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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Second home for Dutch prof
He has always been fascinated by South Africa, says Prof Carel Jansen, Language Centre research fellow, who was here again from the Netherlands in March. Which is why he jumped…
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It’s a sign!
MI(SA), performed at the 2019 Woordfees, is an ambitious piece of theatre. It is a musical tryptic containing three masses: the Missa Luba (a Latin Mass set to traditional song…
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A story accessible to Deaf children and children who can hear
SU’s Department of General Linguistics has embarked on a project that involves a children’s story that young speakers of various languages – including users of South African Sign Language (SASL)…
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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…
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For the love of reading!
The Language Centre loves books and takes pride in advancing literacy. We’d like to share with you how we connected to the wider community with books and reading sessions this…
Read More ‘Is’ or ‘are’ – that is the question…
For English, it’s the dividing line: on one side you have (apparently) well-educated (probably) first-language speakers; on the other, everyone else. Very simply put, subject-verb agreement means that singular subjects…
Read More An Amazing Reading Race for Kylemore Secondary
This year, the learners of Kylemore Senior Secondary School had a Mandela Day to remember. Together with various SU environments, the Language Centre spent time at the school on 25…
Read More Comms Lab facilitates public speaking on several platforms
Public speaking is definitely a skill that can be mastered! On 8 August, the Language Centre’s Comms Lab and the Stellenbosch Toastmasters Club joined forces by hosting a demo Toastmasters…
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NPIT4 – a conference for finding common ground in communication
There is no nipping NPIT in the bud! This year, the 4th International Conference on Non-Professional Interpreting and Translation (NPIT4) was held on African soil for the first time. The…
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