Life is language Archives - Stellenbosch University Language Centre

Visit to UniLuanda strengthens South-South ties and partnership with SU

17 July 2024

Courses, English courses, English portfolio, Life is language, Multilingualism, Our languages, Recent news, Writing Lab

A few weeks ago, Fatima Halday, Head of the Communication portfolio at the Language Centre, had the opportunity to visit Luanda and participated in the 2nd Edition of the Scientific…

The days of the week in isiXhosa

24 May 2024

Life is language, Multilingualism, Our languages, Recent news

Why do we say ‘Monday’ for Monday? Where do the names for the days of the week come from in isiXhosa, English and Afrikaans? uMvulo (The day opening the week)…

Freedom Day reflections: Language, expression and responsibility

23 April 2024

Life is language, Multilingualism, Our languages, Recent news

Spiderman hit the nail on the head when he said something to the effect of “with great power comes great responsibility”. The same applies to freedom, as Eleanor Roosevelt rightly…

Our mother languages: What’s in it for us?

21 February 2024

Life is language, Multilingualism, Our languages, Recent news

21 February is International Mother Language Day. Did you know you can use your mother language as a mental springboard?

First-ever Languages Week at SU, with something for all staff and students

12 February 2024

Afrikaans courses, Events, IsiXhosa courses, Life is language, Multilingualism, Our languages, Recent news

This year, SU joins the EUTOPIA Alliance Languages Week from 4 to 8 March 2024 to celebrate languages, culture and diversity across the world.

Gender bias: The ghost in the AI machine

8 August 2023

Life is language, Recent news

AI (artificial intelligence) has become a ubiquitous feature of modern life. From virtual assistants, such as Amazon’s Alexa and Apple’s Siri, to original text and image generators, like ChatGTP or…

Language learning at Language Centre opens doors for internationalisation

2 August 2023

Afrikaans courses, Courses, English courses, IsiXhosa courses, Language Learning Hub, Life is language, Multilingualism, Our languages, Recent news

SU uses the concept of internationalisation at home to enhance the integration of local students with visiting students from other countries. This approach gives the Language Centre an opportunity to…

Teamwork makes the team work: Lecturers’ online partner in multilingualism

25 July 2023

Language and communication services, Life is language, Multilingualism, Online language support, Our languages

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…

Book chat with Christo dK

5 July 2023

Book chat, Language Learning Hub, Life is language, Our languages, Recent news

Get to know us through the books we read! This month we chat to Christo de Kock. He is currently doing his internship at the Language Centre and has recently…

Meryl’s TEFL adventure

2 June 2023

Courses, English courses, English portfolio, Life is language, Recent news

Meryl Davidson completed her TEFL course with the English portfolio at the SU Language Centre and then went on to teach English in South Korea for two years. Meryl’s TEFL…