The days of the week in isiXhosa
Freedom Day reflections: Language, expression and responsibility
Our mother languages: What’s in it for us?
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
This year, SU joins the EUTOPIA Alliance Languages Week from 4 to 8 March 2024 to celebrate languages, culture and diversity across the world.
IsiXhosa courses for SU staff now free
Good news for SU staff members wanting to start learning isiXhosa this year! Courses are free to SU staff, so come and expand your isiXhosa repertoire!
Let’s emphasise ABILITY!
We prefer emphasising ABILITY when observing International Day of Persons Living with Disabilities, celebrated on 3 December. We respect and support all forms of communication needs of persons living with various forms of hearing abilities.
Language learning at Language Centre opens doors for internationalisation
Teamwork makes the team work: Lecturers’ online partner in multilingualism
Africa Day 2023: Our Africa, our future
The practice of interpreting from one language to another on the African continent, as elsewhere, goes back thousands of years. In many African societies, the professional linguists or praise singers belonged to a long line of gifted multilingual orators …