Mother Language Day 2022: Let’s look beyond our own language
We celebrate International Mother Language Day on 21 February each year. It is appropriate to take time on that day to celebrate that first language; the one that allowed…
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What’s happening on the research front at the Language Centre?
Here are some of our research interests at the Language Centre. Feel free to get in touch with our researchers to learn more about our latest research.
Book chat with Rose R
Get to know us through the books we read! This month we chat to Rose Richards, head of the Writing Lab and the Language Centre’s Research portfolio. Rose says she…
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Book review by Marisca C
Get to know us through the books we read! We kick off the new year with a book review interview with Marisca Coetzee, an academic literacies lecturer who also coordinates…
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Book chat with Risha L
This month we chat to Risha Lötter, an educational interpreter who also has her own podcast and blog. Risha says she reads indiscriminately, but has a special passion for stuffy British whodunits, and she daydreams of one day writing an Agatha Christie homage detective novel.
Writing centres as decolonising spaces
On 4 October, the head of the SU Writing Lab, Rose Richards, attended an online colloquium about decolonisation in South African writing centres. She shares her thoughts about the colloquium…
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Get to know us through the books we read! Every first Friday of the month we’re sharing an interview with one of the Language Centre’s staff members on a favourite or memorable book. This…
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Book chat with Ydalene C
Get to know us through the books we read! Every month we’re sharing an interview with one of the Language Centre’s staff members on a favourite or memorable book. This…
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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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Get to know us through the books we read! Every first Friday of the month we’re sharing an interview with one of the Language Centre’s staff members on a favourite or memorable book.…
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