“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.
Resources for advancing a multilingual mindset in SU environments
The Language Centre’s mandate to the University is to promote multilingualism and provide language support. We therefore strive to embody a multilingual mindset and to share this mindset with the…
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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…
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Reading for all levels of English with Carmen 3
You’ve been transported to Carmen’s book corner! Hi there, bookworms! I am back with another instalment of my ESL book recommendations. It is the month of love and this month…
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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.
Book chat with Vicki F
Get to know us through the books we read! Get to know us through the books we read! This month we chat to Vicki Fourie, an interpreter and the coordinator…
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You’ve been transported to Carmen’s book corner! Hi there, bookworms! I am back with another instalment of my ESL book recommendations. The summer holidays are coming up and this time…
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English language specialist to visit the Intensive English portfolio next year
The Language Centre will be visited by an English language specialist from America in 2023! On Friday 28 October, two staff members from the Language Centre (LC), Dr Arné Binneman and…
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Book chat with Ammie H
Get to know us through the books we read! Get to know us through the books we read! This month we chat to Ammie Henson, one of the coordinators of…
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