A wall of remembrance for Pumlani
It is with the utmost shock and sadness that we heard the news on Sunday 6 December that Pumlani Sibula had passed away. He had been recovering from Covid-19 at…
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Lecturers, connect with us for editing and translation
This is a time of c-words. Corona, control, contagion, consequence, confinement, challenge. To counter these, the SU Language Centre’s Language Service would like to offer ‘collaborate’, ‘connect’ and ‘create’. By…
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So, what does the Language Centre actually do?
The Language Centre is a vibrant hub for students, staff and clients who require language and communication assistance. One of our most important jobs is to help students speak university.…
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Writing lab honours retired co-founder
Sharifa Daniels, one of the founding staff members of the Writing Lab of the Language Centre, retired in 2018, after nearly 17 years of service to the writers on campus.…
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Wagging tongues and interpreting at the Woordfees
If you’ve already cast an eye over this year’s Woordfees guide – as has many a Woordfees follower – you may well have come across the Language Centre’s advertisement and…
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It’s golden, but awkward
To many, the festive season and family gatherings go hand in hand. At the same time, it’s an unwritten rule that you are bound to disagree with some distant relative…
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Welcome to our interpreting world
An experiential interpreting workshop – that’s what the research team of the Language Centre’s Interpreting Service came up with this year for the University’s annual Scholarship of Teaching and Learning…
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This year, lecturers from the Language Centre, Chemistry and Computer Skills launched a brand new and exciting collaboration project. They joined forces to give extra dimension to the Language Centre’s…
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A contemplation of living translation and interpreting on our doorstep
In September, one of the biggest triennial events on the global translation studies calendar took place in Stellenbosch: the ninth Congress of the European Society for Translation Studies (EST). The…
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Comms Lab colab with personal assistants
Recently members of the University’s Personal Assistants Network (SUPAN) attended the Language Centre’s Comms Lab Communication par excellence short course, which the Comms Lab tailored to their needs. This is only…
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