has been involved in the Global Education Programme of SU International for more than 20 years by offering a Beginner Afrikaans course for visiting…
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A toast to a sixth language at the Language Hub
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,…
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Catch them out with language
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…
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How does multilingualism look at Stellenbosch University?
“Multilingualism among young children has been shown to promote and develop those children’s thinking skills, problem-solving abilities and their understanding of complexity and systems. In old age, multilingualism could even…
Read More The protective power of bilingualism
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…
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