English courses blog

A look at Afrikaans language and culture, tailored for Dutch-speaking exchange students

23 Sep at 12:14 am

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…

How about doing the click in celebration of Human Rights Day?

16 Mar at 8:13 pm

On 23 February, the Minister of Arts and Culture, Nathi Mthwethwa, announced new names for some cities and towns in the Eastern Cape. Among them are Port Elizabeth, now Gqeberha;…

International Mother Language Day poster

Let’s celebrate the first one

19 Feb at 10:20 am

It’s most probably the language in which you’d swear when you get a very sudden fright. Chances are that you also dream in this language. If you’re lucky, you’ll know nursery rhymes in it, and maybe even a few archaic idioms and made-up words…

Free English classes

28 Jan at 12:59 pm

We’re offering a week of free, in-person English language classes as part of our Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) programme to anyone whose first language is not English or Afrikaans.