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# Stellenbosch University Language Centre

1918 - 2020

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## Posts

- [Ukudala unxulumano ngoLwimi lokuThetha ngeZandla lwaseMzantsi Afrika (iSASL): uJabaar Mohamed uzibandakanya neZiko leeLwimi eHorizon House](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/creating-connection-through-sasl-jabaar-mohamed-joins-the-language-centre-at-horizon-house/) - Ngomhla we17 kuTshazimpuzi ka2026 saye saba nethuba lokubambisana notitshala onendumasi kuLwimi lokuThetha ngeZandla lwaseMzantsi Afrika (iSASL) uJabaar Mohamed ukuze senzele abasebenzi baseHorizon House iwekhshophu yeSASL eStellenbosch. Funda kabanzi malunga naloo seshoni apha.
- [Creating connection through SASL: Jabaar Mohamed joins the Language Centre at Horizon House](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/creating-connection-through-sasl-jabaar-mohamed-joins-the-language-centre-at-horizon-house/) - On 17 April 2026 we had the opportunity to join forces with superstar SASL teacher Jabaar Mohamed to present a SASL workshop to the staff of Horizon House in Stellenbosch. Read more about the session here.
- [English workshops by the SU Language Centre: getting you from the try line to the finish line](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/english-workshops-su-language-centre-from-try-line-to-finish-line/) - See how the SU Language Centre's tailored English workshops empower students worldwide to overcome language barriers and pursue their goals.
- [ʼn Week in die leksikografiewêreld](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/a-week-in-the-world-of-lexicography/) - Ontdek die geheime agter woordeboeksamestelling — van tradisionele metodes tot digitale transformasies en die rol van KI in die ontwikkeling van taalhulpbronne.
- [A week in the world of lexicography](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/a-week-in-the-world-of-lexicography/) - Uncover the secrets behind dictionary creation — from traditional methods to digital transformations and AI's role in evolving language resources.
- [Bhiyozela ukwabelana kwethu ngobuntu kwiVeki yeeLwimi yeEUTOPIA-SU kulo nyaka](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/languages-week-2026/) - IZiko leeLwimi laseSU limema abafundi nabasebenzi bethu ukuba babe yinxalenye yeVeki yeeLwimi yeEUTOPIA-SU ukususela ngomhla wesi2 ukuya kowesi5 kweyoKwindla kulo nyaka - yiba yinxalenye yombhiyozo okhuthazayo weelwimi, inkcubeko nokwahlukahlukana, ekwabelwana ngawo nabantu abaneengqondo ezifanayo kwihlabathi jikelele.
- [Vier ons gedeelde menswees by die EUTOPIA-US Taleweek vanjaar](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/languages-week-2026/) - Vanjaar sluit die US by die EUTOPIA-alliansie se Taleweek van 2 tot 5 Maart 2026 om tale, kutuur en diversiteit die wêreld oor te vier.
- [Celebrate our shared humanity at EUTOPIA-SU Languages Week this year](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/languages-week-2026/) - This year, SU joins the EUTOPIA Alliance Languages Week from 2 to 5 March 2025 to celebrate languages, culture and diversity across the world.
- [Taaldag 2025](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/language-day-2025/) - Oor Taaldag Taaldag word elke twee jaar aan die Universiteit Stellenbosch (US) gevier. Die dag is ’n geleentheid waar US-personeel en -studente by mekaar leer en individuele taalervarings onderling bespreek om agter te kom hoe taal prakties in akademiese en sosiale omgewings gebruik word. Ondersoek word ingestel oor die manier hoe taal kampuskultuur vorm en
- [Language Day 2025](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/language-day-2025/) - About Language Day Language Day is hosted every two years at Stellenbosch University (SU). It is an opportunity for SU staff and students to learn from each other and to engage with our different experiences of language, and how language plays out in practice in academic and social settings. We explore how language shapes campus
- [Ons vier vroue in Vrouemaand: Faika se besoek aan Tarragona in Spanje](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/womens-month-faikas-trip-tarragona-spain/) - Faika by die BIP Faika Haroun, dosent in Akademiese en Professionele Geletterdhede by die Taalsentrum, het die voorreg gehad om die Roviira i Virgili Universiteit (URV) van 9 tot 13 Desember verlede jaar te besoek. Hierdie openbare Spaanse universiteit se fakulteit regsgeleerdheid en geesteswetenskappe is op die Catalunya-kampus in Tarragona. Die URV is ʼn lid
- [Celebrating women in Women’s month: Faika’s trip to Tarragona in Spain](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/womens-month-faikas-trip-tarragona-spain/) - Faika at the BIP Faika Haroun, an Academic and Professional Literacies lecturer at the Language Centre, had the privilege of visiting the Roviira i Virgili University (URV) from 9 to 13 December last year. This Spanish public university has its faculty of law and humanities at the Catalunya campus in Tarragona. URV is also part
- [ʼn Kykie in van die Taalsentrum se werksaamhede: Mei, Junie en Julie 2025](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/language-centre-management-report-2025/) - Ons dien kwartaalliks inligting in vir moontlike plasing in die Universiteit Stellenbosch (US) se Bestuursverslag aan die Senaat en Raad. Ons vertel graag ook hier waarmee die Taalsentrum in die laaste kwartaal, van die begin van Mei tot die einde van Julie, besig was. 1. ’n Florerende Universiteit Stellenbosch Die bevordering van institusionele meertaligheid by
- [What has the Language Centre been up to from May to July 2025?](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/language-centre-management-report-2025/) - Each quarter, we submit content to be considered for the SU Management Report to Senate and Council. We thought we’d also share here what the Language Centre has been up to during the last quarter (from the beginning of May to the end of July)! 1. A thriving Stellenbosch University Promoting institutional multilingualism at SU
- [V en A met dr Schalk van der Merwe ter viering van tien jaar van Afrikaanse taal en kultuur vir Nederlandssprekende uitruilstudente](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/schalk-van-der-merwe-interview-ten-years-afrikaans-for-dutch-speaking-students/) - Dr Schalk van der Merwe, buitengewone senior lektor aan die Universiteit Stellenbosch (US), is reeds vir 'n aantal jaar 'n gereelde gasbesoeker by die Afrikaanse taal- en kultuurkursus vir Nederlandssprekende studente, waar hy op verhalende wyse sleutelgebeure uit die Suid-Afrikaanse geskiedenis met studente deel en bespreek. "Wanneer dit kom by die geskiedenis en herkoms van Afrikaans, is dit noodsaaklik om die taal se diversiteit uit te beeld, asook hoe dit in diens gestaan het van prosesse van sosiale verandering," sê dr Van der Merwe. As deel van die kursus se tienjaarviering het ons hom ʼn paar vrae gevra.
- [Q and A with Dr Schalk van der Merwe in celebration of 10 years of Afrikaans language and culture for Dutch-speaking exchange students](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/schalk-van-der-merwe-interview-ten-years-afrikaans-for-dutch-speaking-students/) - Dr Schalk van der Merwe, extraordinary senior lecturer at Stellenbosch University (SU), has been a regular guest lecturer for several years at the SU Language Centre’s Afrikaans language and culture course for Dutch-speaking students, where he shares and discusses key events from South African history with students in a narrative style. “When it comes to the history and origins of Afrikaans, it is essential to reflect the language’s diversity, and also how it has served as a vehicle for social change,” says Dr Van der Merwe. As part of the course’s 10-year celebrations, we asked him a few questions.
- [Feel at home in South Africa. Learn the language. Live the culture.](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/south-african-languages-for-international-exchange-students-at-stellenbosch-university/) - Each semester, the SU Language Centre partners with the International Office’s Global Education Programme to offer three flagship language courses to visiting international students. During the first semester of 2025, around 30 international students attended language courses at the Language Centre. They learnt the basics of Afrikaans or isiXhosa — and gained more than just
- [Ten years of Afrikaans language and culture for Dutch speaking exchange students: An interview with Sen Joostens](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/interview-sen-joostens-10-years-of-afrikaans-for-dutch-speaking-students/) - Sen Joostens completed our Afrikaans language and culture course for Dutch-speaking students in 2020 while he was an exchange student at SU from Belgium. Today, he facilitates Afrikaans language learning to students and staff at KU Leuven. He also recently co-wrote a textbook, Baie Afrikaans, for which he won the Afrikaanse Taalraad’s Junior Koker Trophy
- [Tien jaar van Afrikaanse taal en kultuur vir Nederlands-sprekende uitruilstudente: ’n Onderhoud met Sen Joostens](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/interview-sen-joostens-10-years-of-afrikaans-for-dutch-speaking-students/) - Sen Joostens het in 2020 die Afrikaanse taal- en kultuurkursus vir Nederlanssprekende studente as Belgiese uitruilstudent aan die US voltooi. Ons het met Sen gesels tydens sy onlangse besoek aan die US om hom te vra oor sy ervaring van hierdie kursus, wat vanjaar tien jaar se fasilitering van kulturele leer vier.
- [Thoughts on the book Africa Is Not a Country, in celebration of Africa Day](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/africa-is-not-a-country-africa-day/) - In Africa Is Not a Country, author Dipo Faloyin challenges the simplistic and stereotypical portrayals of Africa by emphasising its vast diversity – 54 countries, thousands of languages, and a wide range of cultures, traditions and political systems. Drawing on his personal experiences and historical analysis, Faloyin dismantles the oversimplified narrative that reduces the continent
- [Masithetheni inkululeko yeelwimi ekubhiyozeleni uSuku lweNkululeko](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/language-freedom-freedom-day/) - USuku lweNkululeko lusimemela ekuhlonipheni ukuzinikela okuthe kwenziwa kwihambo yethu esingise kwinkqubo yolawulo lwentando yesininzi kwanokuqiqa ngeenkululeko ezathi zazuzeka ngenxa yoku kuzinikela. Kodwa ke inkululeko ayiyoyopolitiko nje kuphela; ikwayeyenkcubeko, eyolwimi kwaneyokuzivakalisa. KuMzantsi Afrika ozisebenzisa ngokwenene iilwimi ezahlukeneyo, akukho lwimi luya kukhutshelwa ngaphandle, yaye akukho bani uya kushiywa ngemva.
- [Kom ons gesels oor taalvryheid ter viering van Vryheidsdag](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/language-freedom-freedom-day/) - Vryheidsdag roep ons op om hulde te bring aan die opofferings wat in die stryd teen apartheid gemaak is, en om te besin oor die vryhede wat deur daardie opofferings verwerf is. Vryheid is nie net polities nie; dis ook kultureel, taalkundig en nou verbonde aan ons reg om onsself uit te druk. In 'n Suid-Afrika wat in die ware sin van die woord meertalig is, sal geen taal uitgesluit word nie en niemand sal agterbly nie. Ons is nog nie heeltemal daar nie - maar vryheid is immers nie ʼn bestemming nie; dit is 'n aanhoudende strewe, 'n wording. Taalaktivisme is besig om momentum op te bou, en daar is reeds veel om te vier en op voort te bou.
- [Let’s talk language freedom in celebration of Freedom Day](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/language-freedom-freedom-day/) - On 27 April, South Africa commemorates Freedom Day, marking both the anniversary of the first democratic elections in 1994 and the introduction of the new (interim) Constitution, which guaranteed equal rights and civil liberties to all citizens. Thirty-one years on, many South Africans are too young to remember that first day of freedom, while for
- [Tien jaar van Afrikaanse taal en kultuur vir Nederlandssprekende studente aan die US: ’n Onderhoud met dosent Helga Sykstus](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/interview-ten-years-afrikaans-for-dutch-speaking-students/) - Vanjaar is dit tien jaar sedert Helga Sykstus, ’n dosent en koördineerder aan die US Taalsentrum met meer as 20 jaar ervaring, die Afrikaanse taal- en kultuurkursus vir Nederlandssprekende studente geloods het. Hierdie kursus bied vir uitruilstudente van Nederland of België die kans om ’n dieper begrip en waardering van die Afrikaanse taal en kultuur
- [Ten years of Afrikaans language and culture for Dutch-speaking students at SU: An interview with lecturer, Helga Sykstus](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/interview-ten-years-afrikaans-for-dutch-speaking-students/) - This year, it will be ten years since Helga Sykstus, lecturer and coordinator at the SU Language Centre with more than 20 years of experience, had launched the Afrikaans language and culture for Dutch-speaking students. This course offers exchange students from the Netherlands or Belgium the opportunity to develop a deeper understanding and appreciation of
- [Taal as mensereg: Menseregtedag 2025](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/language-rights-human-rights-2/) - Op Vrydag 21 Maart vier ons Menseregtedag in Suid-Afrika – ses dekades nadat die gebeure by Sharpeville op dieselfde dag in 1960 sou maak dat dié datum vir ewig deel word van demokratiese Suid-Afrika se erfenis. Sedert die afskaffing van apartheidswetgewing en die demokratiese verkiesing van Nelson Mandela as Suid-Afrika se president in 1994, word
- [Language, a human right: Human Rights Day 2025](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/language-rights-human-rights-2/) - On Friday March 21, we celebrate Human Rights Day in South Africa – six decades after the events at Sharpeville on the same day in 1960 ensured that this date would forever be part of democratic South Africa’s heritage. Since the abolition of apartheid laws and the democratic election of Nelson Mandela as South Africa’s
- [Languages matter! International Mother Language Day 2025](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/mother-language/) - Languages carry the traditions, histories and identities of the people who speak them. When a language disappears, a unique way of thinking, storytelling and understanding the world is lost forever. Friday 21 February marks the 25th anniversary of International Mother Language Day (IMLD), a worldwide annual commemoration to promote awareness of linguistic and cultural diversity and advance multilingualism. Do you know what happened on 21 February 1952 when Bengali students in, at the time, East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) rallied for the recognition of Bengali as an official language?
- [IiLwimi ziluLutho! Umhla wokuBhiyozela iiLwimi zeeNkobe weHlabathi wowama2025](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/mother-language/) - Ngaphakathi kwiilwimi zoluntu kukho iinkcubeko, iimbali nokutyhila ukuba abantu abathetha ezo lwimi bangoobani na. Xa ulwimi luduka, kulahleka indlela ethile yokucinga, nobaliso lwamabali kunye nokuqondwa kwehlabathi unomphelo. ULwesihlanu wama21 kweyoMdumba uphawula iminyaka engama25 wesikhumbuzo soMhla wokuBhiyozela iiLwimi zeeNkobe weHlabathi (IMLD), osisikhumbuzo esenziwa kwihlabathi lonke qho ngonyaka ukukhuthaza ulwaziso loluntu malunga neelwimi ngeelwimi neenkcubeko ngenkcubeko nokukhulisa ukusetyenziswa kweelwimi ngeelwimi. Ingaba uyazi ukuba kwenzeka ntoni ngowama21 kweyoMdumba 1952 ngexa abafundi beBengali, eEast Pakistan (ebizwa iBangladesh ngoku) beqhankqaleza ukuthathelwa ingqalelo kweBengali njengolwimi olusemthethweni?
- [Taleweek 2025 by die US, met iets vir alle studente en personeel](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/languages-week-2025/) - Dis weer tyd vir die EUTOPIA-US Taleweek vanaf 3 tot 7 Maart om taal, kultuur en diversiteit oor die wêreld heen te vier.
- [Tale maak saak! Internasionale Moedertaaldag 2025](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/mother-language/) - Tale is die draers van die tradisies, geskiedenis en identiteite van hul sprekers. Wanneer ʼn taal verdwyn, is ʼn unieke manier van dink, stories oordra en wêreldbeeld, vir altyd verlore. Op Vrydag 21 Februarie word Internasionale Moedertaaldag vir die 25ste keer wêreldwyd gevier om bewustheid van taalkundige en kulturele diversiteit te bevorder en om meertaligheid aan te moedig. Weet jy wat op 21 Februarie 1952 gebeur het toe Bengaalse studente in die destydse Oos-Pakistan (nou Bangladesj) betoog het vir die erkenning van Bengaals as ʼn amptelike taal?
- [Languages Week 2025 at SU, with something for all students and staff](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/languages-week-2025/) - This year, SU joins the EUTOPIA Alliance Languages Week from 3 to 7 March 2025 to celebrate languages, culture and diversity across the world.
- [Impilontle ithanda ubuqabane](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/wellness-loves-company/) - Kulelo xesha lonyaka kwakhona apho iidayari zethu ziqalisa ukugcwala ziindibano kunye nemisitho yokuphela konyaka. Ukuba ukujongana nekhalenda yakho kukubangela ukuba uzive udinwa kukusoloko ukunye noluntu, zikho iingcebiso esinazo! Xa sichitha ixesha kunye, asipheleli nje ekuphumleni - sakha ubudlelane obuzisa ukuziva siyinxalenye kunye nengqiniseko yokuba asikho sodwa kule nto.
- [Ukujonga emva ngoSuku lweNkululeko: Ulwimi, ukuvakalisa izimvo kunye noxanduva](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/freedomday-reflections-2024/) - USpiderman watsho kanye ngqo apho kufele khona ithole xa wayesithi “ngamandla amakhulu kuza uxanduva olukhulu”. Kukwanjalo ke nangenkululeko, njengoko uEleanor Roosevelt watsho ngokufanelekileyo: Inkululeko iza noxanduva. Ngelixa sisadla amazimba, sifunda kwaye siphumelela (kwaye, ke, ngamanye amaxesha, sicenga ubomi) kuMzantsi Afrika wentando yesininzi, onentlaninge yeelwimi, sikwanalo noxanduva lokuzamazamana nokuqonda umba wenkululeko kunye noxanduva oluza nenkululeko yokwenene,
- [Vryheidsdag: Gedagtes oor taal, uitdrukking en verantwoordelikheid](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/freedomday-reflections-2024/) - Spiderman het die spyker op die kop geslaan toe hy iets gesê het soos “baie mag bring baie verantwoordelikhede”. Dieselfde beginsel is op vryheid van toepassing, soos Eleanor Roosevelt tereg opgemerk het: “Saam met vryheid kom verantwoordelikheid.” Terwyl ons in ʼn demokratiese, veeltalige Suid-Afrika woon, leer en floreer (en, wel, soms net oorleef), het ons
- [Welsyn in samesyn](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/wellness-loves-company/) - Dis weer die tyd van die jaar dat ons dagboeke propvol jaareindkuiers en-funksies is. As jy sommer by voorbaat ʼn aanval van sosialiseringsuitputting kry wanneer jy na jou kalender kyk, het ons goeie raad vir jou!
- [Wellness loves company](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/wellness-loves-company/) - It’s that time of year again when our diaries start filling up with end-of-year gatherings and events. If just looking at your calendar triggers an onset of prospective socialisation fatigue, we have some advice!
- [Visit to UniLuanda strengthens South-South ties and partnership with SU](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/visit_uniluanda/) - A few weeks ago, Fatima Halday, Head of the Communication portfolio at the Language Centre, had the opportunity to visit Luanda and participated in the 2nd Edition of the Scientific Conference and Technology Fair of University of Luanda (UniLuanda), with the theme ‘Research, Extension and Innovation for Sustainable and Inclusive Development’. Fatima describes her visit
- [The days of the week in isiXhosa](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/isixhosa-days-of-the-week/) - Why do we say ‘Monday’ for Monday? Where do the names for the days of the week come from in isiXhosa, English and Afrikaans? uMvulo (The day opening the week) In Afrikaans and English, the names of the days of the week come from Roman mythology. So, Monday is a loan translation of the Latin
- [Freedom Day reflections: Language, expression and responsibility](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/freedomday-reflections-2024/) - Spiderman hit the nail on the head when he said something to the effect of “with great power comes great responsibility”. The same applies to freedom, as Eleanor Roosevelt rightly said: “With freedom comes responsibility.” While we’re living, learning and thriving (and, well, sometimes just surviving) in a democratic, multilingual South Africa, we also have
- [Iilwimi zethu zeenkobe: Sifumana ntoni thina?](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/mother-languages-whats-in-it-for-us2024/) - Umhla wama21 kweyoMdumba luSuku lweeLwimi zeeNkobe kuMazwe ngaMazwe. Ingaba ubusazi ukuba ungasebenzisa ulwimi lwakho lweenkobe njengendawo yakho yokuma uthi tsii gxada yasengqondweni?
- [Ons moedertale: Wat kry ons daaruit?](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/mother-languages-whats-in-it-for-us2024/) - 21 Februarie is Internasionale Moedertaaldag. Het jy geweet dat jy jou moedertaal as ʼn kenniswegspringplek kan inspan?
- [Our mother languages: What’s in it for us?](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/mother-languages-whats-in-it-for-us2024/) - 21 February is International Mother Language Day. Did you know you can use your mother language as a mental springboard?
- [IVeki yeeLwimi yokuqala ngqa eSU, enezinto ezilungiselelwe bonke abasebenzi nabafundi](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/languages-week-2024/) - Kulo nyaka, okokuqala ngqa, iYunivesithi yaseStellenbosch (SU) ijoyina iVeki yeeLwimi yoManyano lweEUTOPIA ukususela ngomhla we4 ukuya kowe8 kweyoKwindla kowama2024 ukuze ibhiyozele iilwimi, inkcubeko nokwahlukahlukana.
- [Eerste Taleweek aan die US, met iets vir alle personeel en studente](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/languages-week-2024/) - Taleweek van 4 tot 8 Maart vind vanjaar vir die eerste keer by die Universiteit Stellenbosch (US) plaas. Taleweek van 4 tot 8 Maart vind vanjaar vir die eerste keer by die Universiteit Stellenbosch (US) plaas.
- [First-ever Languages Week at SU, with something for all staff and students](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/languages-week-2024/) - This year, SU joins the EUTOPIA Alliance Languages Week from 4 to 8 March 2024 to celebrate languages, culture and diversity across the world.
- [Online interpreting in the classroom – now even more seamless!](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/classroom-online-interpreting-more-seamless1/) - SU lecturers! Does your module use interpreting, or would you like to use interpreting in your module? The SU Language Centre’s Interpreting Service interpreters are available online to interpret for students who would like to make use of the service. For the second semester, we’ve tried to make the process easier and much less of
- [Aanlyn tolking in die klaskamer – nou selfs gladder!](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/classroom-online-interpreting-more-seamless1/) - US-dosente! Maak jou module van tolking gebruik, of wil jy graag van tolking in jou module gebruik maak? Die tolke van die US Taalsentrum se Tolkdiens is aanlyn beskikbaar om te tolk vir studente wat van die diens gebruik wil maak. Vir die tweede semester het ons probeer om die proses makliker en minder van
- [UToliko ngeintanethi eklasini – ngoku olungena magingxigingxi!](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/classroom-online-interpreting-more-seamless1/) - Ngaba imodyuli yakho iyalusebenzisa utoliko, okanye ungathanda ukusebenzisa ukutolika kwimodyuli yakho? Ootoliki beNkonzo yokuTolika yeZiko leeLwimi le-SU bayafumaneka kwi-intanethi ukuze batolikele abafundi abangathanda ukusebenzisa le nkonzo. Kwisimestha yesibini, sizame ukuyenza lula le nkqubo kwaye ingabina kuxakekiswa lulawulo. Ukwenza oku, iNkonzo yokuTolika yiyo eya kucwangcisa zonke iiseshoni zesiNgesi, zesiAfrikaans nezesiXhosa (apho kufanelekileyo) eziyimfuneko xa kutolikwa kwiMS
- [Xhosa-kursusse vir US-personeel nou gratis](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/isixhosa-staff-courses-free/) - Goeie nuus vir personeel wat vanjaar Xhosa wil begin leer of wil voortbou op wat hulle reeds geleer het! Xhosa-kursusse vir personeel is gratis.
- [IsiXhosa courses for SU staff now free](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/isixhosa-staff-courses-free/) - Good news for SU staff members wanting to start learning isiXhosa this year! Courses are free to SU staff, so come and expand your isiXhosa repertoire!
- [Waardering vir ʼn liewe kollega wat aftree](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/appreciation-for-a-dear-colleague-who-is-retiring/) - Ydalene Coetsee, ʼn staatmakerdosent in akademiese en professionele geletterdhede by die Taalsentrum, tree aan die einde van 2023 af nadat sy vir 14 jaar klasgegee het. Akademiesegeletterdhedemodules word aangebied om studente te help om die gaping tussen skool en universiteit te oorbrug, en hierdie kredietdraende modules word pasgemaak volgens die unieke behoeftes van elke US-fakulteit.
- [Appreciation for a dear colleague who is retiring](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/appreciation-for-a-dear-colleague-who-is-retiring/) - Ydalene Coetsee, a stalwart academic and professional literacies lecturer at the Language Centre, is retiring at the end of 2023 after 14 years of teaching. Academic literacies modules are presented to support students to bridge the gap between school and university, and these credit-bearing modules are tailor-made in response to the unique needs of each
- [Let's emphasise ABILITY!](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/emphasise-ability/) - We prefer emphasising ABILITY when observing International Day of Persons Living with Disabilities, celebrated on 3 December. We respect and support all forms of communication needs of persons living with various forms of hearing abilities.
- [Uyilo lokufunda jikelele: Ukudala ukufunda okufikelelekayo nokusebenzayo kumntu wonke](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/universal-design-for-learning-creating-accessible-and-effective-learning-for-all/) - Ingaba zikhona iindlela ezinqumlayo ukuqinisekisa ukuba iikhosi esiziyilayo zithetha ngqo nabathathi nxaxheba? Kuyabonakala ukuba zikhona! Ingaba wakha weva ngoyilo lokufunda jikele (UDL)? Xa sisebenzisa iUDL, injongo ephambili kukuyila iikhosi ezinokulungiselelwa zifanele elona nani liphezulu labafunda. Le posti yebhlog iza kuphanda nzulu ngemithethosiseko yeUDL neendlela ezisebenzayo zokuyisebenzisa iUDL ukuphucula ufikeleleko nokudala iikhosi ezibandakanyayo kunye nezisebenzisanayo. Image
- [Universele ontwerp vir leer: Die skep van toeganklike en doeltreffende leerervarings vir almal](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/universal-design-for-learning-creating-accessible-and-effective-learning-for-all/) - Is daar enige wenke wat kan verseker dat deelnemers werklik aanklank vind by die kursusse wat ons ontwerp? Ja, inderdaad! Al ooit gehoor van universele ontwerp vir leer (UOL)? Die Engelse term, ‘universal design for learning (UDL)’ is dalk meer bekend. Wanneer ons UOL gebruik, is die primêre doelwit om kursusse te ontwerp wat pasgemaak
- [Universal design for learning: Creating accessible and effective learning for all](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/universal-design-for-learning-creating-accessible-and-effective-learning-for-all/) - Are there any hacks to ensure that the courses we design really speak to participants? It turns out there are! Ever heard of universal design for learning (UDL)? When we use UDL, the primary objective is to design courses that can be customised to suit the highest possible number of learners. This blog post will
- [Meryl’s TEFL adventure](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/meryls-tefl-adventure/) - Meryl Davidson completed her TEFL course with the English portfolio at the SU Language Centre and then went on to teach English in South Korea for two years. Meryl’s TEFL qualification allows her to teach English as a foreign language locally and abroad. We asked Meryl a few questions about this enriching experience of travelling
- [Book chat with Fatima H](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/book-chat-with-fatima-f/) - Get to know us through the books we read! This month we chat to Fatima Halday. Fatima is the Head of Communication at the Language Centre and manages the English and Comms Lab portfolios. “I’m passionate about teaching and learning and I just love working with people. I’m a lifelong learner myself and I pursue
- [Boekgeselsie met Fatima F](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/book-chat-with-fatima-f/) - Leer ons ken deur die boeke wat ons lees! Vandeesmaand gesels ons met Fatima Halday. Fatima is die Hoof van Kommunikasie by die Taalsentrum, en bestuur die Engels-portefeulje en Kommunikasielab-portefeulje. “Ek is passievol oor onderrig en leer, en ek geniet dit om met mense te werk. Ek is self ʼn lewenslange leerder en ek brei
- [Dae van die week in Xhosa](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/dae-van-die-week-in-xhosa/?lang=afr) - Waarom sê ons ‘Maandag’ vir Maandag? Waar kom die name van die dae van die week in Xhosa, Engels en Afrikaans vandaan? uMvulo (Die dag wat die week open) In Afrikaans en Engels is die benamings van die dae van die week afkomstig van die Romeinse mitologie. So, Maandag is ’n leenvertaling van die Latynse
- [Gendersydigheid: Die spook in die KI-masjien](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/gender-bias-the-ghost-in-the-ai-machine/) - KI (kunsmatige intelligensie) het ’n onvermydelike deel van die hedendaagse lewe geraak. Vanaf virtuele assistente (Alexa van Amazon en Siri van Apple) tot genereerders van oorspronklike teks en beelde (soos ChatGTP en Bard van Google) – hulle almal verrig ’n wye verskeidenheid take met die oog daarop om ons tyd of moeite in ons daaglikse
- [Gender bias: The ghost in the AI machine](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/gender-bias-the-ghost-in-the-ai-machine/) - AI (artificial intelligence) has become a ubiquitous feature of modern life. From virtual assistants, such as Amazon’s Alexa and Apple’s Siri, to original text and image generators, like ChatGTP or Google’s Bard, they perform a wide variety of tasks designed to save us time or effort in our daily work and home life. At perhaps
- [Language learning at Language Centre opens doors for internationalisation](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/language-learning-at-language-centre-opens-doors-for-internationalisation/) - SU uses the concept of internationalisation at home to enhance the integration of local students with visiting students from other countries. This approach gives the Language Centre an opportunity to leverage its ability to create value from a service delivery perspective, and collaborate on global initiatives. We’re sharing a few of our language learning initiatives
- [Boekgeselsie met Jesse B](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/book-chat-with-jesse-b/) - Leer ons ken deur die boeke wat ons lees! Vandeesmaand gesels ons met Jesse Beukes, ʼn intern in die Taalsentrum se Engels-portefeulje. Jesse het ʼn graad aan die Universiteit van die Witwatersrand behaal, met Engelse letterkunde en sielkunde as hoofvakke – ʼn perfekte versnit van haar belangstellings, sê sy. “Van jongs af was boeke en
- [Book chat with Jesse B](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/book-chat-with-jesse-b/) - Get to know us through the books we read! This month we chat to Jesse Beukes, an intern in the Language Centre’s English portfolio. Jesse completed her undergrad studies at Wits University, with majors in English literature and psychology, a perfect blend of her interests, she says. “From a young age, books and reading have
- [Teamwork makes the team work: Lecturers' online partner in multilingualism](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/teamwork-makes-the-team-work/) - Some educational interpreters and lecturers they collaborate with Success should be celebrated! Recently the Language Centre’s Interpreting Service hosted a collaboration celebration with some of the lecturers who use interpreting during their lectures. Together we reflected on a semester of working together to create a high-quality multilingual classroom experience for students. It was the first
- [Spanwerk laat die plan werk: Dosente se aanlyn meertaligheidsvennoot](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/teamwork-makes-the-team-work/) - Van die opvoedkundige tolke en die dosente waarmee hulle saamwerk Sukses moet gevier word! Die Taalsentrum se Tolkdiens het onlangs ʼn samewerkingsviering met van die dosente wat van tolking in hulle klaskamers gebruik maak, gehou. Daar is saam besin oor ʼn semester van samewerking om ʼn meertalige klaskamer-ervaring van hoë gehalte vir studente te bied.
- [Boekgeselsie met Christo dK](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/book-chat-with-christo-dk/) - Leer ons ken deur die boeke wat ons lees! Vandeesmaand gesels ons met Christo de Kock. Hy is tans besig met ’n internskap by die Taalsentrum en het onlangs sy honneurs in Vertaalkunde voltooi. “Taal lê my baie na aan die hart en dis waarom dit vir my ʼn groot voorreg is om ʼn intern
- [Book chat with Christo dK](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/book-chat-with-christo-dk/) - Get to know us through the books we read! This month we chat to Christo de Kock. He is currently doing his internship at the Language Centre and has recently completed his honours in Translation. “Language is something very close to my heart and that’s why it’s such a joy doing my internship at the
- [Uhambo lukaMeryl lweTEFL](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/meryls-tefl-adventure/) - UMeryl Davidson ugqibe ikhosi yakhe yeTEFL nePotfoliyo yesiNgesi kwiZiko leeLwimi lweYunivesithi yaseStellenbosch kwaye emva koko waba ngumfundisintsapho wesiNgesi eSouth Korea ithuba leminyaka emibini. Isiqinisekiso sikaMeryl seTEFL sikuvumela ukuba ufundise isiNgesi njengolwimi lelinye ilizwe ekhayeni naphesheya kolwandle. Sibuze uMeryl imibuzo embalwa ngala mava ateketeke malunga nokuhambela kwamanye amazwe kunye nokusebenza phesheya kolwandle. Yintoni eyabangela ukuba uthathe
- [Boekgeselsie met Susan L](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/book-chat-with-susan-l/) - Leer ons ken deur die boeke wat ons lees! Vandeesmaand gesels ons met Susan Lotz. Sy is ʼn taalpraktisyn en inhoudskoördineerder by die Taalsentrum. “Onder andere koördineer ek inhoud en boodskapoordrag by die Taalsentrum om ʼn bewustheid van die Sentrum se bedrywighede aan te wakker en om meertaligheid aan die Universiteit te bevorder,” verduidelik sy.
- [Meryl se TEFL-avontuur](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/meryls-tefl-adventure/) - Meryl Davidson het haar TEFL-kursus by die Engels-portefeulje aan die US se Taalsentrum voltooi en toe vir twee jaar in Suid-Korea gaan Engels gee. Haar TEFL-kwalifikasie stel haar in staat om Engels plaaslik sowel as internasionaal as ʼn vreemde taal te onderrig. Ons het aan Meryl ʼn paar vrae gevra oor die verrykende ervaring om
- [Book chat with Susan L](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/book-chat-with-susan-l/) - Get to know us through the books we read! This month we chat to Susan Lotz. She is a language practitioner and content coordinator at the Language Centre. “Among other things, I coordinate content and messaging at the Language Centre to create awareness of the Centre’s activities and to promote multilingualism at the University,” she
- [Meet our English teachers!](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/meet-our-eng-teachers/) - Meet our English portfolio! Our teachers are all experts in teaching English as a second language and thrive in seeing their students reach new limits. The English portfolio aims to create a fun and engaging environment as students go on their English language learning journey. Do you recognise one of your teachers? Tell us what
- [Afrikadag 2023: Ons Afrika, ons toekoms](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/africaday2023/) - Die gebruik om in Afrika van een taal na ʼn ander te tolk, het reeds duisende jare gelede ontstaan, soos dit ook elders die geval is. In baie Afrika-samelewings het die professionele taalkundiges of pryssangers tot ʼn lang linie begaafde meertalige oratore behoort ...
- [uSuku lwe Afrika ka2023: IAfrika yethu, ikamva lethu](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/africaday2023/) - Isenzo sokutolika intetho esuka kolunye ulwimi iye kolunye kwilizwekazi iAfrika, njengakuyo nayiphi na enye indawo, isusela kumawaka eminyaka eyadlulayo. Kuluntu oluninzi lwase-Afrika, abasebenzi-ngeelwimi abaqeqeshiweyo okanye iimbongi ...
- [Africa Day 2023: Our Africa, our future](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/africaday2023/) - The practice of interpreting from one language to another on the African continent, as elsewhere, goes back thousands of years. In many African societies, the professional linguists or praise singers belonged to a long line of gifted multilingual orators ...
- [Soveel vorme van vryheid](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/many-kinds-of-freedom/) - "Ek was egter nie bewus daarvan dat hierdie vorm van persoonlike vryheid bestaan nie, want ek het dit nog nie voorheen ervaar nie." Ter viering van Vryheidsdag op 27 April deel 'n Belgiese uitruilstudent haar gedagtes hier in Afrikaans oor vryheid.
- [Zininzi gqitha iindidi zeenkululeko](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/many-kinds-of-freedom/) - "Andizange ndayazi kwa into yokuba loo nkululeko yobuqu ikhona, kuba zange ndayingcamla ngaphambili." ULiselotte Voets, ngumfundi waseBelgium ofunda kweli evela eKU Leuven (iYunivesithi yamaKatolika yaseLeuven) owatyelela iSU kunyaka ophelileyo njengenxalenye yokufundela kwakhe isidanga seemastazi kwifilosofi, wangena kwikhosi yesiAfrikaans yabafundi abathetha isiDatshi kwiZiko loLwimi ngoxa wayeseMzantsi Afrika. Ngelokubhiyozela uSuku lweNkululeko nge27 Epreli, uye wabelana nathi ngeengcamango zakhe ngenkululeko, ngesiAfrikaans, kodwa ziguqulelwe esiXhoseni apha ngezantsi.
- [So many kinds of freedom](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/many-kinds-of-freedom/) - "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](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/multilingual_mindset_resources/) - 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 rest of the University. At the same time, we acknowledge that the whole of the SU community shares responsibility for creating an inclusive and multilingual
- [Boekgeselsie met Juanli T](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/book-chat-with-juanli-t/) - Leer ons ken deur die boeke wat ons lees! Vandeesmaand gesels ons met Juanli Theron, hoof van die Taalsentrum se Tolkdiens. Die Tolkdiens verskaf intydse opvoedkundige tolking tydens lesings, of aanlyn, as die lesing of tolking via MS Teams geskied. Tolking kan in Afrikaans, Engels of isiXhosa gedoen word, afhangend van die pedagogiese behoefte. Verder bied
- [Book chat with Juanli T](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/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 educational interpreting in class, or online, if the class or interpreting is conducted via MS Teams. Interpreting can be in Afrikaans, English or isiXhosa, depending
- [Ulwimi lwenkobe, ulwimi lwentliziyo](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/mother-language-heart-language/) - Usuku loLwimi lweNkobe: Usuku olunikezelwe kulwimi apho iingcinga zethu zokuqala ziye zathethwa ngomlomo-lilizwe esisenakho ukukholelwa kulo. Sahlukile kakhulu, kodwa le yinto esabelana ngayo sonke. Ulwimi lwenkobe lomntu luthathwa njengolwimi aluve kuqala eseyimveku nomntwana oselula, olu idla ngokuba lulwimi lomntu ongumama obe noxanduva lwakho usemncinci kakhulu. Ikwalulwimi owathetha ngalo amagama akho okuqala, ulwimi oluthe ngeli xesha
- [Moedertaal, hartstaal](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/mother-language-heart-language/) - Moedertaaldag: ʼn Dag opgedra aan die taal waarin ons heel eerste gedagtes verwoord is – dit is ʼn wêreld waarin ons kan glo. Ons verskil soveel van mekaar, maar dít is een ding wat ons almal in gemeen het. Ons moedertaal word beskou as die taal wat ons as baba en kleuter die meeste gehoor
- [Mother language, heart language](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/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 is something that we all share. Our mother language is regarded as the language we hear most as a baby and toddler, and it’s usually
- [Reading for all levels of English with Carmen 3](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/reading-for-all-levels-of-english3/) - 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 I am giving you three book recommendations that are perfect for Valentine’s Day! As we all know, reading is the best way to keep your
- [Gids vir dosente: Bekendstelling van intydse aanlyn tolking](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/online-interpreting-guide-for-lecturers/) - ’n Oproep aan alle dosente: Hierdie kort video verduidelik hoe jy intydse aanlyn tolking maklik kan gebruik. Volg hierdie stap-vir-stap-gids en stel MS Teams op.
- [Guide for lecturers: Introduction to real-time online interpreting](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/online-interpreting-guide-for-lecturers/) - 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.
- [Boekgeselsie met Vicki F](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/book-chat-with-vicki-f/) - Leer ons ken deur die boeke wat ons lees! Vandeesmaand gesels ons met Vicki Fourie. Vicki is ʼn tolk en koördineer die Taalsentrum se portefeulje vir Suid-Afrikaanse gebaretaaltolking. Sy is ook ʼn fasiliteerder vir akademiesegeletterhede-modules. Sy is ʼn boorling van die Oos-Kaap, en sê: “My hart hunker altyd na natuurskoon, sonsopkomste en sonsondergange, berge en
- [Book chat with Vicki F](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/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 of the Language Centre’s portfolio for South African Sign Language interpreting. She is also a facilitator for academic literacy modules. Vicki hails from the Eastern
- [Reading for all levels of English with Carmen 2](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/reading-for-all-levels-of-english2-copy/) - 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 around, I am giving you some book ideas that are perfect for the beach. It is easy to fall into the holiday trap and forget all
- [English language specialist to visit the Intensive English portfolio next year](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/eng-lang-specialist-visit/) - 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 Dr Rose Richards had the privilege of meeting members of the American Embassy’s Regional English Language Office (RELO) and giving them a tour of our
- [Boekgeselsie met Ammie H](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/book-chat-with-ammie-h/) - Leer ons ken deur die boeke wat ons lees! Vandeesmaand gesels ons met Ammie Henson, een van die koördineerders vir die Intensiewe Engels-portefeulje en ʼn Engels-tweedetaal- (ESL-)instrukteur. “Die pad wat ek geloop het om ʼn onderwyser te word, was baie interessant en soms moeilik, maar ek glo dat dit bygedra het daartoe om van my
- [Book chat with Ammie H](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/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 the Intensive English portfolio and an English second language (ESL) instructor. “My journey to become a teacher has taken me down very interesting, and sometimes
- [Boekgeselsie met Sabrina T](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/book-chat-with-sabrina-t-c/) - Leer ken ons deur die boeke wat ons lees! Vandeesmaand gesels ons met Sabrina Thompson, ’n skryfvaardighedewerksessie-aanbieder by die Skryflab en junior lektor in Gevorderde Familiereg in die Departement Privaatreg aan die Fakulteit Regsgeleerdheid. Haar studievelde en haar passies is die reg rakende gender- en kinderregte. Sy het verlede jaar haar LLM cum laude behaal
- [Book chat with Sabrina T](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/book-chat-with-sabrina-t-c/) - Get to know us through the books we read! This month we chat to Sabrina Thompson, a writing skills workshop presenter at the Writing Lab and junior lecturer in Advanced Family Law for the Department of Private Law at the Faculty of Law. Her areas of study and her passions are gender and children’s rights
- [Waarom vertaal vertalers?](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/why-translate/) - Ter viering van Internasionale Vertaaldag op 30 September het ons ʼn paar vertalers saam met wie die Taalsentrum werk, gevra hoekom hulle hierdie werk doen – hoekom vertaal hulle? Lees gerus wat sê hulle – ons dink hulle is absolute superhelde! Zama Bekweni sê:(Xhosa/Engels-vertaler) “Most useful information, perhaps worldwide, is made available in the English
- [Why do translators translate?](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/why-translate/) - In celebration of International Translation Day on 30 September, we’ve approached a few of the translators with whom the Language Centre collaborates to share with us why they do the work they do – why do they translate? Read on to see everything they say – we think they are absolute superheroes! Zama Bekweni says:(isiXhosa/English
- [Boekgeselsie met Vernita B](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/book-chat-with-vernita-b/) - Leer ons ken deur die boeke wat ons lees! Vandeesmaand gesels ons met Vernita Beukes, ʼn dosent en koördineerder van taalverwerwingskursusse by die Taalsentrum. Sy sê: “Ek het regtig die beste werk in die wêreld! Ek kry as deel van my werk die geleentheid om vir internasionale studente van regoor die wêreld Afrikaans te leer.
- [Book chat with Vernita B](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/book-chat-with-vernita-b/) - Get to know us through the books we read! This month we chat to Vernita Beukes, a lecturer and coordinator of language acquisition courses at the Language Centre. She says: “I honestly have the best job in the world! As part of my job, I get the opportunity to teach international students from everywhere in
- [Creative ways to give your invites a multilingual look and feel](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/invites-with-a-multilingual-look/) - The Language Centre’s mandate to the University is to promote multilingualism and provide language support. The Language Centre therefore strives to embody a multilingual mindset and to share this mindset with the rest of the University. Invitations to events are great opportunities to include all three languages used at the University. There is no need
- [Reading for all levels of English with Carmen 1](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/reading-for-all-levels-of-english1/) - You’ve been transported to Carmen’s book corner! Here you will find some great book recommendations for learners of all levels of English. I’m Carmen, and in my first blog post I talk about three books that I think everyone should read in their lifetime. You are sure to find a book suited to your level
- [Boekgeselsie met Helga S](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/book-chat-with-helga-s/) - Leer ons ken deur die boeke wat ons lees! Vandeesmaand gesels ons met Helga Sykstus. Helga bestuur die Taalsentrum se Taalleerhub en is ʼn spesialis op die gebied van taalverwering in Afrikaans. Sy bied ook akademiesegeletterhedemodules aan. “Ek deel al vir 22 jaar my passie vir Afrikaans, maar ook vir taal en kultuur in die
- [Book chat with Helga S](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/book-chat-with-helga-s/) - Get to know us through the books we read! This month we chat to Helga Sykstus. Helga manages the Language Centre’s Language Learning Hub and is a specialist in the field of language acquisition in Afrikaans. She also presents academic literacies modules. “I have been sharing my passion for Afrikaans with my students and clients
- [Boekgeselsie met Jackie vW](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/book-chat-with-jackie-vw/) - Leer ons ken deur die boeke wat ons lees! Vandeesmaand gesels ons met Jackie van Wyk, ʼn opvoedkundige tolk by die Taalsentrum se Tolkdiens. “Ek het tale aan die US studeer en werk al vir 15 jaar by die Taalsentrum as dosent en opvoedkundige tolk. Dit is vir my baie vervullend om my liefde vir
- [Book chat with Jackie vW](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/book-chat-with-jackie-vw/) - Get to know us through the books we read! This month we chat to Jackie van Wyk, an educational interpreter at the Language Centre’s Interpreting Service. “I studied languages at Stellenbosch University and I have been working as a lecturer and educational interpreter at the Language Centre for the past 15 years. I find it
- [Book chat with Eppie M](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/book-chat-with-eppie-m/) - Get to know us through the books we read! Every first Friday of the month we’ll share an interview with a Language Centre staff member on a favourite or memorable book. Eppie McFarlane is a TEFL instructor at the Language Centre and an English as a second language (ESL) teacher. (TEFL is the qualification that enables
- [Book chat with Anne-Mari L](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/book-chat-with-anne-mari-l/) - Get to know us through the books we read! This month we chat to Anne-Mari Lackay of the Writing Lab. Anne-Mari has been working at the Writing Lab since 2001, where she coordinates Writing Lab consultations and serves as a link between the Writing Lab, students, writing consultants, lecturers and other staff members. “I think
- [Boekgeselsie met Anne-Mari L](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/book-chat-with-anne-mari-l/) - Leer ons ken deur die boeke wat ons lees! Vandeesmaand gesels ons met Anne-Mari Lackay van die Skryflab. Anne-Mari werk sedert 2001 by die Skryflab, waar sy Skryflabkonsultasies koördineer en die skakel is tussen die Skryflab, studente, skryfkonsultante, dosente en ander personeel. “Ek dink omdat ek self in moeilike omstandighede moes studeer en werk, maak dit
- [Gunstelingboekgeselsie met Eduard dK](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/book-chat-with-eduard-dk/) - Leer ons ken deur die boeke wat ons lees! Vandeesmaand gesels ons met Eduard de Kock, ʼn senior tolk by die Taalsentrum se Tolkdiens en aanbieder van die Kommunikasielab se Skep aanbiedings met selfvertroue-kortkursus. “Ek is ʼn groot aanhanger van die tipiese nerd-kultuur: Dungeons and Dragons, rekenaarspeletjies en jou meer ingewikkelde bordspeletjies. As ek vandag
- [Book chat with Eduard dK](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/book-chat-with-eduard-dk/) - Get to know us through the books we read! This month we chat to Eduard de Kock, a senior interpreter at the Language Centre’s Interpreting Service and presenter of the Comms Lab short course Crafting confident presentations. “I’m a huge fan of the typical nerd culture: Dungeons and Dragons, computer games and the more complicated
- [Boekgeselsie met Elzette W](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/book-chat-with-elzette-w/) - Leer ons ken deur die boeke wat ons lees! Vandeesmaand gesels ons met Elzette Wickens, ʼn taalpraktisyn by die Taalsentrum se Taaldiens. “Ek redigeer en vertaal tekste vir Universiteits- en eksterne kliënte, in Afrikaans en Engels. Ek leer byna elke dag iets omdat ek met inhoud uit soveel uiteenlopende velde werk.” Elzette hanteer ook taalnavrae
- [Book chat with Elzette W](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/book-chat-with-elzette-w/) - Get to know us through the books we read! This month we chat to Elzette Wickens, a language practitioner at the Language Service of the Language Centre. “I edit and translate Afrikaans and English texts for University and external clients. Almost every day, I learn something new, because we receive texts that cover a wide
- [Book chat with Selene D](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/book-chat-with-selene-d/) - Get to know us through the books we read! This month we chat to Selene Delport, coordinator of writing skills workshops for postgrad students at the Writing Lab. Selene joined the Writing Lab as a consultant in 2006. In 2009, she started conducting its writing skills workshops for postgraduate students. “My work at the Writing
- [Boekgeselsie met Selene D](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/book-chat-with-selene-d/) - Leer ons ken deur die boeke wat ons lees! Vandeesmaand gesels ons met Selene Delport, koördineerder van skryfvaardighede-werksessies vir nagraadse studente by die Skryflab. Selene het in 2006 as ʼn konsultant by die Skryflab aangesluit, en in 2009 het sy die skryfvaardighede-werksessies vir nagraadse studente begin aanbied. “Danksy my werk by die Skryflab is ek
- [USuku loLwimi lweeNkobe luka-2022: Masijonge ngaphaya kolwimi olulolwethu](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/mother-language-day-2022/) - Sibhiyozela uSuku loLwimi lweeNkobe lwaMazwe ngaMazwe ngomhla wama-21 kweyoMdumba kunyaka ngamnye. Kufanelekile ukuba sithathe ixesha ngolo suku ukuba sibhiyozele olo lwimi lokuqala; olo lwathi lwavumela omnye nomnye kuthi ukuba aqalise ukwabelana ngeendlela alibona ngazo ihlabathi. Abantu abaninzi baqhele kakhulu ukwenza ushishino ngolwimi lwabo lwenkobe yonke imihla kangangokuba abayithatheli ngqalelo loo nto. Abanye ke abanayo
- [Moedertaaldag 2022: Kom ons kyk verder as ons eie taal](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/mother-language-day-2022/) - Ons vier elke jaar op 21 Februarie Moedertaaldag. Dis gepas om op hierdie dag ʼn tydjie af te staan om daardie eerste taal te vier; dié een wat dit vir elkeen van ons moontlik gemaak het om ons belewenis van die wêreld te begin uitdruk. Baie mense is so gewoond daaraan om elke dag in
- [Mother Language Day 2022: Let’s look beyond our own language](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/mother-language-day-2022/) - 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 each of us to start sharing how we experience the world. Many people are so used to doing business in their mother language every day
- [What's happening on the research front at the Language Centre?](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/whats-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.
- [Boekgeselsie met Rose R](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/book-chat-with-rose-r/) - Leer ons ken deur die boeke wat ons lees! Vandeesmaand gesels ons met Rose Richards, hoof van die Skryflab. Sy hou van boeke wat iets onverwags en uniek in hulle het. Lees gerus verder om te hoor watter boeke by haar aanklank gevind het onlangs. Wat is die titel van jou gunstelingboek, of ʼn boek wat
- [Book chat with Rose R](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/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 like books that have something quirky or unique about them. Read on to hear what she says about books that have resonated with her recently.
- [Book chat with Ydalene C](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/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 month we chat to Ydalene Coetsee, an academic literacies lecturer at the Language Centre. Ydalene is an avid reader who is tempted to read even
- [Book chat with Risha L](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/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.
- [Boekresensie deur Marisca C](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/book-review-with-mariscac/) - Leer ken ons deur die boeke wat ons ons lees! Ons skop die jaar af met ‘n boekresensie-gesprek met Marisca Coetzee, ‘n akademiesegeletterdhededosent wat ook die Taalsentrum se Leeslab koördineer. Marisca is baie lief vir woorde, boeke en stories. Jy het genoem dat jy onlangs ʼn uitstekende boek gelees het. Wil jy ons ʼn
- [Book review by Marisca C](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/book-review-with-mariscac/) - 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 the Language Centre’s Reading Lab. Marisca is a lover of words, books and stories. You mentioned you read a great book recently. Would you
- [Boekgeselsie met Risha L](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/book-chat-with-risha-l/) - Ons gesels vandeesmaand met Risha Lötter, ʼn opvoedkundige tolk wat ook haar eie podsending en blog het. Risha sê sy lees na willekeur, maar het ʼn groot voorliefde vir outydse Britse speurverhale, en dagdroom daaroor om eendag self ʼn speurverhaal te skryf om aan Agatha Christie hulde te bring.
- [Amaziko okubhala njengeendawo zokuphelisa ubukoloniyali](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/writing-centres-as-decolonising-spaces/) - Ngomhla we-4 kweyeDwarha, intloko yethu yeLebhu yase-SU yokuBhala, uRose Richards, waye wazimasa inkomfa yezifundo eyayisingathwe ngobuxhaka-xhaka bale mihla kwi-intanethi neyayimalunga nokupheliswa kobukoloniyali kumaziko okubhala aseMzantsi Afrika. Wabelana nathi ngeengcinga zakhe malunga naloo nkomfa yezifundo. Njengomsebenzi wakwiziko lokubhala, ndivuya kakhulu ukubona abanye abasebenzi bakumaziko okubhala kwilizwe jikelele besabelana ngeembono zam malunga namandla amaziko okubhala okutshintsha imbonakalo
- [Skryfsentrums as dekoloniseringsruimtes](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/writing-centres-as-decolonising-spaces/) - Op 4 Oktober het Rose Richards, die hoof van die Universiteit Stellenbosch se Skryflab, ’n aanlyn kollokwium oor dekolonisering in Suid-Afrikaanse skryfsentrums bygewoon. Sy deel graag haar indrukke oor die kollokwium met ons. As ’n skryfsentrumpraktisyn is dit vir my lekker om te sien hoe ander skryfsentrumpraktisyns regoor die land my mening deel oor
- [Writing centres as decolonising spaces](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/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 with us. As a writing centre practitioner, I am very glad to see that other writing centre practitioners across the country share my views
- [Boekgeselsie met Mariann M](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/book-chat-with-mariann-m/) - Leer ken ons deur die boeke wat ons ons lees! Elke eerste Vrydag van die maand deel ons ʼn onderhoud met ʼn Taalsentrumpersoneellid oor ʼn gunsteling- of onvergeetlike boek. Ons gesels hierdie maand met Mariann Maartens, ʼn opvoedkundige tolk by die Taalsentrum, en ook ʼn direksielid van die Pan-Suid-Afrikaanse Taalraad (PanSALB). Mariann kry deesdae min
- [Book chat with Mariann M](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/book-chat-with-mariann-m/) - 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 month we chat to Mariann Maartens, an educational interpreter at the Language Centre, and a board member of the Pan South African Language Board (PanSALB).
- [Boekgeselsie met Ydalene C](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/book-chat-with-ydalene-c/) - Leer ken ons deur die boeke wat ons lees! Elke maand deel ons ʼn onderhoud met ʼn Taalsentrumpersoneellid oor ʼn gunsteling- of onvergeetlike boek. Hierdie maand gesels ons met Ydalene Coetsee, ʼn dosent in akademiese geletterdhede by die Taalsentrum. Ydalene is ‘n ywerige leser vir wie die versoeking groot is om selfs te probeer lees
- [A look at Afrikaans language and culture, tailored for Dutch-speaking exchange students](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/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 students. In 2015 it was decided to expand the offering to a tailor-made course, namely an Afrikaans Language and Culture course specifically for Dutch mother-tongue
- [ʼn Kykie na Afrikaanse taal en kultuur, pasgemaak vir Nederlandssprekende uitruilstudente](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/a-look-at-afrikaans-language-and-culture-tailored-for-dutch-speaking-exchange-students/) - Die Universiteit Stellenbosch (US) se Taalsentrum is al vir meer as 20 jaar betrokke by die Global Education Programme van die US se Internasionale Kantoor met die aanbied van ʼn Beginnerafrikaanskursus vir besoekende studente. In 2015 is daar besluit om die aanbod uit te brei na ʼn pasgemaakte kursus, naamlik ʼn Afrikaanse taal- en kultuurkursus
- [ʼn Mymering oor die vryheid wat taal bring](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/the-freedom-language-brings/) - Verbeel jou ʼn wêreld sonder taal. Kan ʼn mens jouself so-iets selfs voorstel? Is taal nie so vervleg met denke dat dit nie eintlik help ʼn mens dink as jy nie in taal dink nie? Hoe sou ʼn mens toegang tot jou eie gedagtes kry en hulle kommunikeer as ʼn mens dit nie in een of ander soort taal omsit nie?
- [Masikhuthaze ukuxatyiswa kweelwimi ezahlukileyo](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/lets-celebrate-the-first-one/) - Minyaka le, ngomhla wama-21 kweyoMdumba, ihlabathi lonke ngokubanzi libhiyozela uSuku loLwimi lweeNkobe kwiHlabathi ngokubanzi. Ukusukela kuloo nyaka ke, amazwe ngamazwe ehlabathi, ingakumbi abathandi bolwimi, babhiyozela iilwimi zeenkobe ngendlela ngeendlela ezahlukileyo
- [Ukunwenwa kweziphumo zolwimi](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/the-ripple-effect-of-language-2/) - Uninzi lwethu alucingi kangako malunga nolwimi ngokwengqiqo ekuphileni kwethu ubomi bethu bemihla ngemihla. Kwaye noko kunjalo, ulwimi esilusebenzisa kwizifundo zethu, kwiimeko zasemisebenzini nakubudlelwane bethu buqu nabanye abantu lulo olwakha uhlobo lokuqonda ubuthina, uhlobo esithanda ukuba lulo ehlabathini, kunye noko kukokona kubaluleke kakhulu kuthi. Indlela esinxibelelana ngayo inefuthe kwaye iyakutshintsha okusingqongileyo, nto leyo idala amaza anwenwayo
- [Yonwabela inkululeko eziswa lulwimi](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/the-freedom-language-brings/) - Yiba nomfanekiso ngqondweni ngehlabathi elingenalo ulwimi. Ingakwazi ukwenzeka lo nto xa ucinga? Awucingi ukuba ingenzeka lo nto?Awukhe uyicinge eyokuba ulwimi luthungelana neengcinga kwaye ayisebenzi eyokucinga ukuba ngaba awucingi ngolwimi lwakho? Uza kufikelela njani kwiingcinga zakho ukuba ngaba azizinzanga kuhlobo oluthile lolwimi?
- [Boekgeselsie met Alta vR](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/book-chat-with-alta-vr1/) - Leer ken ons deur die boeke wat ons ons lees! Elke eerste Vrydag van die maand deel ons ʼn onderhoud met ʼn Taalsentrumpersoneellid oor ʼn gunsteling- of onvergeetlike boek. Alta is baie lief vir lees en vir reis, en as dié twee elemente gekombineer kan word, nog beter. Wat is die titel van die
- [Book chat with Alta vR](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/book-chat-with-alta-vr1/) - 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 month we’re chatting to Alta van Rensburg, a deputy director at the Language Centre. Alta loves reading and travelling, and if these two loves
- [Book chat with Marisca C](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/book-chat-with-marisca-c/) - 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 month we’re chatting to Marisca Coetzee, academic literacies lecturer and coordinator of the Reading Lab. Marisca loves reading and is a passionate advocate for early reading with children. What
- [Kom ons vier daardie eerste een](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/lets-celebrate-the-first-one/) - Dis waarskynlik die taal waarin jy iets minder mooi sal sê as jy groot skrik. Die kans is groot dat jy ook in hierdie taal droom. As jy gelukkig is, sal jy kleuterversies daarin ken, en dalk selfs ʼn paar argaïese uitdrukkings en opgemaakte woorde...
- [Die uitkringeffek van taal](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/the-ripple-effect-of-language-2/) - Die meeste van ons dink nie juis gedurende ons daaglikse doen en late aan taal as ʼn abstrakte begrip nie. Nogtans bepaal die taal wat ons in ons studies, by die werk en in ons persoonlike verhoudings gebruik ander mense se persepsies van wie ons is, hoe ons met mekaar omgaan en wat vir ons
- [Let’s celebrate the first one](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/lets-celebrate-the-first-one/) - 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…
- [A musing on the freedom language brings](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/the-freedom-language-brings/) - Imagine a world without language. Is that even possible to imagine? Isn’t language so intertwined with thinking that it’s no use trying to think if you don’t think in language? How would you access your own thoughts and communicate them if it’s not encoded in some kind of language?
- [The ripple effect of language](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/the-ripple-effect-of-language-2/) - Most of us don’t think much about language in the abstract as we go about our everyday lives. And yet, the language we use in our studies, in work contexts and in our personal relationships shapes perceptions of who we are, how we like to be in the world, and what matters most to us.
- [Boekgeselsie met Marisca C](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/book-chat-with-marisca-c/) - Leer ken ons deur die boeke wat ons ons lees! Elke eerste Vrydag van die maand deel ons ʼn onderhoud met ʼn Taalsentrumpersoneellid oor ʼn gunsteling- of onvergeetlike boek. Ons gesels hierdie maand met Marisca Coetzee, akademiesegeletterdhede-dosent en koördineerder van die Leeslab. Marisca is mal oor lees en is ʼn aktiewe voorstander daarvan om vir kinders
- [Boekgeselsie met Eppie M](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/book-chat-with-eppie-m/) - Leer ken ons deur die boeke wat ons ons lees! Elke eerste Vrydag van die maand deel ons ʼn onderhoud met ʼn Taalsentrumpersoneellid oor ʼn gunstelingboek. Eppie McFarlane is ʼn TEFL-instrukteur by die Taalsentrum en ʼn Engelstweedetaal-onderwyser. (TEFL is die kwalifikasie wat mense in staat stel om onderrig te gee in Engels as vreemde taal.
- [Tien wenke vir ʼn wyer woordeskat](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/ten-hacks-for-expanding-your-vocabulary/) - ʼn Mens se aktiewe woordeskat – die woorde wat jy gebruik – en die manier waarop jy kommunikeer, kan die omvang van jou invloed asook jou kans op sukses vergroot of verminder. Hier is tien maniere om meer woorde te leer en meer suksesvol in die lewe te wees. Leer meer woorde in jou moedertaal:
- [Iminyaka engamashumi amabini yenkxaso kubabhali ukuze bavakale apho kufaneleke khona](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/twenty-years-support-for-writers-to-be-heard-where-it-counts/) - Kulo Juni, iLebhu yokuFundisa ngendlela yokuBhala ekwiZiko leeLwimi eSU ibhiyozela iminyaka eyi 20 yasungulwa! iLebhu yokuBhala iyazingca ngobubele enabo, ukwamkela nendawo ekhuselekileyo apho abafundi nezifundiswa besoloko beziva bekhululekile ngokuxoxa ngemiba yokubhala kunye nenkxaso abayifumana kubasebenzi bethu abazinikeleyo ekucebiseni ngokubhala. Into eyaqala njengephupha kuNjing Leon de Stadler (owayesakuba nguMlawuli weZiko leeLwimi), lafezekiseka xa iLebhu yokuFundisa indlela
- [Ten hacks for expanding your vocabulary](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/ten-hacks-for-expanding-your-vocabulary/) - Your active vocabulary – the words you use – and the way you communicate may increase or decrease the extent of your influence and your chances of success. Here are ten ways to learn more words and be more successful in life. Learn more words in your mother language: 1. Eat a dictionary. Yeah, that
- [Twintig jaar se ondersteuning sodat skrywers gehoor word waar dit saak maak](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/twenty-years-support-for-writers-to-be-heard-where-it-counts/) - In Junie vanjaar vier die US Taalsentrum se Skryflab sy 20ste bestaansjaar. Ons by die Skryflab bied met trots ʼn verwelkomende, vriendelike en veilige ruimte aan waar studente en akademici die vrymoedigheid het om skryfkwessies te bespreek, wel wetend dat die toegewyde personeel en skryfkonsultante deurgaans reg staan om hulle met raad en daad te
- [Twenty years’ support for writers to be heard where it counts](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/twenty-years-support-for-writers-to-be-heard-where-it-counts/) - This June, the SU Language Centre’s Writing Lab is celebrating its 20th birthday. The Writing Lab prides itself as a welcoming, friendly and safe space where students and academics feel free to discuss writing issues and get support from dedicated staff and writing consultants. What started as a dream for Prof Leon de Stadler (former
- [How about doing the click in celebration of Human Rights Day?](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/lets-do-the-click-in-celebration-of-human-rights-day/) - 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; Maclear, now Nqanqarhu; and King William’s Town, which will be known as iQoonce in future. Most people – whether they speak English, Afrikaans or even
- [Afrikadag 2021: Die gawe van konneksie](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/africaday2021/) - Om die vele fasette en die wonder van Afrika te erken, word Meimaand aan Afrika opgedra. Afrikadag self word op 25 Mei gevier om die stigting van die Organisasie vir Afrika-eenheid (nou bekend as die Afrika-unie), op 25 Mei 1963 te herdenk...
- [Africa Day 2021: The gift of connection](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/africaday2021/) - In recognition of its wonder and multifaceted nature, the month of May is dedicated to Africa. Africa Day itself is celebrated on 25 May to commemorate the founding of the Organisation of African Unity (now known as the African Union) on 25 May 1963...
- [uSuku lwe Afrika ka2021: Isipho soqhagamshelwano](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/africaday2021/) - Inyanga kaCanzibe iqatshelwa njengenyanga yobu-Afrika. Olona suku lobu-Afrika lubhiyozelwa ngomhla wama25 kuCanzibe ukukhumbula ukusekwa koMbutho woManyano lobuAfrika (Organisation of African Unity) ekungoku nje waziwa njengoMbutho wobuAfrika (African Union) ngomhla wama25 kuCanzibe ngo-1963...
- [Masenze iziqhakancu sibhiyozele umhla waMalungelo oLuntu](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/lets-do-the-click-in-celebration-of-human-rights-day/) - Ngomhla wama 23, uMphathiswa wezobuGcisa neNkcubeko uMnu Nathi Mthethwa wabhengeza ukuthiywa ngokutsha kwezixeko ezifana neBhayi (iGqeberha); iMaclear (iNqanqarhu) neKing Williams Town (iQonce). Uninzi lwabantu abangazamiyo nokubizela oonoqhakancu, phakathi kwabo kukho abantetho isisiNgesi nesiAfrikansi, kuquka nabanye abaliqela abantetho isisiXhosa, le meko yokuthiywa kwezi zixeko babonakalise ukuyichasa kakhulu, kangangokuba bafaka amaxwebhu ezikhalazo okuchitha la magama matsha kubuyelwe
- [Kry daardie klapklanke onder die knie vir Menseregtedag](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/lets-do-the-click-in-celebration-of-human-rights-day/) - Op 23 Februarie het die Minister van Kuns en Kultuur, Nathi Mthwethwa, nuwe name vir sommige dorpe en stede in die Oos-Kaap aangekondig. Van die name is Port Elizabeth, nou Gqeberha; Maclear, nou Nqanqarhu; en King William’s Town, wat voortaan as iQoonce sal bekend staan. Die meeste mense – of hulle nou Afrikaans, Engels of
- [A wall of remembrance for Pumlani](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/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 home. Pumlani was a valued colleague at the Stellenbosch University Language Centre for many years. He joined the Language Centre in 2003 as the head
- [Short video tributes to Pumlani](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/short-video-tribute-to-pumlani/) - We're sharing two short videos of our former colleague Pumlani Sibula on this page, as a tribute to him and his love of teaching isiXhosa. Also visit our Wall of Remembrance for Pumlani. A Language Centre colleague, Faika Haroun, has extracted some video material of Pumlani sharing the gift of isiXhosa to compile this short
- [Leer saam met ons Afrikaans praat](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/learn-to-speak-afrikaans-with-us-2/) - Wil jy graag ook met jou kollegas Afrikaans kan praat wanneer ons almal weer terug is op kampus? Madiba het baie raak opgemerk dat, as jy met mense in hul taal praat, die kans groot is dat jou boodskap ook hul harte
- [Dos and don’ts during online events](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/dos-and-donts-during-online-events/) - Who knew that we all could be so tech savvy? The Covid-19 pandemic and the resulting measures to keep us safe have had many consequences so far. One of the good ones is that ordinary people suddenly manage to do truly amazing things with technology, as long as there is a stable internet connection and a suitable virtual platform.
- [’n Gedenkmuur vir Pumlani](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/a-wall-of-remembrance-for-pumlani/) - Ons het met groot skok en hartseer die nuus ontvang dat Pumlani Sibula op Sondag 6 Desember oorlede is. Hy was tuis aan die aansterk ná Covid-19. Pumlani was jare lank ’n gewaardeerde kollega by die Universiteit Stellenbosch se Taalsentrum. Hy het hom in 2003 by die Taalsentrum aangesluit as hoof van die Eenheid vir
- [ReadTheory](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/readtheory-video/) - Please click here to watch the ReadTheory video.
- [Podsendingvertaling om meertalige aanlyn leer te ondersteun – voorbeelde](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/podcast-translation-to-support-multilingual-online-learning/) - Die US Taalsentrum se Tolkdiens bied ʼn podsendingvertaaldiens aan dosente wat ʼn professionele en vinnige manier nodig het om aanlyn lesinginhoud in meer as een taal beskikbaar te stel.
- [Podcast translation to support multilingual online learning – examples](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/podcast-translation-to-support-multilingual-online-learning/) - The SU Language Centre’s Interpreting Service offers a podcast translation service to lecturers wanting a professional and time-effective way of making online lecture content available in more than one language.
- [Podcast translation to support multilingual online learning – e-mail to SU lecturers](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/podcast-translation-to-support-multilingual-online-learning-email/) - Date: 3 February 2021Subject line: Podcast translation to support multilingual online learning Dear Colleague On behalf of the Language Centre: welcome back and best wishes for 2021! Moreover, we’d like to remind you that, by translating recordings of your lectures, the Language Centre’s Interpreting Service is ready to help you ensure that your students have
- [Podsendingvertaling om meertalige aanlyn leer te ondersteun – e-pos aan dosente](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/podcast-translation-to-support-multilingual-online-learning-email/) - Datum: 3 Februarie 2021 Onderwerpreël: Podsendingvertaling om meertalige aanlyn leer te ondersteun Beste Kollega Namens die Taalsentrum sê ons baie welkom terug en beste wense vir 2021! Verder wil ons jou graag daaraan herinner dat die Taalsentrum se Tolkdiens gereed is om, deur opnames van jou lesings te vertaal, jou te help verseker dat jou
- [Learn to speak Afrikaans with us](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/learn-to-speak-afrikaans-with-us-2/) - Would you like to be able to chat to your colleagues in Afrikaans once we’re all back on campus? As Madiba had noted so aptly, when you talk to someone in their language, chances are that you will speak to their hearts
- [Comms Lab facilitates public speaking on several platforms](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/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 meeting and information session in the Language Centre Seminar room. This was an opportunity for anyone to see first-hand how the Toastmasters do things: Prepared
- [‘Is’ or ‘are’ – that is the question…](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/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 take singular verbs and plural subjects take plural verbs. But if concord is so simple and straight forward, why is it considered such a clear
- [A linguistic adventure for international students](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/a-linguistic-adventure-for-international-students/) - Students from abroad who wish to improve their English have the opportunity to enrol in the Language Centre’s Intensive English Programme (IEP). The programme encourages students from different levels or blocks within the IEP to meet on Fridays for a language workshop specifically to interact and speak English. On Friday, 23 August, our current IEP
- [Correct me if I’m wrong](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/correct-me-if-im-wrong/) - We reckon correctional fluid wouldn’t have been invented if people used language perfectly. Now and again, everyone stumbles linguistically – when talking, writing and, increasingly, when texting. Every so often the linguist in us may notice our conversation partner has made a language error. We thought a bit about how one could react to such
- [AWS a hundred years young!](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/hundred-years-young/) - The 11th, comprehensively updated edition of the Afrikaanse Woordelys en Spelreëls (AWS), a title that means ‘Afrikaans word list and spelling rules’, was released early in August this year. The AWS is a remarkable publication in that it serves as the ultimate lodestar for the Afrikaans-speaking community regarding the writing and spelling of Afrikaans. Another
- [Second home for Dutch prof](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/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 at the opportunity to visit South Africa in the middle 90s when the Dutch Language Union wanted to start promoting interaction between the Netherlands and
- [Language resources for savvy speakers](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/language-resources-for-savvy-speakers/) - In April of this year, the comprehensive, multi-volume Afrikaans dictionary the Woordeboek van die Afrikaanse Taal (the WAT) released its fifteenth volume, representing the second instalment for the letter S. It covers Afrikaans words from ‘skool’ (school) all the way to ‘Sri Lankaans’ (Sri Lankan). It also contains an addendum with new words from A
- [For the love of reading!](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/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 year. In July this year, the Language Centre, Vriende van Afrikaans and the residence Academia donated two book chests to the value of R15 000 to
- [Phakama for academic literacy](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/phakama-for-academic-literacy/) - 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 academic literacy module, Scientific Communication Skills 146, as well as to modules in Chemistry and Computer Skills for students in extended degree programmes in Science,
- [An Amazing Reading Race for Kylemore Secondary](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/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 July to honour the legacy of Nelson Mandela. On the day, Faika Haroun and her team of fellow Language Centre staff members wanted to share
- [The protective power of bilingualism](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/the-protective-power-of-bilingualism/) - A university in Italy scanned the brains of dozens of patients with Alzheimer’s disease as part of a study. Half of them spoke at least two languages, the other half only one. Guess which group had the more favourable results... Earlier this year, the Vita-Salute San Raffaele University in Milan released its findings on a
- [How does multilingualism look at Stellenbosch University?](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/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 combat the decline in mental abilities.” Prof Arnold Schoonwinkel, Vice-Rector (Learning & Teaching), opened this year’s Language Day at the University with these inspiring facts.
- [Catch them out with language](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/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 department, warning you of phishing attacks. The reason for such alerts could be that someone clicked on a link in an e-mail that tried to
- [A toast to a sixth language at the Language Hub](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/a-toast-to-a-sixth-language-at-the-language-hub/) - It is seldom that we get a request from someone who wants to come to South Africa for three months to learn Afrikaans. But this did happen recently. Wietse Hilverda, a Dutch businessman living in Aix, France, for the past decade, visited Stellenbosch in 2018 precisely for this reason: he wanted to discuss the possibility
- [Black Panther clicks away](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/black-panther-clicks-away/) - There is bad news and good news. The bad news is that you cannot go to Wakanda for a holiday. The good news is that you can learn the language of Wakanda with the help of the Language Centre. If you are not a fan of superhero movies, some clarification may be necessary. Wakanda is
- [Why use a professional translator?](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/why-use-a-professional-translator/) - You have a finalised, polished text to share with your readers – and it needs to be available in more than one language. You could ask your bilingual colleague to translate it (and hold your breath), or you could ask a professional translator to do the job. Why should you prefer a professional translator? A
- [Free English classes](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/free-english-classes/) - 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.
- [Udonga lwesikhumbuzo sikaPumlani](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/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 home. Pumlani was a valued colleague at the Stellenbosch University Language Centre for many years. He joined the Language Centre in 2003 as the head
- [Amathuba neendawo zokubhala ngokweakhademikhi kwiZiko leeLwimi](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/spaces-and-places-for-academic-writing-at-the-language-centre/) - NgoJuni kulo nyaka, amalungu abasebenzi beZiko leeLwimi abali-15 abamanxandanxanda bebhala uphando lwabo bathe banethuba lokuzinza eMount Fleur, kwintaba yokuhlehlela ekumaphandle aseStellenbosch, ukuze babhale, batye, balale kwaye babhale ngokongezekileyo kangangeentsuku ezintathu zilandelelana. Ukuhlehla ukuze ubhale kweZiko leeLwimi kudale ithuba elindilisekileyo lokumisela nokuvavanya iinjongo, ukucinga nokuzibhenca, ukwabelana nokunaniselana ngeembono, kwaye babhale ngophando lwabo. Abathabathi-nxaxheba bebehlaliswe kwindawo engenakungenelela
- [Iindlela entsha yokwenza iiphasiwedi](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/play-a-linguistic-game-to-pass-that-password/) - Kukho uhlobo oluthile lwenkxalabo ngalo lonke ixesha ucelwa ukuba wenze iphasiwedi entsha. Oku kungenziwa yinto yokokuba uphinda udala amanye amanani anguwe nothemba ukuba aya kugcinwa yiklawudi yekhompyutha (internet cloud) ethile. Nangona kunjalo, okungenzeka kukuba le nkxalabo yakho ivela kwinto yokokuba iphasiwedi yakho oyisebenzisayo ayindanga ngokwaneleyo, ayiqulethenga zimpawu zikhethekileyo okanye amanani awaneleyo, ayiqali ngehaiku kwaye ayipheli
- [NPIT4 – ukufumana uthelelwano kunxibelelwano](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/npit4-a-conference-for-finding-common-ground-in-communication/) - Akukho ukukhutshwa komtshotsh’ iintomb’ zingeqhwabi! Okokuqala kumhlaba waseAfrika, i-4th International Conference on Non-Professional Interpreting and Translation (NPIT4) ithe yabanjwa kwi-Stellenbosch Institute for Advanced Studies (STIAS) ukusuka ngowama-22 ukuya kowama-25 kuMeyi walo nyaka. Abazimasi bale nkomfa bathe bafumana ithuba lokuzimasa umcimbi olandelayo, weNkomfa yokuqala egunyazisiweyo ye-Association for Translation Studies in Africa (ATSA) nefumaneka ku: https://atranslationstudiesafrica.wordpress.com ngowama-25
- [Izakhiwo ezintsha eziyinxalenye yeZiko leeLwimi](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/new-premises-for-large-part-of-language-centre/) - IOfisi yomLawuli, iLebhu yokuFunda, iLebhu yokuBhala, iLebhu yokuNxibelelana, iLebhu yokuFunda uLwimi neeNkonzo zeeLwimi ziqale u-2018 kwindawo entsha eStellenbosch. Ngenxa yezizathu zolungiselelo lwenkxaso, iKlinikhi yoNcedo kwezomThetho yeYunivesithi ithe yafuna ukusondelelana neFakhalthi yomThetho, emi kwiSakhiwo esiDala esiKhulu (Old Main Building /Ou Hoofgebou). Bathi bathethana neZiko leeLwimi ukuba batshintshiselane ngezakhiwo – ukunaniselana ngesakhiwo iKleine Bosch esikwiNdlela iBanhoek ebesisebenza
- [UBlack Panther uqiqiza eciciza okoko](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/black-panther-clicks-away/) - Kukho iindaba ezimbi nezimnandi. Ezimbi zezokuba awungekhe uye eWakanda uyokuchitha ikhefu. Ezimnandi zona zezokuba ungalufunda ulwimi lwaseWakanda ngoncedo lweZiko leeLwimi. Ukuba awuzithandi iimuvi ezingamakroti, kungayimfuneko ukuba ucaciselwe. IWakanda lilizwe lasentsomini lekroti elinemiMangaliso uBlack Panther, ongumlinganiswa ophambili kwimuvi esandula ukukhutshwa ekwanelo gama. Siyabulela ngentlaninge yezandi zentsimbi zasentsomini, iWakanda inobona buchwepheshe buphambili ehlabathini. Loluphi na ulwimi abaluthetha
- [Itsunami yalapha yeencwadi zosuku lwezizwe lobuChule bokuFunda nokuBhala](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/local-book-tsunami-for-international-literacy-day/) - Kulo nyaka ngomhla we-11 kuSeptemba, iLebhu yokuFunda yeZiko leeLwimi yasungula itsunami yeencwadi phaya eNeelsie (iZiko labaFundi, iLangenhoven) ngenjongo yokubhiyozela uSuku lweZizwe lobuChule bokuFunda nokuBhala. Kwabekwa imfumba yeencwadi ezisisipho apho eNeelsie ukuze nabani na abe nokuzithathela. Incwadi nganye ikhutshwe kwangaphambili nesitika seZiko leeLwimi, sitika eso sasichaza ukuba incwadi leyo ifumaneka simahla, kananjalo nabani na angazithathela aze
- [Iziko leeLwimi lishukumisa amaz’omoya neMFM](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/rocking-the-airwaves-with-mfm/) - “Zithini iindaba?” “Lumkela imvakalo-zwi yakho.” Kanti “Ungalibal’ ukutyisa iinkukhu zakho!” Eli liqaqobana lemingeni abasasazi beMFM ekuye kwafuneka bejongene nayo kutsha nje xa bebe kwikhosi emfutshane ekuthiwa yi-Rocking the Airwaves, khosi leyo ibiqhutywa liZiko leeLwimi. I-MFM sisikhululo sikanomathotholo seYunivesithi yaseStellenbosch, esiphuphumayo ngabantu abanxanelwe ukulola izakhono zabo zokusasaza koonomathotholo. Kwinyanga kaAgasti nekaSeptemba, uEduard de Kock noGillian Newton
- [Ukuvumelanisa ukwenza okusemgangathweni nokwenza uphela-sonwabe](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/high-standards-and-shortcuts-reconciled/) - Enye into eyenza ukuba umntu abonakale engumhleli okanye umguquli oyingcaphephe kukwazi ukuqonda ukuba ungenziwa njani owona msebenzi usemgangathweni ngexeshana nje elingephi. Kwaye ukuze kwenzeke oko kusenokufuna ukuba uthathe iindlela ezinguphela-sonwabe,hofu ezinokuba ngunobangela wokugqiba kade nezinokukuthumela kwiindawo ekungekho mfuneko yokuba uye kuzo. Koko ezo zenza ukuba iinkqubo zokubhala ngekhompyutha zibe lula zikhawuleze ngokunjalo. Ngomhla we-15 kuSeptemba,
- [Kutheni kumele usebenzise umguquli oqeqeshiweyo nje?](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/why-use-a-professional-translator/) - Unombhalo ophucukileyo, ogqibeleleyo ongabelana ngawo nabafundi bakho ... kwaye kufuneka ubekho ngeelwimi ezininzi. Ungacela ugxa wakho olwimi-mbini ukuba awuguqule (yibamb’ apho), okanye ungacela umguquli oqeqeshiweyo ukuba akwenzele lo msebenzi. Kutheni kumele ukhethe umguquli oqeqeshiweyo? Umguquli oqeqeshiweyo ngumntu oqeqeshwe kubugcisa bokudlulisela intsingiselo yomyalezo ukusuka kolunye ulwimi ukuya kolunye. Oku kuthetha ukuba uyakwazi ukujongana nemiba yesimbo, ubhalo,
- [Likhulu leminyaka ubudala!](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/hundred-years-young/) - Uhlelo lwe-11, oluhlaziyiweyo nolubanzi lweAfrikaanse Woordelys en Spelreëls (efinyezwa njenge-AWS), sisihloko esithetha ‘uluhlu lwamagama nemigaqo yopelo lwesiAfrikaans’, luthe lwapapashwa ekuqaleni kukaAgasti kulo nyaka. I-AWS lupapasho oluncamisileyo ngenxa yokuba lusebenza njengenkwenkwezi ekhokelelayo kuluntu oluthetha isiAfrikaans ngokumalunga nobhalo nopelo lwesiAfrikaans. Esinye isizathu sokubalasela kukuba uhlelo lokuqala lwapapashwa ngowe-1917 – eyinkulungwane ngqo ngoku – “eqinisekisa ukuba olu lwimi
- [Iityesi zeencwadi ziyolisa abantwana](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/book-chests-enchant-children/) - Kupapasho lokugqibela leDialogos, sachaza indlela iqebengwana elinebhurevosi esinganegalelo ngayo kwiphulo losetyenziso lweelwimi ezininzi. Ngoku sichaza umgama osele uhanjwe yiloo projekthi. Ngomhla wama-20 kuEpreli, iVriende van Afrikaans, iZiko leeLwimi nendawo yokuhlala abafundi iAcademia bakuvuyela ukusa iityesi ezimbini zeencwadi eAkkerdoppies naseSpeelkring, izikolo ezimbini zabaqalayo zaseStellenbosch. Ezo tyesi zixabisa i-R15 000 zizonke, zabakho ngenxa yeminikelo nemali eyayiphuma kwiprojekthi
- [USuku lweNkcubeko: Ukubhiyozela unxibelelwano](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/cultural-day-a-celebration-of-connection/) - Ngomhla we-18 kuMeyi, abafundi abaphuma kwamanye amazwe ebezithabatha inxaxheba kwinkqubo yeZiko leeLwimi, i-Intensive English Programme (IEP), babhiyozela uSuku lweNkcubeko ngendlela eyodwa nethabathisekisayo phaya kwiziko iKhaya (Kruiskerk). IZizwe eziManyeneyo zabhengeza umhla wama-21 kuMeyi, suku olo lubhiyozelwa yonke iminyaka, njengoSuku lweHlabathi loQukaniso lweeNkcubeko ngenjongo yoThethwano noPhuhliso. Olu lusuku olujolise ekuboneleleni ngethuba lokomeleza ukuqonda kwethu ixabiso lale nto
- [Amandla akhuselayo obulwimi-mbini](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/the-protective-power-of-bilingualism/) - Yunivesiti ithile yase-Ithali yaxilonga iingqondo zamaqela ngamaqela abantu abaphethwe sisifo sokulahlekelwa yinkumbulo nesaziwa njenge-Alzheimer’s, oko kusenziwa njengenxalenye yophononongo. Isiqingatha kwabo bantu sasilwimi-mbini, ngeli lixa esinye isiqingatha sasilwimi-nye kuphela. Xa ucinga leliphi iqela elaba neziphumo ezincomekayo… Phaya ekuqaleni kwalo nyaka, iYunivesithi iVita-Salute San Raffaele yaseMilan yakhupha iziphumo zalo zophononongo olwalumalunga negalelo lobulwimi-mbini kwisifo sokulahleklwa yingqondo esaziwa
- [Iityesi zeencwadi ezifumaneke ngokuthengisa amaqebengwana anebhurevosi](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/book-chests-for-schools-realised-by-selling-boerewors-rolls/) - KwiYunivesiti yaseStellenbosch, ukukhuthaza ukusetyenziswa kweelwimi ezininzi kubaluleke kakhulu. I-Vriende van Afrikaans, iZiko leeLwimi kunye nendawo yokuhlala abafundi i-Academia siye sahlanganyela ukusungula le projekthi ngelithi “Zihluthise ngeqebegwana elinebhurevosi, ugcwalise ibhokisi yeencwadi”, kwiprojekthi leyo siye sathengisa amatikiti amaqebengwana ane-boerewors ukususela phaya ekuqaleni kukaFebruwari. Le projekthi ibijolise ekuqokeleleni imali yokunikela ngeetyesi zeencwadi ezixabisa ama-R7 500 inye kwizikolo zamabanga
- [Xa lusilela unxibelelwano lwekhompyutha](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/when-e-fails/) - Ayinakuba sisibaxo ukuthi uMzantsi Afrika wonke wawunethemba lokubona ukuphela kocimicimi wombane kwinyanga yoMnga kunyaka ophelileyo. Ngelishwa ubuye ngamandla lo cimicimi kwinyanga yoKwindla kulo nyaka, kwaye ngoku simbona lo cimicimi esenziwa kumanqanaba angasentla kunangaphambili, ukuya kwiiyure ezingama-24. Oku kuthetha ukuba, emisebenzini kufuneka sisebenzise idatha yethu (ukuba ikhona inetwekhi yemobhayili) ukuze sithumele ii-imeyili – ngethemba lokuba iileptophu
- [Ingaba ubulwimi-ninzi bubonakala kanjani kwiYunivesithi yaseStellenbosch?](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/how-does-multilingualism-look-at-stellenbosch-university/) - “Ukuthetha iilwimi ezininzi kwabantwana abaselula kubhentsisa ukukhuthaza nokuphuhlisa izakhono zokuqiqa, ukwazi ukusombulula iingxaki nokuqonda kwaba bantwana ukuntsonkatha nokwalamana kwezinto. Ebudaleni, ukuthetha iilwimi ezininzi kungalwa ukudodobala kwengqondo.” uNjing. Arnold Schoonwinkel, onguSekele-Nqununu (wokuFunda nokuFundisa) nguye ovule uSuku loLwimi lwalonyaka kule Yunivesithi ngala manqaku enkuthazo. Ngowama-28 Septemba, Abafundi nabasebenzi abangama-75 bahlangana eSTIAS ukuze baxoxe ngomxholo walo nyaka woSuku
- [Ngothando lokufunda!](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/for-the-love-of-reading/) - IZiko leeLwimi liyazithanda iincwadi kwaye liyazingca ngokukhuthaza ukwazi ukufunda. Singathanda ukukuchazela ukuba sinxibelelene njani noluntu ngokubanzi kulo nyaka ngeencwadi neeseshoni zokufunda. NgoJulayi kulo nyaka, iZiko leeLwimi, iVriende van Afrikaans kunye nendawo yokuhlala abafundi iAcademia zilize izikolo ezimbini eStellenbosch ngeebhokisi ezinkulu ezimbini zeencwadi nezixabisa iR15 000. Kweli tyeli abawelwe ngumqa esandleni ziziKolo zamaBakala aPhantsi iBruckner de
- [Ukuhlangana kweenkcubabuchopho: kwiNkomfa yoPhandonzulu lokuFundisa nokuFunda (SoTL 2018)](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/the-meeting-of-the-minds-sotl-2018/) - Kwihlabathi elilangazelela iindlela ezintsha zokufikelela kubafundi, iNkomfa yoPhandonzulu lokuFundisa nokuFunda ibe lithuba elihle kakhulu kubafundisi-ntsapho lokuphonononga nokwabelana ngophando lwabo kwakunye nokucamngca ngeendlela zokufundisa. Inkomfa ye-11 ye-SoTL yaminyaka le, ibisindlekwe ekupheleni kukaOkthobha licandelo elingugxa weZiko leeLwimi, iCandelo lokuKhulisa ukuFundisa nokuFunda. Le nkomfa ibe lithuba elihle leZiko leeLwimi lokwabelana ngelikufumanisileyo ngokufundisa nokufunda kusetyenziswa imbono yesiseko sobomi: ulwimi.
- [UmDyarho wokuFunda oMangalisayo kwiSekondari iKylemore](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/an-amazing-reading-race-for-kylemore-secondary/) - Kulo nyaka, abafundi besiKolo seSekondari ePhezulu iKylemore bebenoSuku lokuBhiyozela uMandela abaya kuhlala belikhumbula. Ekunye neZiko loLwimi, amacandelo ahlukeneyo ase-SU athe achitha ixesha kwesi sikolo ngowe-25 Julayi ukunika imbeko kwilifa lembali kaNelson Mandela. Ngolo suku, uFaika Haroun neqela loogxa bakhe abangamalungu abasebenzi kwiZiko leeLwimi bathi bafuna ukwabelana ngochulumanco lokufunda nabafundi. “Siye sacwangcisa umdyarho wokufunda ukucela umngeni
- [ILebhu iComms iququzelela ukuthetha esidlangalaleni kumaqonga ahlukeneyo](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/comms-lab-facilitates-public-speaking-on-several-platforms/) - Ukuthetha esidlangalaleni sisakhono esingafundwa de ube yingcaphephe kuso! Ngowe-8 Agasti, iLebhu iComms yeZiko leeLwimi kunye neStellenbosch Toastmaster Club zabambisana ngokusindleka intlanganiso yokulinganisa iinjoli zemicimbi kunye neseshoni yolwazi kwigumbi leeSemina leZiko leeLwimi. Eli yaba lithuba lakhe nabani na ukubona ngokunokwakhe ukuba ezi Njoli zemicimbi ziyiphatha njani: Kwakukho iintetho ezilungisiweyo, uvavanyo neentetho ezingalungiselelwanga ezenziwa ngemilo enesakhelo sentlanganiso
- [Ibali elifikelelekayo kubantwana abaziZithulu nakubantwana abevayo](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/a-story-accessible-to-deaf-children-and-children-who-can-hear/) - ISebe leZifundo zeeLwimi Jikelele leYunivesithi yaseStellenbosch liqalise iprojekthi ebandakanya ibali labantwana lokuba izithethi ezisencinci zeelwimi ezahlukeneyo, abasebenzisi abangabantwana boLwimi lweZandla loMzantsi Afrika (i-SASL) kunye nabazali babo bangalonwabela kunye. Olu luvo lusuka kumsebenzi owenziwe ngabazalanayo ababini baseBeljiyam, uFilip noHilde Verhelst, abaziZithulu. Bapapasha incwadi yabantwana, esihloko sithi Gebarentaal Redt, ngo-2013. Le ncwadi ihamba neDVD elwimimbini ezisisiDatshi noLwimi
- [Ngumqondiso!](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/its-a-sign/) - I-MI(SA), yenze umboniso kwiWoordfees 2019, ingumboniso okhuthazayo wethiyetha. Ingumculo oqulathe imas entlandluntathu: iMissa Luba (Imas yaseLatini imiselwe kwiintlobo ezintathu zemiculo ezisuka eDemocratic Republic of Congo), iMisa Criolla (iyenye yeemasi zokuqala ezingeyiyo eyasiLatini) kunye neMI(SA) ngokwayo, imas yoMzantsi Afrika entsha ebhalwe yimbhongi yeAfrikansi uAntjie Krog yaze yaguqulelwa kumculo nguAntoni Schonken. Lo mboniso ubandakanya amalungu ahlukeneyo weOpera
- [Ikhaya lesibini kuNjing. wolwimi lwesiDatshi](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/second-home-for-dutch-prof/) - UMzantsi Afrika uhleli ulilizwe elisoloko linomtsalane kuye, utsho uNjing. Carel Jansen, umenziphando weZiko leeLwimi, obelapha kwakhona ngoMatshi esuka eNetherlands. Yiyo loo nto ethe walitsibela ithuba lokutyelela eMzantsi Afrika ngelixa iManyano yoLwimi lwesiDatshi yayifuna ukuqalisa ngokukhuthaza unxibelelwano phakathi kweeyunivesithi zaseNetherlands nezaseMzantsi Afrika phakathi kwiminyaka yoo-1990. Watyelela iStellenbosch, iPitori kunye neRhawuti okokuqala ngo-1996 kwaye ukusukela ngoko sele
- [Babambe ngolwimi abalusebenzisayo](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/catch-them-out-with-language/) - Kungxamisekile! Kusuka kumbutho owaziwa kakhulu! Shukuma ngoku! Mhlawumbi yinkohliso … Ukuba usebenzela inkampani enkulu, kungenzeka ukuba ukhe wazifumana ii-imeyili ezisuka kwisebe le-IT, ezikulumkisayo ngohlaselo lweimeyili yobuqhetseba (phishing). Isizathu sezo zilumkiso zinjalo sisenokuba sesokuba kukho umntu ocofe kwikhonkco kwi-imeyili ebizama ukuntshontsha amagama wabasebenzisi, iiphasiwedi okanye iinkcukacha zebhanki, kwaye maninzi kakhulu amathuba wokuba loo nqevu usebenzise iakhawunti
- [Izixhobo zolwimi ezenzelwe izithethi ezingamaciko okuthetha](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/language-resources-for-savvy-speakers/) - Kulo nyaka ngenyanga kaTshazimpuzi, isichazimagama sesiAfrikansi esiquka konke ngokubanzi esiyimiqulu ngemiqulu nesigama lithi Woordeboek van die Afrikaanse Taal (i-WAT), sikhuphe umqulu waso weshumi elinesihlanu, nosisiqendu sesibini sonobumba ongu-S. Lo mqulu uqulethe amagama esiAfrikansi afana nathi “skool” ukuya kwelithi “Sri Lankaans". Esi sichazimagama sikwanesihlomelo esiqulethe amagama amatsha asukela ku-A ukuya ku-S sesona songezelelo sasidingeka kakhulu ukususela
- [Sithu huntshu kulwimi lwesithandathu olusanda kongezelelwa kuVimba wethu weeLwimi](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/a-toast-to-a-sixth-language-at-the-language-hub/) - Kunqabile ukuba sifumane isicelo esivela kumntu ofuna ukuza eMzantsi Afrika iinyanga ezintathu azokufunda isiAfrikansi. Kodwa oku kwenzekile kutsha nje. U-Wietse Hilverda, usomashishini waseDatshi ohleli e-Aix, eFransi, le minyaka ilishumi idlulileyo, watyelela eStellenbosch ngo-2018 ngenxa yesi sizathu ngqo: wayefuna ukuxoxa ngethuba lokusungula isifundo esixonkxiweyo solwimi lwesiAfrikansi ekunye nabalingane ababini u-Helga Sykstus no-Arne Binneman abakwiZiko leeLwimi. Isiphumo
- [ITsunami yeeNcwadi: Iprowujekthi enje ngelona liza likhulu elakha labakhona](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/book-tsunami-the-biggest-wave-yet/) - “Kulo nyaka kuye kwasala iincwadi ezenza isiqingatha sebhokisi kuphela emva kweTsunami yeeNcwadi,” kutsho uGqr Vernita Beukes, ongumhlohli wakwiZiko leeLwimi nokwangumququzeleli weTsunami yeeNcwadi yeZiko yarhoqo ngonyaka, nethe yenzeka ngoLwesihlanu we-6 kweyoMsintsi (Septemba) kulo nyaka. ITsunami yeeNcwadi le ihambisana kunye neprowujekthi ka-Emma Watson engeeNcwadi, ekhuthaza abantu ukuba bashiye iincwadi kwiindawo zoluntu ukuze abanye abantu bazifumane, bazifunde baze
- [Indibaniso entle yamava kweyona yunivesithi indala kunazo zonke kwihlabathi](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/a-mosaic-of-experiences-at-the-oldest-university-in-the-world/) - USanet de Jager, oyitoliki yeZiko lezeeLwimi, uye wathabatha inxaxheba kwiprowujekthi yeYunivesithi engokhenketho, ekunjongo yayo ikukuba abafundi nabasebenzi base-SU bathabathe inxaxheba kwiinkqubo ezingotshintshelwano kwinqanaba lehlabathi liphela. USanet uchithe iinyanga ezintathu kwiYunivesithi yaseBologna e-Italy, kwaye siye ke sadlana iindlebe kunye naye saze samcela ukuba asixelele kabanzi ngohambo lwakhe. Kwenzeke njani konke oku?“Ndiqale ukuva ngolu tshintshelwano ngomlawuli wethu,
- [Iphulo elingeelwimi elijoliswe kubafundi abasuka kumazwe angaphandle](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/a-linguistic-adventure-for-international-students/) - Abafundi abasuka kumazwe angaphandle abanomnqweno wokuphucula ulwazi lwabo lolwimi lwesiNgesi banethuba lokubhalisa kwiNkqubo eNzulu yesiNgesi yeZiko leeLwimi (IEP). Le nkqubo ikhuthaza abafundi abakumanqanaba ohlukeneyo ngaphakathi kwi-IEP ukuba badibane ngooLwezihlanu bedibanela iwekhshophu yeelwimi ejoliswe ekubeni banxibelelane bethetha ulwimi lwesiNgesi. NgoLwesihlanu, owama-23 kweyeThupha (Agasti), abafundi bethu bakaloku nje be-IEP abasuka kumazwe angaphandle baye bathabatha uhambo kwiGadi yeZityalo
- [IPhakama ilungiselelwe ukwazi ukubhala nokufunda kwezemfundo](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/phakama-for-academic-literacy/) - Kulo nyaka, abahlohli bakwiZiko leeLwimi, abeKhemistri nabeZakhono kwiKhompyutha bamisele iprowujekthi entsha kraca engentsebenziswano. Badibanise iintloko ukuze banike amandla ongezelekileyo kwimodyuli yeZiko leeLwimi engokwazi ukufunda nokubhala, iZakhono zeNzululwazi ngezoNxibelelwano 146, kwakunye neemodyuli zeKhemistri neZakhono kwiKhompyutha ukulungiselela abafundi abakwiinkqubo zeedigri ezandisiweyo kwezeNzululwazi, ezeNzululwazi ngoLimo nezobuNjineli. Abafundi abenza ezi modyuli baye banikwa umsebenzi othi baye batyunjwa yikomishoni karhulumente
- [Wamkelekile kweyethu imo yotoliko](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/welcome-to-our-interpreting-world/) - Iwekhshophu yotokilo engamava – leyo yinto ethe yeza neqela lophandonzulu leeNkonzo zoToliko kwiZiko leeLwimi ukulungiselela iNkomfa yeYunivesithi yarhoqo ngonyaka engeMfundo ngokuFundisa nokuFunda (SoTL) ngowama-29 nangowama-30 kweyeDwarha. Wakhe wazibuza malunga nokwenzeka kubomi nexesha letoliki yezemfundo? Abasebenzi beYunivesithi abebezimase le nkomfa baye bazibophelela ukuba babekwe kwimeko apho bazakutolika kwiimeko zamagumbi okufundela ezingezizo ezokwenyani. Ezi meko zokuzenzisa bezinenjongo
- [Nangona kuncomeka nje ukuthi cwaka, maxawambi kungangonwabisi](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/its-golden-but-awkward/) - Kwabaninzi ixesha lemibhiyozo yangeeholide zehlobo lihambisana kunye neentlangano zosapho. Kwangaxeshanye, kungumthetho ongabhalwanga ukuba uzakuphikisana nesalamane esingasondelanga kuwe okanye – okubi nangakumbi –nisuke nje niphelelwe zizinto eninokuzithetha. Kutsho kuthi cwaka kuphel’ ulonwabo… Ngo-2010, abaphandi-nzulu beYunivesithi yaseGroningen ababeqwalasele umba ongokuthi cwaka ngelixa kuncokolwa baye bafumanisa ukuba kuthatha malunga nemizuzwana emine ukuba ukuthi cwaka kunganyamezeleki. Kuzakuthiwani ke ngoku?
- [Utoliko kwi-Woordfees](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/wagging-tongues-and-interpreting-at-the-woordfees/) - Ukuba iliso lakho besele lidibene nencwadana ye-Woordfees yalo nyaka – nje ngabalandeli be-Woordfees abaninzi – ungabe ubukhe wadibana nentengiso yeZiko leeLwimi kunye neengcebiso zokubuza indlela ngesiXhosa. Elo phepha liphela ngentetho ethi “Izinto ezinkulu ziyenzeka xa usebenzisana nathi.” Kambe i-Woordfees isebenzisana nathi ngokwenene kwakhona kulo nyaka – ukwenza isiqinisekiso sokuba utoliko lwangaxesha-linye lusilungele isiphithiphithi esiluthotho lweengxoxo.
- [Ukunikwa kwewonga lembasa kumseki welebhu yokubhala othathe umhlalaphantsi](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/writing-lab-honours-retired-co-founder/) - USharifa Daniels, omnye weqela labasebenzi ongumseki kwiLebhu yokuBhala yeZiko leeLwimi, wathatha umhlalaphantsi ngo-2018, emva kweminyaka ephantse ibe li-17 yokubonelela ngeenkonzo kubabhali basekhampasi. Sathatha isigqibo sokuba simwonge ngoshicilelo olukhethekileyo lweziQinisekiso zaMaphepha emfundo kwezeeLwimi eStellenbosch (Stellenbosch Papers in Linguistics Plus (SPiL Plus), iphepha-ndaba eliqinisekisiweyo elifikeleleka kuwonke-wonke. Sithathe isigqibo sokuba silubize olu shicilelo ngale tayitile ‘ISithuba, indawo, namagunya kumaziko
- [Ondersteuning aan dosente: Vertaling van klankopnames van lesings (podsendings)](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/lecturer-support-audio-translation-of-audio-recordings-of-lectures/) - Dosente kan steeds verseker dat studente meertalige toegang tot hul lesings het. Een manier om dit reg te kry is om klank- of videogrepe in Afrikaans en Engels aan student beskikbaar te maak. Ons kan help deur die opgeneemde podsendings te tolk en om te sit in meertalige klanklêers. Volg asseblief die volgende stappe om
- [Terminologiewebwerf met drietalige aanbod bekendgestel](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/trilingual-terminology-website-launched/) - Op Maandag, 23 November 2015, het die Universiteit Stellenbosch Taalsentrum se isiXhosa-portefeulje sy Afrikaanse, Engelse en isiXhosa-terminologiewebwerf bekendgestel. Hierdie webwerf is nie net vir persone direk verbonde aan die Universiteit Stellenbosch toeganklik nie, maar vir enige persoon met toegang tot die internet. Die webwerf is volgens temas in verskillende drietalige terminologielyste opgedeel en het ’n
- [Bloom se Taksonomie in lewende lywe](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/blooms-taxonomy-comes-to-life/) - Oxford University Press het met die Universiteit Stellenbosch se Taalsentrum en A Blind Spot Productions saamgespan om ’n reeks opvoedkundige (maar ook vermaaklike) video’s te maak om studente te help om werklik uit te blink in hulle studies. Die eerste video, wat vandag vrygestel is, bied studente ’n nuwe en opwindende kitsles oor die beginsels
- [Is jy ’n ‘Enoffer’ of ’n ‘anti-Enoffer’?](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/are-you-an-andorian-or-an-anti-andorian/) - Die hoofartikel in ’n 1932-uitgawe van die American Bar Association Journal* was getiteld “And/or” en het die gebruik van ‘en/of’ in regsdokumente bevraagteken. Dit het ‘en/of’ beskryf as “’n simbool van die vernietiging van akkuraatheid” en “’n middel wat verstandelike traagheid aanmoedig”. Die artikel het ’n debat oor die gebruik van ‘en/of’ aan die gang
- [Klein span met groot ambisies](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/a-small-team-with-big-ambitions/) - Hierdie artikel is deel van ons nuusbrief, Dialogos, en daarom is dele daarvan in Engels. Om ander artikels uit ons nuusbrief te lees, klik op die kategorie - Dialogos - aan die regterkant van die skerm. Wêreldwyd is mense toenemend daarvan bewus dat effektiewe kommunikasie een van die belangrikste komponente in enige samelewing is. Die
- [Ons vier 10 jaar!](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/10-jaar-vieringe/) - Met die Taalsentrum se tiende verjaarsdag dink mens natuurlik terug oor al die “bouwerk” wat gedoen is deur ’n span werklik entoesiastiese personeellede en kan ons met dankbaarheid sê dat ons as taalbeplanningsinstansie iets wesenlik tot stand gebring het. Na ’n klein begin in 2002 kan ons in 2012 spog met impaksyfers soos die volgende:
- [In die Media](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/in-the-media/) - Die Burger gesels met prof De Stadler, direkteur van die Taalsentrum, oor Taal, Bob Dylan & ’n Harley. Om die volle berig op Die Burger se webwerf te lees, klik hier.
- [Het jy geweet?](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/hello-world/) - In Engels kry ’n mens ’n “locust” en ’n “grasshopper”. Is die Afrikaans vir albei hierdie woorde net “sprinkaan”? Volgens Eric Holm (Insekte, Struik Uitgewers, Kaapstad, 1987) kan ’n mens oor die algemeen onderskei tussen treksprinkane wat in swerms voorkom (en baie vinnig groot verwoesting kan saai) en veldsprinkane. Eersgenoemde sou met “locust” vertaal kon
- [Wen met woorde!](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/win-with-words/) - Kan jy aan nuwe kreatiewe Afrikaanse woorde dink vir die Engelse wrap, hotspots en trolling? Kom wys dan jou staal en neem deel aan die Taalsentrum se Nuwe Woorde-kompetisie wat ter viering van ons tiende verjaarsdag vanaf 1-31 Oktober gehou sal word. Jy staan die kans om’n R 1000-boekbewys van Protea Boekwinkel of The English Dictionary for
- [Word ’n konsultant](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/become-a-writing-lab-consultant/) - Deeltydse konsultantposte is by die US Taalsentrum se Skryflaboratorium beskikbaar vir geregistreerde nagraadse studente van die Universiteit van Stellenbosch. M- en D-studente kry voorkeur. Studente uit die volgende studierigtings word aangemoedig om aansoek te doen: Ekonomiese- en Bestuurswetenskappe, Ingenieurswese, AgriWetenskappe, Natuurwetenskappe en Lettere en Sosiale Wetenskappe (Sielkunde). Pligte van die konsultante sluit in: Konsulteer individueel
- [Spesiale seminaar](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/special-seminar/) - Dr Tove Skutnabb-Kangas en Dr Robert Phillipson bied 'n spesiale seminaar aan ter viering van die Taalsentrum se 10de bestaansjaar. Onderwerp: Counteracting market-force monolingualism in a multilingual world, respecting linguistic human rights in education, and fighting poverty through language policy. Datum: 5 Oktober, 2012 Tyd: 10:00 – 12:30 Plek: Ouditorium, JS Gericke Biblioteek RSVP: Teen 1 Oktober by Beire Kramer Dr
- [Kampusresies](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/campus-race/) - As deel van ons 10-jaar vieringe sal 52 studente Vrydagmiddag (28 September) aan ʼn kampusresies deelneem. Altesame 13 groepe met vier lede elk sal na ses verskillende punte (geboue) oor kampus beweeg. Hulle sal by elke gebou ʼn leidraad in Afrikaans/Engels ontvang wat hulle na die volgende gebou sal stuur. Die groep wat eerste by
- [Kom ons praat rugby](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/kom-ons-praat-rugby/) - Rugby is, soos ons taal, onlosmaaklik deel van ons kultuur. Dié spansport is ook lekkerder as ʼn mens dit saam met ʼn ewe-entoesiastiese groep mense kyk. Koop vandag nog jou drietalige rugby-terminologieboekie en deel jou passie vir die sport met nóg meer mense!
- [Gee vir elke donderwolk ʼn goue randjie](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/breaking-bad-news/) - Ek het onlangs ’n brief met slegte nuus ontvang: my werksaansoek was nie suksesvol nie. En terwyl ek hierdie slegte nuus gelees het, het ek besef dat dit nie soseer die inhoud van die brief was wat my so sleg laat voel het nie, maar eerder die manier waarop die nuus oorgedra is. Indien jy
- ['n Amazing Reading Race-uitdaging vir Mandela-dag](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/an-amazing-reading-race-challenge-on-mandela-day/) - Ons by die Taalsentrum weet dat die vermoë om met begrip te lees een van die waardevolste vaardighede is wat ʼn mens kan hê. Met die afgelope Mandela-dag het ons dus die geleentheid aangegryp om iets wat daadwerklik met lees te make het, te doen: ons het 'n Amazing Reading Race-uitdaging vir die graad 8-leerlinge
- [Moenie ʼn sin met en of maar begin nie?](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/dont-start-a-sentence-with-and-or-but/) - Welkom by die eerste artikel in ons #Dwaaljagters reeks By die meeste van ons is skryfreëls van jongs af op skool ingedril. ‘Moet nooit ʼn sin met en of maar begin nie’ is waarskynlik een van hulle. Die formele reël lui: ʼn Mens begin nie ʼn sin met ʼn voegwoord nie. Maar dit is nie
- [S Taalsentrum goed by EST-kongres in Denemarke verteenwoordig](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/su-language-centre-well-represented-at-est-congress-in-denmark/) - Vier Taalsentrumpersoneellede het die European Society for Translation Studies (EST) se agste kongres wat vanjaar in Aarhus, Denemarke, gehou is, van 15 tot 17 September bygewoon. EST is ʼn genootskap wat navorsing oor vertaling, tolking en lokalisering bevorder en geleentheid skep vir wisselwerking tussen navorsers, onder andere deur elke drie jaar ʼn kongres van ʼn
- [Vreugde in vyf verskillende tale](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/savouring-five-foreign-languages/) - Die Taalsentrumpersoneel het vanjaar nuwe weivelde ondersoek deur hul eerste Niemoedertaal-dag op 27 Oktober te hou: ʼn inisiatief wat deel vorm van die Sentrum se #mymeertaligheid-veldtog. Kollegas is in vyf groepe opgedeel en elke groep het ʼn taal gekry om te verteenwoordig – Arabies, Nederlands, Sotho, Italiaans en Frans was aan die orde van die
- [Boereworsrolle help boektrommel-ideaal realiseer](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/book-chests-for-schools-realised-by-selling-boerewors-rolls/) - Die bevordering van meertaligheid is vir die US baie belangrik. Die Vriende van Afrikaans, Taalsentrum en die koshuis Academia het daarom saamgespan om die “Kom koop ʼn boereworsrol en maak ʼn boektrommel vol”-projek te loods, waarvoor hulle sedert vroeg Februarie kaartjies vir boereworsrolle verkoop het. Die projek het dit ten doel gehad om geld in
- [‘U’ of ‘jy’ en ‘jou’: Hoe kies ʼn mens?](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/u-or-jy-and-jou-how-does-one-choose-in-afrikaans/) - ʼn Teer sakie, die kwessie van ‘u’ of ‘jy en jou’. Een waaroor vertalers in Afrikaans gereeld by die Taalsentrum leiding vra, waaroor ons soms oproepe deur onthutste ontvangers van Universiteitskommunikasie moet hanteer … en waaroor menings uiteenloop, boonop om verskillende redes. Watter maatstawwe gebruik ʼn mens wanneer jy hierdie twee aanspreekvorme opweeg? Die vernaamste
- [Tweetaligheid se ekstra krag](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/the-protective-power-of-bilingualism/) - ʼn Italiaanse Universiteit het tientalle pasiënte met Alzheimersiekte se breine geskandeer as deel van ʼn studie. Die helfte van die groep was minstens twee tale magtig, terwyl die ander helfte net een taal kon praat. Raai watter groep se resultate het die beste gelyk... Vroeër vanjaar het die Vita-Salute San Raffaele Universiteit in Milan bevindings
- [Boektrommels betower kinders](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/book-chests-enchant-children/) - In die vorige uitgawe van Dialogos het ons berig oor hoe ʼn boereworsrolverkoping meertaligheid kon help bevorder. Ons volg nou daardie projek se spoor verder. Dit was met groot opgewondenheid dat die Vriende van Afrikaans, die Taalsentrum en die koshuis Academia op 20 April twee boektrommels by Akkerdoppies en Speelkring, twee kleuterskole in Stellenbosch, kon
- [AWS ʼn honderd jaar jonk!](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/hundred-years-young/) - Die Afrikaanse Woordelys en Spelreëls (AWS) pronk met ʼn splinternuwe baadjie vir sy eeufees. Die elfde, omvattend herbewerkte uitgawe is vroeg in Augustus vanjaar amptelik vrygestel. Die heel eerste uitgawe is ʼn volle eeu gelede as die Afrikaanse Woordelijs en Spelreëls in 1917 gepubliseer om te “sôre dat ons taal in ieder opsig tot sij
- [ʼn Kykie in die Taalsentrum se navorsingskaleidoskoop](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/a-research-kaleidoscope-at-the-language-centre/) - Navorsing en die publikasie van bevindings is noodsaaklik vir ʼn akademiese instelling om sy reputasie en geloofwaardigheid uit te bou. Navorsing by die Taalsentrum laat ons ook toe om te peins oor wat ons doen, hoekom ons doen wat ons doen, en of ons werkswyse nog die beste manier is om dit te doen. By
- [Hoekom ʼn professionele vertaler inspan?](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/why-use-a-professional-translator/) - Jy het ʼn finale, afgeronde teks wat jy met jou lesers wil deel – en dit moet beskikbaar wees in meer as een taal. Jy sou jou tweetalige kollega kon vra om dit te vertaal (en jou asem ophou), of jy kan ʼn professionele vertaler vra om die werk te doen. Hoekom moet jy liewer
- [Ons lig die lug met MFM](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/rocking-the-airwaves-with-mfm/) - “Wat is nuus?” “Versigtig met die stemtoon.” En “Moenie vergeet om jou hoendertjies te voer nie!” Hierdie was maar ʼn paar van die uitdagings wat MFM-aanbieders moes trotseer terwyl hulle die Rocking the airwaves-kortkursus, aangebied deur die Kommunikasielab van die Taalsentrum, bygewoon het. MFM is die Universiteit Stellenbosch se radiostasie, met ʼn aantal lewendige persoonlikhede
- [Plaaslike boek-tsunami vir Internasionale Geletterdheidsdag](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/local-book-tsunami-for-international-literacy-day/) - Vir vanjaar se viering van Internasionale Geletterdheidsdag aan die Universiteit Stellenbosch het die Taalsentrum se Leeslab op 11 September ’n boek-tsunami in die Neelsie (die Langenhoven-studentesentrum) bewerkstellig. ʼn Groot aantal geskenkte boeke is in die Neelsie geplaas vir enigeen om van te neem. Vooraf is daar in elke boek ʼn Taalsentrum-plakker geplak wat sê dat
- [Agter die skerms: Hoe het hierdie Festschrift gebeur?](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/the-making-of-a-festschrift-behind-the-scenes/) - Hulle het gedink hulle weet waarvoor hulle hulself inlaat met die besluit om ʼn Festschrift te publiseer. Gasredakteurs dr Antoinette van der Merwe, Alta van Rensburg, dr Rose Richards, Sharifa Daniels, prof Rufus Gouws en die ondersteuningspan wat hierdie volume saamgestel het, erken nou dat dit selfs harder werk was as waarop hulle aanvanklik voorbereid
- [Festschrift aan afgetrede direkteur van Taalsentrum oorhandig](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/festschrift-presented-to-retired-director-of-language-centre/) - Op Donderdagaand, 8 Februarie 2018, het die Taalsentrum ʼn harde kopie van die Festschrift waarmee hy vir sy professionele bydrae tot sy vakgebied vereer word, aan prof Leon de Stadler oorhandig. Die voorblad van die Festschrift is ʼn jaar vantevore al met sy afskeidsfunksie oorhandig, maar die inhoud daarvan het tot dusver vir hom ʼn
- [Tolke gee 110% by 100% Stellenbosch se Woordfeesproduksie](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/interpreters-give-110-at-100-stellenbosch-woordfees-production/) - Sê nou net statistiek het gesigte gehad? Dit was die kernvraag agter die 100%-projek wat ʼn dekade gelede in Duitsland in die lewe geroep is. Die projek plaas die kollig op honderd mense afkomstig van ʼn spesifieke gebied. Hierdie groep mense moet dan vrae beantwoord om deel te neem aan ʼn informele sensus – en
- [Black Panther skrik nie vir klapklanke nie](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/black-panther-clicks-away/) - Daar’s goeie nuus en slegte nuus. Die slegte nuus is dat jy nie na Wakanda kan gaan vir ʼn vakansie nie. Die goeie nuus is dat jy wel met behulp van die Taalsentrum Wakanda se taal kan leer. As jy nie ʼn aanhanger van superheldflieks is nie, is ʼn verduideliking dalk nodig. Wakanda is die
- [Nuwe ruimte vir groot deel van Taalsentrum](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/new-premises-for-large-part-of-language-centre/) - Die US Taalsentrum se Direkteurskantoor, Leeslab, Skryflab, Kommunikasielab, Taalleerhub en Taaldiens het 2018 in Stellenbosch afgeskop onder ʼn nuwe dak. Die Universiteit se Regshulpkliniek wou om logistieke redes graag nader aan die Fakulteit Regsgeleerdheid in die Ou Hoofgebou wees, en het die Taalsentrum genader om geboue te ruil – die Kleine Bosch-gebou in Banhoekweg, wat
- [NPIT4 – ʼn kongres om gemeensaamheid in kommunikasie te vind](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/npit4-a-conference-for-finding-common-ground-in-communication/) - Die vierde internasionale kongres oor tolking en vertaling in ʼn nie-professionele hoedanigheid, oftewel NPIT4, (4th International Conference on Non-Professional Interpreting and Translation) is vir die heel eerste keer hierdie jaar op Suid-Afrikaanse bodem gehou. Die kongres is van 22 tot 24 Mei by die Stellenbosse Instituut vir Gevorderde Studie (STIAS) aangebied. Die eerste amptelike kongres
- ['n Taalspeletjie vir wagwoorde](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/play-a-linguistic-game-to-pass-that-password/) - Ons ken almal daardie gevoel: die beklemming elke keer wanneer jy gevra word om ʼn nuwe wagwoord te skep. Dit kan wees omdat jy nóg ʼn nuwe digitale persona moes skep en dit aan een of ander wolk moes toevertrou. Maar dit is waarskynliker dat hierdie beklemming sy oorsprong het in die wete dat die
- [Allerlei ruimtes vir akademiese skryfwerk by die Taalsentrum](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/spaces-and-places-for-academic-writing-at-the-language-centre/) - In Junie vanjaar kon 15 personeellede van die Taalsentrum wat tans besig is om hul navorsing neer te pen, hul intrek neem by Mont Fleur, ʼn bergoord aan die buitewyke van Stellenbosch, om vir drie dae aaneen te skryf, eet, slaap en verder te skryf. Die Taalsentrum-skryfwegbreek het die ideale ruimte geskep om doelwitte te
- [Kommunikasielab help ontgin potensiaal om voor mense te praat](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/comms-lab-facilitates-public-speaking-on-several-platforms/) - Openbare redevoering is definitief ʼn vaardigheid wat ʼn mens kan bemeester! Op 8 Augustus het die Taalsentrum se Kommunikasielab en die Stellenbosch Toastmasters-klub hul kragte saamgesnoer om ʼn Toastmasters-demonstrasievergadering en -inligtingsessie in die Taalsentrum se seminaarlokaal te hou. Só kon enigeen eerstehands ervaar hoe die Toastmasters dinge doen: Voorbereide toesprake, evaluerings en onvoorbereide toesprake is
- [ʼn Ongelooflike Leesresies vir Hoërskool Kylemore](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/an-amazing-reading-race-for-kylemore-secondary/) - Die leerders van Hoërskool Kylemore het hierdie jaar ʼn Mandela-dag beleef wat hulle nog lank sal bybly. Saam met verskeie US-omgewings het die Taalsentrum op 25 Julie tyd by die skool deurgebring ter gedagtenis aan die nalatenskap van Nelson Mandela. Op dié dag wou Faika Haroun en haar span Taalsentrum-kollegas die vreugde wat lees bring
- [Kenners sit koppe bymekaar: AvOL 2018](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/the-meeting-of-the-minds-sotl-2018/) - In ’n wêreld wat gretig is om studente op nuwe maniere te bereik, is die Konferensie vir die Akademieskap van Onderrig en Leer (AvOL) ’n uitstekende geleentheid vir opvoeders om dié kwessie te ondersoek, hul navorsing bekend te stel en oor onderrigpraktyke na te dink. Die 11de jaarlikse AvOL-konferensie, wat aan die einde van Oktober
- [Is dit nou 'is' of 'are'? ](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/is-or-are-that-is-the-question/) - Wat Engels betref, is dít die skeidslyn: aan die een kant het jy (blykbaar) goed opgevoede (vermoedelik) eerstetaalsprekers; aan die ander het jy, wel, die res van die wêreld. Eenvoudig gestel beteken onderwerp-werkwoord-kongruensie dat ʼn enkelvoudige onderwerp werkwoorde in die enkelvoudsvorm vat en meervoudige onderwerpe werkwoorde in die meervoudsvorm. Maar as concord so eenvoudig is,
- [Want lees is ons léwe!](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/for-the-love-of-reading/) - By die Taalsentrum is ons mal oor boeke, en die bevordering van geletterdheid lê ons baie na aan die hart. Ons vertel graag hoe ons hierdie jaar met boeke en lees in die breër gemeenskap gewoeker het. Vanjaar het die Taalsentrum in samewerking met die Vriende van Afrikaans en die koshuis Academia in Julie weer
- [Hoe lyk veeltaligheid by die Universiteit Stellenbosch?](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/how-does-multilingualism-look-at-stellenbosch-university/) - “Veeltaligheid kan jong kinders se denkvaardighede, probleem-oplossingsvermoë en begrip van kompleksiteit en stelsels bevorder en ontwikkel. By bejaardes kan veeltaligheid selfs die aftakeling van verstandelike vermoëns teëwerk.” Met hierdie inspirerende feite het prof Arnold Schoonwinkel, Viserektor (Leer & Onderrig), vanjaar se Taaldag by die Universiteit geopen. Op 28 September het 75 studente en personeellede by
- [Wanneer e‑ jou in die steek laat](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/when-e-fails/) - Dit sal nie verregaande wees om te sê die hele Suid-Afrika het gehoop dit was Desember verlede jaar die laaste sien van beurtkrag nie. Ongelukkig het dit in ’n erger gedaante in Maart dié jaar teruggekeer, en ons het nou die toepassing van beurtkrag op hoër vlakke as ooit tevore ervaar, sommer vir 24 uur
- [ʼn Storie vir horende én Dowe kinders](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/a-story-accessible-to-deaf-children-and-children-who-can-hear/) - Dit gons oor een van die US se Departement Algemene Taalwetenskap se jongste projekte: ʼn storie wat jong sprekers van verskeie tale – ook gebruikers van Suid-Afrikaanse Gebaretaal (SASL) – en hul ouers sáám kan geniet. Die idee spruit uit die werk van twee Belgiese sibbe, Filip en Hilde Verhelst, wat self Doof is en
- [’n Uitsonderlike gebaar](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/its-a-sign/) - MI(SA), uitgevoer by die 2019 Woordfees, is ʼn ambisieuse teaterstuk. Dit is ʼn musikale triptiek bestaande uit drie misse: die Missa Luba (’n Latynse mis in die tradisionele liedvorms van die Demokratiese Republiek van die Congo), die Misa Criolla (een van die eerste nie-Latynse misse) en die MI(SA) self, ʼn nuwe Suid-Afrikaanse mis deur die
- [Tweede tuiste vir Nederlandse prof](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/second-home-for-dutch-prof/) - Hy was nog altyd gefassineer deur Suid-Afrika, sê prof Carel Jansen, Taalsentrum-navorsingsgenoot, wat in Maart weer op besoek hier uit Nederland was. Daarom dat hy die geleentheid aangegryp het om Suid-Afrika te besoek toe die Nederlandse Taalunie wisselwerking tussen Nederlandse en Suid-Afrikaanse universiteite wou begin bevorder in die middel 90’s. Hy het Stellenbosch, Pretoria en
- [Vang hulle uit met taal](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/catch-them-out-with-language/) - Dis dringend! Dis van ’n welbekende instelling! Doen dit nou! Dis heel waarskynlik ’n slenter… As jy vir ’n groot maatskappy werk, het jy tien teen een e-posse van die IT-departement ontvang wat jou teen uitvissing‑aanvalle waarsku. Die rede vir sulke waarskuwings kan wees omdat iemand ’n skakel in ’n e-pos oopgemaak het wat probeer
- [Oor S se halfpadmerk](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/language-resources-for-savvy-speakers/) - In April vanjaar is die Woordeboek van die Afrikaanse Taal (WAT) se vyftiende deel bekend gestel: Die tweede deel van die letter S, van ‘skool’ tot by ‘Sri Lankaans’. Daarmee saam kom ʼn addendum met nuwe woorde van A tot S – ʼn broodnodige byvoeging, want Deel I van die WAT (met woorde van A
- [Taalleerhub-vreugde: Sy hart klop warm vir Afrikaans](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/a-toast-to-a-sixth-language-at-the-language-hub/) - Dit gebeur min dat ons ʼn versoek van iemand kry wat vir drie maande Suid-Afrika toe wil kom om Afrikaans te leer. Maar onlangs het dit wel gebeur: Wietse Hilverda, ʼn Nederlandse sakeman, wat die afgelope dekade in Aix, Frankryk, woon, het Stellenbosch in 2018 juis om hierdie rede kom besoek. Hy wou die moontlikheid
- [Boektsunami: Die grootste golf nóg](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/book-tsunami-the-biggest-wave-yet/) - “Hierdie jaar het ons net ʼn halwe boks boeke opgepak ná die Boektsunami,” vertel dr Vernita Beukes, ʼn Taalsentrum-dosent en organiseerder van die Sentrum se jaarlikse Boektsunami, wat vanjaar op Vrydag 6 September plaasgevind het. Die Boektsunami is ʼn knik in die rigting van Britse aktrise Emma Watson se Book fairy-projek, wat mense aanmoedig om
- [Kommunikasielab kop in een mus met persoonlike assistente](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/comms-lab-colab-with-personal-assistants/) - Vroeg in November het lede van die Universiteit se persoonlike assistente-netwerk (SUPAN) die Uitnemende kommunikasie-kortkursus van die Kommunikasielab bygewoon. Die Kommunikasielab het die kursus spesiaal vir SUPAN aangepas. Hierdie is net die eerste van 'n reeks Kommunikasielab-kursusse vir SUPAN - moenie die res misloop as jy deel is van die netwerk nie! Gesels met Tania Arrison (SUPAN-spanleier)
- [Phakama vir akademiese geletterdheid](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/phakama-for-academic-literacy/) - Dosente van die Taalsentrum, Chemie en Rekenaarvaardigheid het vanjaar ’n splinternuwe en opwindende samewerkingsprojek van stapel gestuur. Hulle het saamgespan om die Taalsentrum se akademiese geletterdheidsmodule, Wetenskapkommunikasievaardigheid 146, en modules in chemie en rekenaarvaardigheid vir studente in verlengdegraadprogramme in Natuurwetenskappe, AgriWetenskappe en Ingenieurswese, ekstra dimensie te gee. Studente in dié modules moes werk met die
- [Dis goud, maar ongemaklik](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/its-golden-but-awkward/) - Vir baie mense gaan die feestyd en familiesamesyn hand aan hand. Terselfdertyd is dit ʼn ongeskrewe reël dat jy die een of ander tyd met die een of ander verlangse familielid stry gaan kry of – selfs erger – net nie meer iets gaan hê om te sê nie. ʼn Ongemaklike swye volg … In
- [Klappende tonge en tolking by die Woordfees](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/wagging-tongues-and-interpreting-at-the-woordfees/) - As jy – soos menige Woordfeesaanhangers – al ʼn oog gegooi het oor vanjaar se Woordfeesgids, sou jy moontlik afgekom het op die Taalsentrum se advertensie en wenke oor hoe om die pad in Xhosa te vra. Die bladsy sluit af met dié leuse: Wonderlike dinge gebeur as jy saam met ons werk. Die Woordfees
- [Dosente, kontak ons vir redigering en vertaling](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/lecturers-connect-with-us-for-editing-and-translation/) - Daar is sekere k-woorde wat mens ongemaklik laat kriewel. Korona, kiem, komper, kontaminasie, krisis, kwarantyn. As teenvoeter vir hierdie woorde, bied die US Taalsentrum se Taaldiens graag 'kans', 'kontak' en 'kreatief'. Deur dosente se klasmateriaal soos notas, skyfies en ander SUNLearn-inhoud te redigeer en te vertaal, gee ons jou die kans om met jou studente
- [Aanlyn taalondersteuning vir studente](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/online-language-support/) - Ons is een klik weg. Kyk hier om te sien hoe jy die beste aanlyn taalondersteuning as student kan kry! Skryfkonsultasies: Bespreek jou eie skryfwerk met ʼn opgeleide Skryflab-konsultant. Jy kan ʼn afspraak op KENAKO maak vir ʼn aanlyn skryfkonsultasie via MS Teams (jy sal ʼn Teams-uitnodiging ontvang nadat jy die afspraak gemaak het), of
- [Aanlyn taalondersteuning vir dosente](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/online-language-support-to-lecturers/) - Ons is een klik weg. Só kan ons kragte met dosente saamsnoer vir ʼn selfs beter aanlyn leerervaring vir studente. Taalversorging en vertaling: Gebruik die Taaldiens om enige lesingmateriaal te laat redigeer en vertaal – byvoorbeeld jou skyfies vir lesings, SUNLearn-inhoud, klasnotas of instruksies aan studente. Ons kan ook help met inligtingsontwerp: om die inligting in
- [Só maak jy by aanlyn geleenthede](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/dos-and-donts-during-online-events/) - Wie sou nou kon dink dat ons almal so vaardig met tegnologie sou kon raak? Die Covid-19-pandemie en die maatreëls wat in plek gestel is om ons veilig te hou, het baie gevolge tot dusver gehad. Een van die goeies is dat gewone mense skielik werklik merkwaardige dinge met tegnologie regkry, solank daar ʼn stabiele internetverbinding en geskikte virtuele platform is.
- [Mind your language!](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/mind-your-language/) - That’s what we at the Language Service are all about. We mind your language, making sure that what you wish to communicate is done so appropriately, accurately and correctly. Bear us in mind for translation, editing and interpreting – contact Marguerite van der Waal at 021 808 3096 Let us blow your mind.
- [Let’s talk rugby](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/kom-ons-praat-rugby/) - Rugby and language are inextricable parts of our culture. This team sport is much more enjoyable when watched with equally avid fans. Buy your trilingual rugby terminology booklet today and share your passion for the sport with even more people!
- [Campus race](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/campus-race/) - As part of our 10th anniversary celebrations 52 students will participate in a campus race this Friday (28 September). Thirteen groups of four members each will race to six different buildings on campus where they will receive clues about their next destination. The group that arrives first will receive R500 each. Students will have to
- [Special Seminar](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/special-seminar/) - Drs Tove Skutnabb-Kangas and Robert Phillipson will be presenting a special seminar in celebration of the Stellenbosch University Language Centre’s 10th anniversary. Topic: Counteracting market-force monolingualism in a multilingual world, respecting linguistic human rights in education, and fighting poverty through language policy. Date: Friday, 5 October 2012 Time: 10:00 – 12:30 Venue: Auditorium, JS Gericke
- [Become a consultant](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/become-a-writing-lab-consultant/) - Part-time consultant positions are available at the SU Language Centre's Writing Laboratory for postgraduate students registered at the University of Stellenbosch. Preference is given to M and D students. Students from the following faculties are encouraged to apply: Economic and Management Sciences, Engineering, AgriSciences, Natural Sciences and Arts and Social Sciences (Psychology). Responsibilities of the
- [Win with words!](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/win-with-words/) - Can you think of new creative English words for the Afrikaans bulletjie, koeksister and langarm? Come show your worth and take part in the Language Centre’s New Words competition held from 1-31 October in celebration of our tenth birthday. You stand the chance of winning a R 1000 book voucher from Protea Bookshop or The
- [Did you know?](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/hello-world/) - The letter combination "ough" can be pronounced in nine different ways, which can be heard in this sentence: A rough-coated, dough-faced, thoughtful ploughman strode through the streets of Scarborough; after falling into a slough, he coughed and hiccoughed.
- [“Monolingualism is an illness, but it can be cured!”](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/monolingualism-is-an-illness-but-it-can-be-cured/) - Two world-renowned language planning scholars, Proff Tove Skutnabb-Kangas and Robert Phillipson, visited Stellenbosch University in October. Both of them are recipients of the coveted Unesco Lingua Pax Prize and they were visiting South Africa as guests of the Academy of Science of South Africa. These two scholars are particularly well-known for their work in the
- [In the media](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/in-the-media/) - Die Burger talks to prof De Stadler, director of the Language Centre. The article Taal, Bob Dylan & ’n Harley is available on the newspaper's website and you can view it here.
- [A decade of service](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/10-jaar-vieringe/) - Looking back over the past ten years we must thank our enthusiastic Language Centre team for all their hard work and dedication. As an institution involved in language planning we have managed to build something really worthwhile. Following a humble start in 2002 we can now boast with impact figures such as these: more than 2
- [Focused on Language](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/focused-on-language/) - This article is taken from our newsletter, Dialogos, and some parts may therefore be in Afrikaans. You can click on Dialogos in the list of categories to your right to read more articles from our newsletter. Die Eenheid vir Afrikaans en Engels was die afgelope tien jaar verantwoordelik vir drie fokusareas binne én buite die
- [To change or not to change?](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/to-change-or-not-to-change/) - In celebration of the Language Centre’s ten-year anniversary, the Language Service invited expert translator and reviser Brian Mossop all the way from Canada to share some of his experience and knowledge with local language practitioners. The workshop took place at the Wallenburg Research Centre on 17 September and was repeated on 19 September to accommodate more participants.
- [A small team with great ambitions](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/a-small-team-with-big-ambitions/) - This article is taken from our newsletter, Dialogos, and some parts may therefore be in Afrikaans. You can click on Dialogos in the list of categories to your right to read more articles from our newsletter. Wêreldwyd is mense toenemend daarvan bewus dat effektiewe kommunikasie een van die belangrikste komponente in enige samelewing is. Die
- [Addressing our Nightmare](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/addressing-our-nightmare/) - South Africa is a challenging place. Our Constitution is a dream: equity; democracy; diversity. Our reality is nightmarish: inequality; sectorial dominance; increasing monolingualisation. How do we bridge this gap? How do we compensate for the differences: rich and poor; dominating and dominated; those with access to opportunities and those denied such access? We address the
- [Language Centre celebrates ten years with campus fun race](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/language-centre-celebrates-ten-years-with-campus-fun-race/) - As part of our ten-year celebrations, the Language Centre’s own “Amazing Race” was organised by the Unit for Afrikaans and English and approximately 50 of its students, mainly from the Faculty of Engineering and the International Office, took part in groups of four. This fun race took place over lunch time on Friday 28 September.
- [Promoting African languages](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/promoting-african-languages/) - The Unit for isiXhosa has a twofold function of advancing Xhosa by means of terminology development and offering basic language-acquisition courses to students, university staff and private individuals. To date, the Unit has developed 11 integrated terminology books on the following subjects: Generic academic [list] [li]Generic administrative[/li] [li]Faculties, departments and academic divisions[/li] [li]Social Work[/li] [li]Sociology[/li]
- [Revelling in writing: Birthdays and marathons](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/revelling-in-writing-birthdays-and-marathons/) - Most of what I know about writing, I’ve learned through running every day. Haruki Murakami The Language Centre is ten years old this year and the Writing Lab decided to celebrate this accomplishment by doing what we do best – helping writers to write. A particular challenge for all writers is finding time to write
- [A home for the Writing Lab!](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/a-home-for-the-writing-lab/) - We could have used this article to boast about our astonishing statistics, but we decided a spot of nostalgia would be more in order, as we find ourselves celebrating two years of tenth anniversaries in a row – the Writing Lab’s in 2011 and the Language Centre’s this year. These kinds of celebrations make you
- [Dialogos: Our special birthday issue](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/dialogos-our-special-birthday-issue/) - Subscribe to our newsletter and receive the latest Language Centre news three times a year. In celebrating our tenth anniversary we decided to make the last 2012 edition of Dialogos extra special. Read about the growth of the Language Centre over that past ten years and about our dreams for the future. There are
- [African Languages in a 21st century education](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/african-languages-in-a-21st-century-education/) - Dr Blade Nzimande, Minister of Higher Education, speaks at the Language Centre's Symposium on the promotion of African languages in higher education. Click here to watch the clip.
- [English test](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/english-test/) - If you are an international student and want to take a language course at the Language Centre, click here to test your level of English proficiency. If you would like more information about the courses we offer, click here.
- [LSSA/SAALA/SAALT Conference 2013](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/lssasaalasaalt-conference-2013/) - The 2013 joint annual conference of the LSSA, SAALA and SAALT will be held in Stellenbosch from 1 to 4 July. For more information, please visit http://www0.sun.ac.za/conference2013/
- [Research on Google Translate](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/research-on-google-translate/) - Click here for an article about research by the Language Centre on the quality of translations by Google Translate. The same texts were translated by Google Translate, a professional translator and a student, after which the quality of those translations was assessed and compared. The article appeared in the journal Southern African Linguistics and Applied
- [Welcoming students with welcoming communication](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/welcoming-students-with-welcoming-communication/) - At the Language Centre’s Unit for Document Design, we create professional communication. Not only do we write to inspire, inform or instruct but also to persuade and to motivate. And we always take our cue from the readers. We deliver our services to a wide variety of corporate clients but our focus is to add
- [Listening as a measure of success: A PhD in progress](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/listening-as-a-measure-of-success-a-phd-in-progress/) - Grade 12 results are seemingly no longer adequate to the task of predicting achievement at tertiary education institutions, particularly in the case of students who come from previously disadvantaged schools or of those who are not among the top achievers. This leaves universities with an urgent need for more accurate predictors of academic success, as
- [Language Conference in Stellenbosch](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/language-conference-in-stellenbosch/) - The Language Centre played a big part in the organisation of the LSSA/SAALA/SAALT Conference that was held in Stellenbosch in early July. Please feel free to visit the conference website to view the many photographs of and articles on the conference, and also the comments of people who attended the conference.
- [Online tool, MoM SA turns into a dynamic, flexible teaching and learning tool](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/online-tool-mom-sa-turns-into-a-dynamic-flexible-teaching-and-learning-tool/) - In a joint venture, Christine Fourie, a contract staff member at the Language Centre, and Kris Van de Poel from the University of Antwerp presented a paper, titled ‘Towards blended medical communication training: Adapting online language learning materials for South African vocational training’. They reported on communication courses for medical professionals, and especially for language-discordant doctors. Christine and
- [Adaptive systems theory used in academic writing development](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/adaptive-systems-theory-used-in-academic-writing-development/) - Helena Zybrands presented a paper on her research. She investigated the use of complex adaptive systems theory in the field of applied linguistics. Her particular interest is academic writing development, and her paper was titled ‘Using complex adaptive systems theory to equip students for self-monitoring in academic writing development’. Helena suggested that, if students view
- [Educational interpreting is growing at SU](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/educational-interpreting-is-growing-at-su/) - On the 23 September Dagbreker insert of kykNET’s breakfast show Dagbreek, Juanli Theron, Project Coordinator: Interpreting, of the Language Centre talked about how educational interpreting is growing at Stellenbosch University. Click here for the video clip (in Afrikaans). On the video page there is also a comment in which Juanli gives more information.
- [English: A gateway to the world](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/english-a-gateway-to-the-world/) - EFL (English Foreign Language), ESP (English for Specific Purposes), IELTS (International English Language Testing System) – these are examples of the many common abbreviations one hears on the Stellenbosch University (SU) campus. These abbreviations are, interestingly enough, not used as much by academics as they are by students – international students pursuing English language acquisition
- [On your marks, get set, go: Keeping momentum in your writing](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/on-your-marks-get-set-go-keeping-momentum-in-your-writing/) - Writing a thesis is a lot like running a marathon. You’re in it for the long haul, cramps and all. You also have to practice often if you want to make it over the finish line. But it can be difficult just to get started. There’s usually something else to do first, like reading another
- [Are you an 'Andorian' or an 'Anti-Andorian'?](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/are-you-an-andorian-or-an-anti-andorian/) - In 1932 the American Bar Association Journal* had an editorial with the title 'And/or' in which the use of 'and/or' in legal drafting was questioned. In this editorial 'and/or' is described as an 'accuracy-destroying symbol' and 'a device for the encouragement of mental laziness'. This editorial sparked a debate on the use of 'and/or' which
- [Bloom’s Taxonomy comes to life](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/blooms-taxonomy-comes-to-life/) - Oxford University Press has partnered with the Stellenbosch University Language Centre and A Blind Spot Productions to create a series of edutainment videos aimed at helping students excel at their studies. The first video, launched today, offers students a fresh and exciting crash course in the principles of Bloom’s Taxonomy, a learning paradigm that can
- [Writing tip: Get your headings to speak for themselves](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/writing-tip-get-your-headings-to-speak-for-themselves/) - Headings reveal the structure of a document to a reader. They help readers find information and to understand the information they are about to read better. Readers find question headings most useful, followed by statement headings that include nouns and verbs, for example: Filling out the Application. The least useful headings are topic headings such
- [Writing tip: Getting active](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/writing-tip-getting-active/) - Standing workstations, ten-minute office workouts, activity trackers, going on foot to reduce our carbon footprint…all of these initiatives help us to be more active. Just as being active physically has great benefits, writing in the active voice also pays off. In a simple sentence in active voice, the subject of the sentence performs the action
- [OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS SOUTHERN AFRICA LAUNCHES VIDEO CAMPAIGN TO HELP STUDENTS](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/oxford-university-press-southern-africa-launches-video-campaign-to-help-students/) - High school learners aspiring to enter tertiary education often see university or college acceptance as a finish line they need to cross. The issue is that once they arrive at their new institution, it becomes apparent that varsity or tech is itself a brand new starting line, with new rules and new demands. There are
- [TEFL student Melissa da Costa shares her TEFL experience with us](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tefl-student-melissa-da-costa-shares-her-tefl-experience-with-us/) - This course is a demanding one, with of 120 hours of face to face classes and a further 80 hours of assignments and planning in a short four week time frame. Although everybody works hard, trainees are expected to participate throughout the course and they thoroughly enjoy the interactive nature of the classes, as well
- ["If raw milk does not agree with your baby, boil it."](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/if-raw-milk-does-not-agree-with-your-baby-boil-it/) - Is it just me, or is there something odd about this sentence? One of our most important jobs when we write is to convey our message to our audience as clearly and coherently as possible. In the case of the raw milk and the baby, common sense tells us that it must be the milk
- [Report back on the first South African Consultants’ Day, 30 July 2015](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/report-back-on-the-first-south-african-consultants-day-30-july-2015/) - On 30 July, 2015, Stellenbosch University Language Centre hosted the first South African national writing consultants’ day. Writing consultants from 11 South African universities participated (Stellenbosch, University of Cape Town, University of the Witwatersrand, University of the Western Cape, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, University of Johannesburg, University of Pretoria, Walter Sisulu University, Durban University
- [Trilingual terminology website launched](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/trilingual-terminology-website-launched/) - On Monday, 23 November 2015, the isiXhosa portfolio of the Stellenbosch University Language Centre launched its terminology website, with the terms presented in Afrikaans, English and isiXhosa. This site is not only accessible to persons directly connected to Stellenbosch University, but to anyone with access to the internet. The site is thematically sorted into separate
- [Putting plain language through its paces](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/putting-plain-language-through-its-paces/) - Along with keeping your sentences short and writing in the active voice, avoiding negative formulation always seems to make it to the list of top ten tips for plain language writing. Negative formulation increases the mental capacity required for processing, increasing the chances that the reader could misunderstand the clause. Furthermore, a negative formulation could
- [Breaking bad (news)](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/breaking-bad-news/) - Recently I received a letter with some bad news: my job application was unsuccessful. And while reading this awful news, it struck me: it wasn’t so much what the letter said, but how it was said that made me feel rejected. Hopefully you never have to write a bad news letter or e-mail in your
- [An Amazing Reading Race challenge on Mandela day    ](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/an-amazing-reading-race-challenge-on-mandela-day/) - At the Language Centre, we know that being able to read with comprehension is one of the most valuable skills that one could have. On Mandela day this year we therefore jumped at the opportunity to do something that is actively related to reading: we hosted an Amazing Reading Race challenge for the Grade 8
- [Don't start a sentence with and or but?](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/dont-start-a-sentence-with-and-or-but/) - Welcome to the first article in our #Mythbusters series! Most of us have some writing rules etched into our brains, probably drummed in at school. ‘Never start a sentence with and or but’ is probably one of them. In formal situations it is known: Never start a sentence with a conjunction. But that is not
- [SU Language Centre well represented at EST Congress in Denmark](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/su-language-centre-well-represented-at-est-congress-in-denmark/) - Four Language Centre staff members attended the eighth European Society for Translation Studies (EST) Congress held in Aarhus, Denmark, from 15 to 17 September this year. EST promotes research on translation, interpreting and localisation, and creates opportunities for exchange between researchers, among others by hosting a high-profile triennial academic congress. This year, the congress theme
- [Savouring five foreign languages](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/savouring-five-foreign-languages/) - Staff at the Language Centre decided to explore new pastures this year by hosting their first Non-Mother Tongue Day on 27 October: an initiative that forms part of the Centre’s #mymultilingualism campaign. Colleagues were split into five groups, and each group was assigned a language to represent – Arabic, Dutch, Sotho, Italian and French were
- [Book chests for schools realised by selling boerewors rolls](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/book-chests-for-schools-realised-by-selling-boerewors-rolls/) - At SU, promoting multilingualism is very important. Vriende van Afrikaans, the Language Centre and the residence Academia therefore joined forces to launch the project “Fill up with a boerewors roll and fill a book chest,” for which they have been selling tickets for boerewors rolls since early in February. The project aimed at raising funds
- ['U' or 'jy' and 'jou': How does one choose in Afrikaans?](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/u-or-jy-and-jou-how-does-one-choose-in-afrikaans/) - The English personal pronoun ‘you’ is an incredibly versatile little word: one could use it to indicate second person singular or plural, and it allows you to hedge your bets with regard to formality, thereby not offending anyone. In Afrikaans, second forms of address could be a thorny issue, however. Instead of having an option
- [Rocking the airwaves with MFM](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/rocking-the-airwaves-with-mfm/) - “What is news?” “Watch your tone.” And “Don’t forget to feed your chickens!” These were a few of the challenges MFM presenters had to field recently while attending ‘Rocking the airwaves’, a short course presented by the Communication Lab of the Language Centre. MFM is Stellenbosch University’s radio station, brimming with lively characters who were
- [Cultural Day: A celebration of connection](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/cultural-day-a-celebration-of-connection/) - On 18 May, international students participating in the Language Centre’s Intensive English Programme (IEP) celebrated Cultural Day in a unique and exciting way at the Khaya (Kruiskerk). The United Nations has declared 21 May of each year World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development. This is a day aimed at providing us with
- [Capitalisation of titles and proper names in Afrikaans and English: How does it work?](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/capitalisation-of-titles-and-proper-names-in-afrikaans-and-english-how-does-it-work/) - Often people are unsure about the capitalisation of titles in Afrikaans and English. Should it be Prof De Villiers or prof De Villiers? An added headache is the capitalisation of proper names consisting of different parts (a surname such as De Villiers is a point in case) – do the same rules apply in Afrikaans
- [Book chests enchant children](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/book-chests-enchant-children/) - In the previous edition of Dialogos, we reported on how a boerewors roll sale could contribute to multilingualism. Now we’re tracking that project’s progress. On 20 April, Vriende van Afrikaans, the Language Centre and the residence Academia shared the excitement of delivering two book chests to Akkerdoppies and Speelkring, two pre-primary schools in Stellenbosch. The
- [A research kaleidoscope at the Language Centre](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/a-research-kaleidoscope-at-the-language-centre/) - Research and publishing research findings are essential for an academic institution to build its reputation and credibility. At the Language Centre, our research also allows us to reflect on what we do, why we do it, and whether the way we are doing it is still the best. In addition to performing their day jobs,
- [High standards and shortcuts reconciled](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/high-standards-and-shortcuts-reconciled/) - Part of being a professional editor or translator is understanding how to do the best possible work in the least amount of time. And for that you may well need shortcuts. Not the ones that make for long delays or get you to places not worth going to. But the ones that make word-processing software
- [Local book tsunami for International Literacy Day](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/local-book-tsunami-for-international-literacy-day/) - In celebration of International Literacy Day at Stellenbosch University this year, the Reading Lab of the Language Centre instigatedt about a book tsunami in the Neelsie (the Langenhoven Student Centre) on 11 September. A large number of donated books was placed in the Neelsie for anyone to take. Each book was issued with a Language
- [What does the Festschrift contain?](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/what-does-the-festschrift-contain/) - Twenty-two local and international authors contributed to the Festschrift in honour of Prof Leon de Stadler in the form of either articles or research notes. The thirteen articles that were included have been peer-reviewed, while the four research notes have a more personal slant. In accordance with the theme of the volume, ‘The interplay between
- [The making of a Festschrift: Behind the scenes](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/the-making-of-a-festschrift-behind-the-scenes/) - They thought they knew what they signed up for when they decided to publish a Festschrift. Guest editors Dr Antoinette van der Merwe, Alta van Rensburg, Dr Rose Richards, Sharifa Daniels, Prof Rufus Gouws and the support team who put this volume together now admit that it was even harder work than they had anticipated.
- [Festschrift presented to retired director of Language Centre](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/festschrift-presented-to-retired-director-of-language-centre/) - On Thursday evening 8 February 2018, the Language Centre presented Prof Leon de Stadler with a hard copy of the Festschrift that honoured him for his professional contribution to his field of study. He had received the cover of the Festschrift at his farewell function upon his retirement, but the content stayed a surprise up
- [Interpreters give 110% at 100% Stellenbosch Woordfees production](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/interpreters-give-110-at-100-stellenbosch-woordfees-production/) - What if statistics had faces? That was the driving question behind the 100% project, which started a decade ago in Germany. The project aims to showcase a hundred people from a certain area to answer questions and take part in an informal census – all on stage. Managing the workshop process with a hundred individuals
- [New premises for large part of Language Centre](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/new-premises-for-large-part-of-language-centre/) - The Language Centre's Director’s Office, Reading Lab, Writing Lab, Communication Lab, Language Learning Hub and Language Service kicked off 2018 in a new space in Stellenbosch. For logistical reasons, the Legal Aid Clinic of the University wanted to be closer to the Faculty of Law, situated in the Old Main Building (Ou Hoofgebou). They approached
- [NPIT4 – a conference for finding common ground in communication](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/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 conference was hosted at the Stellenbosch Institute for Advanced Studies (STIAS) from 22 to 24 May. In addition, the first official Conference of the Association
- [A linguistic game for creating passwords](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/play-a-linguistic-game-to-pass-that-password/) - We all know the feeling: that special kind of angst gripping you every time you are asked to create a new password. It could be due to the fact that you have created yet another digital you and entrusted its curatorship to some cloud. More likely, however, the angst stems from knowing that your go-to
- [Spaces and places for academic writing at the Language Centre](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/spaces-and-places-for-academic-writing-at-the-language-centre/) - In June this year, 15 Language Centre staff members busy writing up their research had an opportunity to settle in at Mont Fleur, a mountain retreat on the outskirts of Stellenbosch, to write, eat, sleep and write some more for three days in a row. The Language Centre writing retreat created a solemn space to
- [The meeting of the minds: SoTL 2018](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/the-meeting-of-the-minds-sotl-2018/) - In a world hungry for new ways to reach students, the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) Conference is an excellent opportunity for educators to explore and share their research as well as to reflect on teaching practices. The 11th annual SoTL conference, hosted at the end of October by the Language Centre’s sister division,
- [When e- fails](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/when-e-fails/) - It wouldn’t be a stretch to say that the whole of South Africa had hoped to see the end of load shedding in December last year. Unfortunately it came back even stronger in March this year, and we’ve now experienced load shedding being implemented at higher stages than before, straight for 24 hours. At work,
- [A story accessible to Deaf children and children who can hear](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/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) – and their parents can enjoy together. This idea comes from work done by two Belgian siblings, Filip and Hilde Verhelst, who are Deaf themselves.
- [It’s a sign!](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/its-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 forms from the Democratic Republic of Congo), the Misa Criolla (one of the first non-Latin masses) and the MI(SA) itself, a new South African mass
- [Book tsunami: The biggest wave yet](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/book-tsunami-the-biggest-wave-yet/) - “This year, only half a box of books was left over after the Book Tsunami,” says Dr Vernita Beukes, Language Centre lecturer and organiser of the Centre’s annual Book Tsunami, held on Friday 6 September this year. The Book Tsunami is a nod in the direction of British actress Emma Watson’s Book Fairy project, which
- [A mosaic of experiences at the oldest university in the world](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/a-mosaic-of-experiences-at-the-oldest-university-in-the-world/) - Sanet de Jager, a Language Centre interpreter, took part in the University’s mobility project, through which SU students and staff can participate in exchange programmes for international exposure. Sanet spent three months at the University of Bologna in Italy, and we recently caught up with her and asked her to tell us a bit more.
- [Comms Lab colab with personal assistants](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/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 the first in a series of courses for SUPAN by the Comms Lab – don’t miss out if you’re part of this network! Speak to
- [A contemplation of living translation and interpreting on our doorstep](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/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 Language Centre was a platinum sponsor of the event, and the University’s Department of Afrikaans and Dutch did a sterling job of hosting this coming
- [Welcome to our interpreting world](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/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 (SoTL) Conference on 29 and 30 October. Ever wondered about the life and times of an educational interpreter? University staff who attended this workshop signed
- [It’s golden, but awkward](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/its-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 or – even worse – just run out of things to say. Awkward silence ensues… In 2010, researchers at the University of Groningen looking into
- [Lecturer support: Translation of lecture audio recordings (podcasts)](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/lecturer-support-audio-translation-of-audio-recordings-of-lectures/) - Lecturers can still ensure that their students have multilingual access to their lectures. One way of doing so is making audio/video clips available to students in English and Afrikaans. We can help by interpreting recorded podcasts and converting them into multilingual audio files. Record your podcast at home or at the office and send it
- [Wagging tongues and interpreting at the Woordfees](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/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 tips on how to ask the way in Xhosa. The page concludes with the motto “Great things happen when you work with us”. And the
- [Writing lab honours retired co-founder](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/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. We decided to honour her with a special issue of Stellenbosch Papers in Linguistics Plus (SPiL Plus), an accredited open-access journal. The issue is called ‘Space,
- [Lecturers, connect with us for editing and translation](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/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 collaborating with lecturers to edit and translate lecture material such as notes, slides, and other SUNLearn content, we make it easier for you to connect
- [So, what does the Language Centre actually do?](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/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. Although academic language is no-one’s mother tongue, you could get by very well once you’ve learnt its ins and outs. We assist students to get
- [Online language support to students](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/online-language-support/) - We're a click away. Have a look here to see how to get the best online language support as a student! Writing consultations: Discuss your own writing with a trained consultant through the Writing Lab. You can make an appointment on KENAKO for an online writing consultation via MS Teams (you will receive a Teams meeting
- [Online language support to lecturers](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/online-language-support-to-lecturers/) - We’re a click away. This is how we can connect with lecturers to create an even better online learning experience for students. Editing and translation: Use the Language Service to edit and translate any lecture material – for example, your slides for lectures, SUNLearn content, lecture notes or instructions to students. We could also help with

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- [Our Staff](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/our-staff/) - Our staffOffice of the Director Dr Kim Wallmach Director Language Centre | Tel: 021 808 2159/2167 Dr Alta van Rensburg Deputy director Language Centre | Tel: 021 808 2167 Nawaal Jansen Operations and finance officer Language Centre | Tel: 021 808 9096 Cheryl Cornelissen Personal assistant Office of the Director | Tel: 021 808 2167
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- [Meet our team](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/isixhosa-courses/meet-our-team/) - Meet our teamCoursesIsiXhosa 123IsiXhosa language and cultureIsiXhosa for StaffMasazane ngesiXhosa booGqirha (Let’s get to know each other in isiXhosa, Medics)Campus isiXhosaMeet our teamBlogContact us Jeanene Olivier Administrative officer Language and Communication Development | Tel: 021 808 9015 Bongiwe Dlutu IsiXhosa language facilitator IsiXhosa courses | Tel: 021 808 2905 Christa Kavungo Administrative officer Multilingual Learning
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- [IsiXhosa courses](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/isixhosa-courses/) - IsiXhosa coursesCoursesIsiXhosa 123IsiXhosa language and cultureIsiXhosa for StaffMasazane ngesiXhosa booGqirha (Let’s get to know each other in isiXhosa, Medics)Campus isiXhosaMeet our teamBlogContact usLearn to speak isiXhosa and master those clicks.IsiXhosa is an official language in South Africa, spoken in five of our nine provinces, including the Western Cape. Over 16% of the population – more
- [Meet our team](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/afrikaans-courses/meet-our-team/) - Meet our teamCoursesAfrikaans language and culture: Dutch-speaking studentsBeginner Afrikaans level 1Afrikaans 123Campus AfrikaansMeet our teamBlogContact us Arné Binneman Head: Multilingual Learning | Tel: 021 808 9731 Academic Literacies and Language Learning Hub Carmen Brewis Interpreter and facilitator | Tel: 021 808 4184 Interpreting Service and Language Learning Hub Helga Sykstus Lecturer and coordinator | Tel:
- [Afrikaans courses](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/afrikaans-courses/) - Afrikaans coursesCoursesAfrikaans language and culture: Dutch-speaking studentsBeginner Afrikaans level 1Afrikaans 123Campus AfrikaansMeet our teamBlogContact usOur Afrikaans courses help you learn Afrikaans easily.We’re one of the few language teaching institutions in the country that offers a range of engaging and interactive Afrikaans language learning courses. Afrikaans is a fascinating, ever-evolving West Germanic language that originated at
- [Academic literacies](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/academic-and-professional-literacies/academic-literacies/) - Academic literaciesOur approachAcademic literaciesProfessional literaciesMeet our teamBlogContact usOur academic literacies modules are credit-bearing and focus on the development of academic language skills and thinking strategies that are essential for successful study in the various faculties. Our dynamic, multi-disciplinary team of language, information, literacy and subject specialists assists students in refining their academic reading and writing
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- [Reading Lab](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/reading-lab/) - Reading LabServicesReading consultationsOne-on-one coachingReading workshopsMeet our teamBlogContact usLearn to read better, read faster and improve your understanding.Whether you’re looking to read and study with greater ease and understanding, need help with general or academic reading skills, struggle to finish test and exam papers on time, or spend hours studying but don’t achieve your desired results
- [Online language support for students](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/online-language-support/online-language-support-for-students/) - Online language support for studentsWe’re just a click away.We provide great online language support and guidance to undergraduate and postgraduate students, wherever you are on your academic journey. Have a look here to see what’s on offer. Writing support Writing consultations Discuss your own writing with a trained consultant through the Writing Lab. You can
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- [Transcription](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/language-services/transcription/) - TranscriptionServicesTranslationEditingCommunication designInterpretingPodcast translationTranscriptionTrilingual terminology portalLanguage resources galoreGet a quoteMeet our teamBlogContact us Transcription We provide expert professional transcription services in English and Afrikaans. We can cover most audio or voice transcription, video transcription and other multimedia recording transcription too, whether it’s for academic, business, legal or other purposes. Request a transcriptionWhat kinds of transcriptions do
- [Services](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/language-services/services/) - ServicesServicesTranslationEditingCommunication designInterpretingPodcast translationTranscriptionTrilingual terminology portalLanguage resources galoreGet a quoteMeet our teamBlogContact usTranslationLet us translate your documents into Afrikaans, English, isiXhosa and 13 other languages so you can share your message and connect with more people. InterpretingUse our real-time Afrikaans, English, isiXhosa and South African Sign Language (SASL) interpreting service in your classes, meetings or conferences.
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- [Tandem language learning](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/language-learning-hub/tandem-language-learning/) - Tandem language learningCoursesTandem language learningLanguage tutoringAfrikaans 123IsiXhosa 123Campus AfrikaansCampus isiXhosaMeet our teamBlogContact us Tandem language learning Have you ever thought of learning a language or improving your abilities in a language independently by partnering with a first-language speaker? Tandem learning is a fun, informal and convenient language learning method to explore. We provide tandem language
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- [English courses](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/english-courses/) - English coursesCoursesIntensive English Programme (IEP)English for Academic Purposes (EAP)Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL)International English Language Testing (IELTS) PreparationMeet our teamBlogContact usSpeaking, reading and understanding English can open doors.Around the world, about 1,2 billion people speak English. But we do not all speak English like it is our first language. And we do not
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- [Theology](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/academic-and-professional-literacies/theology/) - Modules for TheologyOur approachAcademic literaciesProfessional literaciesMeet our teamBlogContact usAcademic Literacies for Theology 178Academic Literacies for Theology 178Academic Literacies for Theology 178Who is the target audience? First-year students in the extended degree programme of the Faculty of Theology. Why is this module important? The ability to communicate effectively is crucial for theology students, since successful communication
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- [Economic and Management Sciences](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/academic-and-professional-literacies/economic-and-management-sciences-2/) - Modules for economic and management sciencesOur approachAcademic literaciesProfessional literaciesMeet our teamBlogContact usBusiness Communication 142Professional Communication 113Business Communication 142Business Communication 142Who is the target audience? First-year students in the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences. Why is this module important? This module focuses on written communication in the professional business environment and the skills required to
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- [Contact Us](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/isixhosa-courses/contact-us/) - Contact usCoursesIsiXhosa 123IsiXhosa language and cultureIsiXhosa for StaffMasazane ngesiXhosa booGqirha (Let’s get to know each other in isiXhosa, Medics)Campus isiXhosaMeet our teamBlogContact usolivierj@sun.ac.zassjohnson@sun.ac.za021 808 29057 Bosman St, Stellenbosch Central, Stellenbosch 7600 Send us a message We’d love to hear from you. How can we help you? Fill out this field Fill out this field Fill
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## Team Showcase

- [Cornelia Grobler](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/team-showcase/cornelia-grobler/) - | Tel: 021 808 4184
- [Michelle Pieters](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/team-showcase/michelle-pieters/) - | Tel: 021 808 2812
- [Christa Kavungo](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/team-showcase/jadey-sass-copy/)
- [Jadey Sass](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/team-showcase/jadey-sass/) - | Tel: 021 808 3627
- [Fiona Stanford](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/team-showcase/fiona-stanford/) - | Tel: 021 808 2798
- [Chantal Ellis](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/team-showcase/chantal-ellis/) - | Tel: 021 808 4184
- [Rose Richards](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/team-showcase/rose-richards/) - | Tel: 021 808 3611
- [Susan Lotz](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/team-showcase/susan-lotz/) - | Tel: 021 808 4646
- [Sanet de Jager](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/team-showcase/sanet-de-jager/) - | Tel: 021 808 4184
- [Arné Binneman](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/team-showcase/arne-binneman/) - | Tel: 021 808 9731
- [Carmen Brewis](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/team-showcase/carmen-brewis/) - | Tel: 021 808 4184
- [Nanette Nortje](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/team-showcase/nanette-van-den-berg/) - | Tel: 021 808 4184
- [René Wheeler](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/team-showcase/rene-wheeler/) - | Tel: 021 808 4184
- [Marguerite van der Waal](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/team-showcase/marguerite-van-der-waal/) - | Tel: 021 808 3096
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- [Zandile Kondowe](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/team-showcase/zandile-kondowe/) - | Tel: 021 808 3976
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- [Ydalene Coetsee](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/team-showcase/ydalene-coetsee/) - | Tel: 021 808 9172
- [Nwabisa Madikane](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/team-showcase/nwabisa-madikane/) - | Tel: 021 808 2905
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- [Lize Kruger](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/team-showcase/lize-kruger/) - | Tel: 021 808 4184
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- [Helga Sykstus](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/team-showcase/helga-sykstus/) - | Tel: 021 808 4004
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- [Afrikaans courses](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/category/afrikaans-courses/)
- [Articles in isiXhosa](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/category/isixhosa-articles/)
- [Articles in isiXhosa](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/category/isixhosa-articles/)
- [Comms Lab](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/category/comms-lab/)
- [Courses](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/category/courses/)
- [Online language support](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/category/online-language-support/)
- [Plain Language](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/category/plain-language/)
- [English courses](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/category/english-courses/)
- [IsiXhosa courses](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/category/isixhosa-courses/)
- [Reading Lab](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/category/reading-lab/)
- [Language Learning Hub](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/category/language-learning-hub/)
- [Language and communication services](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/category/language-and-communication-services/)
- [Academic and professional literacies](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/category/academic-and-professional-literacies/)
- [Events](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/category/events/)
- [Academic and professional literacies](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/category/academic-and-professional-literacies/)
- [Academic and professional literacies](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/category/academic-and-professional-literacies/)
- [English courses](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/category/english-courses/)
- [English courses](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/category/english-courses/)
- [Events](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/category/events/)
- [Events](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/category/events/)
- [IsiXhosa courses](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/category/isixhosa-courses/)
- [IsiXhosa courses](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/category/isixhosa-courses/)
- [Language Learning Hub](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/category/language-learning-hub/)
- [Language Learning Hub](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/category/language-learning-hub/)
- [Language and communication services](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/category/language-and-communication-services/)
- [Language and communication services](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/category/language-and-communication-services/)
- [Reading Lab](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/category/reading-lab/)
- [Reading Lab](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/category/reading-lab/)
- [Life is language](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/category/life-is-language/)
- [Life is language](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/category/life-is-language/)
- [Life is language](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/category/life-is-language/)
- [Book chat](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/category/book-chat/)
- [Book chat](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/category/book-chat/)
- [Multilingualism](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/category/multilingualism/)
- [Multilingualism](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/category/multilingualism/)
- [Multilingualism](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/category/multilingualism/)
- [English portfolio](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/category/english-portfolio/)
- [English portfolio](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/category/english-portfolio/)
- [SASL](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/category/sasl/)
- [SASL](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/category/sasl/)

## Tags

- [Writing Skills](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/writing-skills/)
- [Afrikaans](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/afrikaans/)
- [English](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/english/)
- [isiXhosa](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/isixhosa/)
- [technology](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/technology/)
- [Terminology](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/terminology/)
- [book tsunami](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/book-tsunami/)
- [books](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/books/)
- [International Literacy Day](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/international-literacy-day/)
- [literacy](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/literacy/)
- [Reading Lab](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/reading-lab/)
- [tsunami](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/tsunami/)
- [English language instruction](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/english-language-instruction/)
- [IEP](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/iep/)
- [improve English](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/improve-english/)
- [Intensive English Programme](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/intensive-english-programme/)
- [international student](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/international-student/)
- [correcting people's language](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/correcting-peoples-language/)
- [language errors](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/language-errors/)
- [Department of Interpreting and Translation](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/department-of-interpreting-and-translation/)
- [differences in intonation](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/differences-in-intonation/)
- [Erasmus+ exchange](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/erasmus-exchange/)
- [interpreting](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/interpreting/)
- [language politics](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/language-politics/)
- [Mariachiara Russo](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/mariachiara-russo/)
- [Motoko Ueyama](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/motoko-ueyama/)
- [multilingualism](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/multilingualism/)
- [professional communication](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/professional-communication/)
- [SUPAN](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/supan/)
- [Deaf community](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/deaf-community/)
- [Dean and Pollard (2011)](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/dean-and-pollard-2011/)
- [demand control-schema](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/demand-control-schema/)
- [Educational interpreting](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/educational-interpreting/)
- [EST Congress](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/est-congress/)
- [ethical decision-making](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/ethical-decision-making/)
- [pictorial review](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/pictorial-review/)
- [reflective practice visual turn](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/reflective-practice-visual-turn/)
- [role conflict](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/role-conflict/)
- [SASL](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/sasl/)
- [sign language interpreters](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/sign-language-interpreters/)
- [South African Sign Language](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/south-african-sign-language/)
- [academic literacies](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/academic-literacies/)
- [fluoridation of drinking water](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/fluoridation-of-drinking-water/)
- [Phakama project](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/phakama-project/)
- [science communication](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/science-communication/)
- [Scientific Communication Skills 146](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/scientific-communication-skills-146/)
- [experiential interpreting workshop](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/experiential-interpreting-workshop/)
- [layered meaning creation](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/layered-meaning-creation/)
- [SoTL](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/sotl/)
- [SU Language Policy](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/su-language-policy/)
- [silence](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/silence/)
- [Woordfees](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/woordfees/)
- [discourse series](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/discourse-series/)
- [Struggle](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/struggle/)
- [Writing Lab](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/writing-lab/)
- [social justice](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/social-justice/)
- [writing centres](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/writing-centres/)
- [academic literacies modules](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/academic-literacies-modules/)
- [Afrikaans course](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/afrikaans-course/)
- [corporate communication short courses](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/corporate-communication-short-courses/)
- [editing and translation service](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/editing-and-translation-service/)
- [English as a foreign language (TEFL)](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/english-as-a-foreign-language-tefl/)
- [English for Academic Purposes Programme](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/english-for-academic-purposes-programme/)
- [International English Language Testing System (IELTS) exam](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/international-english-language-testing-system-ielts-exam/)
- [interpreting service](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/interpreting-service/)
- [isiXhosa course](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/isixhosa-course/)
- [Language Learning Hub](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/language-learning-hub/)
- [trilingual terminology tool](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/trilingual-terminology-tool/)
- [blended learning](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/blended-learning/)
- [online language support](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/online-language-support/)
- [support to lecturers](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/support-to-lecturers/)
- [audio recordings](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/audio-recordings/)
- [online language support to lecturers](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/online-language-support-to-lecturers/)
- [translation of podcasts](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/translation-of-podcasts/)
- [connect](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/connect/)
- [edit](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/edit/)
- [lecture material](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/lecture-material/)
- [SUNLearn content](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/sunlearn-content/)
- [translate](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/translate/)
- [Struggle](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/struggle/)
- [Writing Lab](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/writing-lab/)
- [social justice](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/social-justice/)
- [writing centres](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/writing-centres/)
- [interpreting](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/interpreting/)
- [Woordfees](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/woordfees/)
- [discourse series](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/discourse-series/)
- [silence](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/silence/)
- [Educational interpreting](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/educational-interpreting/)
- [experiential interpreting workshop](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/experiential-interpreting-workshop/)
- [layered meaning creation](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/layered-meaning-creation/)
- [SoTL](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/sotl/)
- [SU Language Policy](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/su-language-policy/)
- [academic literacies](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/academic-literacies/)
- [fluoridation of drinking water](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/fluoridation-of-drinking-water/)
- [Phakama project](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/phakama-project/)
- [science communication](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/science-communication/)
- [Scientific Communication Skills 146](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/scientific-communication-skills-146/)
- [English language instruction](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/english-language-instruction/)
- [IEP](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/iep/)
- [improve English](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/improve-english/)
- [Intensive English Programme](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/intensive-english-programme/)
- [international student](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/international-student/)
- [Department of Interpreting and Translation](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/department-of-interpreting-and-translation/)
- [differences in intonation](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/differences-in-intonation/)
- [Erasmus+ exchange](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/erasmus-exchange/)
- [language politics](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/language-politics/)
- [Mariachiara Russo](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/mariachiara-russo/)
- [Motoko Ueyama](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/motoko-ueyama/)
- [multilingualism](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/multilingualism/)
- [book tsunami](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/book-tsunami/)
- [books](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/books/)
- [International Literacy Day](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/international-literacy-day/)
- [literacy](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/literacy/)
- [Reading Lab](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/reading-lab/)
- [tsunami](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/tsunami/)
- [blended learning](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/blended-learning/)
- [online language support](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/online-language-support/)
- [support to lecturers](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/support-to-lecturers/)
- [Afrikaans](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/afrikaans/)
- [English](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/english/)
- [isiXhosa](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/isixhosa/)
- [editing and translation service](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/editing-and-translation-service/)
- [online language support to lecturers](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/online-language-support-to-lecturers/)
- [connect](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/connect/)
- [edit](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/edit/)
- [lecture material](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/lecture-material/)
- [SUNLearn content](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/sunlearn-content/)
- [translate](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/translate/)
- [Afrikaans course](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/afrikaans-course/)
- [interpreting](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/interpreting/)
- [Woordfees](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/woordfees/)
- [discourse series](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/discourse-series/)
- [audio recordings](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/audio-recordings/)
- [translation of podcasts](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/translation-of-podcasts/)
- [silence](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/silence/)
- [academic literacies](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/academic-literacies/)
- [fluoridation of drinking water](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/fluoridation-of-drinking-water/)
- [Phakama project](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/phakama-project/)
- [science communication](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/science-communication/)
- [Scientific Communication Skills 146](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/scientific-communication-skills-146/)
- [professional communication](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/professional-communication/)
- [SUPAN](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/supan/)
- [book tsunami](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/book-tsunami/)
- [books](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/books/)
- [International Literacy Day](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/international-literacy-day/)
- [literacy](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/literacy/)
- [Reading Lab](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/reading-lab/)
- [tsunami](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/tsunami/)
- [technology](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/technology/)
- [Terminology](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/terminology/)
- [online courses](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/online-courses/)
- [Comms Lab](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/comms-lab/)
- [Business communication](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/business-communication/)
- [English courses](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/english-courses/)
- [Academic Writing Skills](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/academic-writing-skills/)
- [Research Proposals](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/research-proposals/)
- [Theses and Dissertations](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/theses-and-dissertations/)
- [Writing Marathons](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/writing-marathons/)
- [Academic Reading](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/academic-reading/)
- [Reading](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/reading/)
- [Free](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/free/)
- [in memoriam](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/in-memoriam/)
- [mother tongue](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/mother-tongue/)
- [language](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/language/)
- [International Mother Language Day](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/international-mother-language-day/)
- [mother tongue](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/mother-tongue/)
- [language](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/language/)
- [International Mother Language Day](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/international-mother-language-day/)
- [mother tongue](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/mother-tongue/)
- [International Mother Language Day](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/international-mother-language-day/)
- [clicks in isiXhosa](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/clicks-in-isixhosa/)
- [isiXhosa pronunciation](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/isixhosa-pronunciation/)
- [Human Rights Day](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/human-rights-day/)
- [21 March](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/21-march/)
- [isiXhosa course](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/isixhosa-course/)
- [clicks in isiXhosa](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/clicks-in-isixhosa/)
- [isiXhosa pronunciation](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/isixhosa-pronunciation/)
- [Human Rights Day](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/human-rights-day/)
- [21 March](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/21-march/)
- [isiXhosa course](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/isixhosa-course/)
- [clicks in isiXhosa](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/clicks-in-isixhosa/)
- [isiXhosa pronunciation](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/isixhosa-pronunciation/)
- [Human Rights Day](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/human-rights-day/)
- [21 March](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/21-march/)
- [Freedom Day](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/freedom-day/)
- [Linguistic variety](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/linguistic-variety/)
- [language is life](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/language-is-life/)
- [writing](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/writing/)
- [love of language](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/love-of-language/)
- [language and thinking](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/language-and-thinking/)
- [language instinct](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/language-instinct/)
- [Freedom Day](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/freedom-day/)
- [Linguistic variety](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/linguistic-variety/)
- [language is life](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/language-is-life/)
- [writing](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/writing/)
- [love of language](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/love-of-language/)
- [language and thinking](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/language-and-thinking/)
- [language instinct](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/language-instinct/)
- [Freedom Day](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/freedom-day/)
- [Africa Day](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/africa-day/)
- [Interpreting in Africa](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/interpreting-in-africa/)
- [African Union](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/african-union/)
- [nation-building](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/nation-building/)
- [Truth and Reconciliation Committee](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/truth-and-reconciliation-committee/)
- [simultaneous interpreting](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/simultaneous-interpreting/)
- [imbongi](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/imbongi/)
- [praise singer](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/praise-singer/)
- [political commentator](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/political-commentator/)
- [Africa Day](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/africa-day/)
- [Interpreting in Africa](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/interpreting-in-africa/)
- [African Union](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/african-union/)
- [nation-building](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/nation-building/)
- [Truth and Reconciliation Committee](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/truth-and-reconciliation-committee/)
- [simultaneous interpreting](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/simultaneous-interpreting/)
- [imbongi](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/imbongi/)
- [praise singer](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/praise-singer/)
- [political commentator](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/political-commentator/)
- [Africa Day](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/africa-day/)
- [Interpreting in Africa](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/interpreting-in-africa/)
- [African Union](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/african-union/)
- [nation-building](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/nation-building/)
- [Truth and Reconciliation Committee](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/truth-and-reconciliation-committee/)
- [simultaneous interpreting](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/simultaneous-interpreting/)
- [imbongi](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/imbongi/)
- [praise singer](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/praise-singer/)
- [political commentator](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/political-commentator/)
- [writing support](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/writing-support/)
- [academic writing](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/academic-writing/)
- [academic voice](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/academic-voice/)
- [writing consultations](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/writing-consultations/)
- [anniversary](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/anniversary/)
- [Writing Lab](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/writing-lab/)
- [writing support](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/writing-support/)
- [academic writing](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/academic-writing/)
- [academic voice](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/academic-voice/)
- [writing consultations](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/writing-consultations/)
- [anniversary](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/anniversary/)
- [writing support](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/writing-support/)
- [academic writing](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/academic-writing/)
- [academic voice](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/academic-voice/)
- [writing consultations](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/writing-consultations/)
- [anniversary](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/anniversary/)
- [vocabulary](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/vocabulary/)
- [multilingualism](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/multilingualism/)
- [vocabulary](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/vocabulary/)
- [TEFL](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/tefl/)
- [ESL](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/esl/)
- [favourite book](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/favourite-book/)
- [favourite character](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/favourite-character/)
- [Diana Gabaldon](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/diana-gabaldon/)
- [Outlander series](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/outlander-series/)
- [Claire Beauchamp](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/claire-beauchamp/)
- [Reading](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/reading/)
- [TEFL](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/tefl/)
- [ESL](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/esl/)
- [favourite book](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/favourite-book/)
- [favourite character](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/favourite-character/)
- [Diana Gabaldon](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/diana-gabaldon/)
- [Outlander series](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/outlander-series/)
- [Claire Beauchamp](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/claire-beauchamp/)
- [plurilingualism](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/plurilingualism/)
- [plain language](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/plain-language/)
- [language changes lives](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/language-changes-lives/)
- [language tips](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/language-tips/)
- [plurilingual competence](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/plurilingual-competence/)
- [culture](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/culture/)
- [communicate](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/communicate/)
- [POPIA](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/popia/)
- [Mandela](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/mandela/)
- [multilingualism as an attitude of the mind](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/multilingualism-as-an-attitude-of-the-mind/)
- [plain language](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/plain-language/)
- [language changes lives](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/language-changes-lives/)
- [language tips](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/language-tips/)
- [plurilingual competence](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/plurilingual-competence/)
- [culture](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/culture/)
- [communicate](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/communicate/)
- [POPIA](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/popia/)
- [Mandela](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/mandela/)
- [multilingualism as an attitude of the mind](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/multilingualism-as-an-attitude-of-the-mind/)
- [Bennie Griessel](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/bennie-griessel/)
- [Deon Meyer](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/deon-meyer/)
- [Camilla Läckberg](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/camilla-lackberg/)
- [Edith Eger](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/edith-eger/)
- [Hal Elrond](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/hal-elrond/)
- [The Miracle Morning](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/the-miracle-morning/)
- [habit changer](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/habit-changer/)
- [The Unbearable Lightness of Being](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/the-unbearable-lightness-of-being/)
- [Into the Wild](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/into-the-wild/)
- [Bennie Griessel](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/bennie-griessel/)
- [Deon Meyer](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/deon-meyer/)
- [Camilla Läckberg](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/camilla-lackberg/)
- [Edith Eger](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/edith-eger/)
- [Hal Elrond](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/hal-elrond/)
- [The Miracle Morning](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/the-miracle-morning/)
- [habit changer](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/habit-changer/)
- [The Unbearable Lightness of Being](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/the-unbearable-lightness-of-being/)
- [Into the Wild](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/into-the-wild/)
- [multilingual mindset](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/multilingual-mindset/)
- [multilingual mindset](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/multilingual-mindset/)
- [meertalige ingesteldheid](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/meertalige-ingesteldheid/?lang=afr)
- [Lucinda Riley](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/lucinda-riley/)
- [Seven Sisters](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/seven-sisters/)
- [travelling](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/travelling/)
- [translation](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/translation/)
- [Edvard Grieg](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/edvard-grieg/)
- [Terry Pratchett](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/terry-pratchett/)
- [Neil Gaiman](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/neil-gaiman/)
- [Nataniël](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/nataniel/)
- [The Artist’s Way](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/the-artists-way/)
- [Julia Cameron](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/julia-cameron/)
- [Elders](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/elders/)
- [Erns Grundling](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/erns-grundling/)
- [Maurice](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/maurice/)
- [The Amazing Maurice and his Educated Rodents](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/the-amazing-maurice-and-his-educated-rodents/)
- [Michael Ende](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/michael-ende/)
- [Momo](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/momo/)
- [Tracy Chevalier](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/tracy-chevalier/)
- [Girl with a Pearl Earring](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/girl-with-a-pearl-earring/)
- [Marita van der Vyver](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/marita-van-der-vyver/)
- [Lucinda Riley](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/lucinda-riley/)
- [Seven Sisters](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/seven-sisters/)
- [travelling](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/travelling/)
- [translation](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/translation/)
- [Edvard Grieg](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/edvard-grieg/)
- [Terry Pratchett](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/terry-pratchett/)
- [Neil Gaiman](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/neil-gaiman/)
- [Nataniël](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/nataniel/)
- [The Artist’s Way](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/the-artists-way/)
- [Julia Cameron](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/julia-cameron/)
- [Elders](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/elders/)
- [Erns Grundling](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/erns-grundling/)
- [Maurice](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/maurice/)
- [The Amazing Maurice and his Educated Rodents](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/the-amazing-maurice-and-his-educated-rodents/)
- [Michael Ende](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/michael-ende/)
- [Momo](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/momo/)
- [Tracy Chevalier](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/tracy-chevalier/)
- [Girl with a Pearl Earring](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/girl-with-a-pearl-earring/)
- [Marita van der Vyver](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/marita-van-der-vyver/)
- [Indlela yokucinga engeelwimi eziliqela](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/indlela-yokucinga-engeelwimi-eziliqela/?lang=xh)
- [Afrikaans language and culture](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/afrikaans-language-and-culture/)
- [Afrikaans for Dutch and Belgian students](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/afrikaans-for-dutch-and-belgian-students/)
- [Afrikaans language and culture](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/afrikaans-language-and-culture/)
- [Afrikaans for Dutch and Belgian students](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/afrikaans-for-dutch-and-belgian-students/)
- [The Overstory](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/the-overstory/)
- [Richard Powers](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/richard-powers/)
- [Huppelkind](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/huppelkind/)
- [Rumi](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/rumi/)
- [Ecclesiastes](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/ecclesiastes/)
- [Kahlil Gibran](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/kahlil-gibran/)
- [Empress Dowager Cixi](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/empress-dowager-cixi/)
- [The Overstory](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/the-overstory/)
- [Richard Powers](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/richard-powers/)
- [Huppelkind](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/huppelkind/)
- [Rumi](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/rumi/)
- [Ecclesiastes](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/ecclesiastes/)
- [Kahlil Gibran](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/kahlil-gibran/)
- [Empress Dowager Cixi](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/empress-dowager-cixi/)
- [reading for pleasure](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/reading-for-pleasure/)
- [Hettie Smit](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/hettie-smit/)
- [Cyntia Stimpel](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/cyntia-stimpel/)
- [Maye Musk](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/maye-musk/)
- [Spike Milligan](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/spike-milligan/)
- [Joseph Heller](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/joseph-heller/)
- [Morticia Addams](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/morticia-addams/)
- [Addams family](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/addams-family/)
- [reading for pleasure](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/reading-for-pleasure/)
- [Hettie Smit](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/hettie-smit/)
- [Cyntia Stimpel](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/cyntia-stimpel/)
- [Maye Musk](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/maye-musk/)
- [Spike Milligan](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/spike-milligan/)
- [Joseph Heller](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/joseph-heller/)
- [Morticia Addams](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/morticia-addams/)
- [Addams family](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/addams-family/)
- [student voices](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/student-voices/)
- [decolonisation](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/decolonisation/)
- [ubuntu](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/ubuntu/)
- [peer tutoring](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/peer-tutoring/)
- [writing centres](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/writing-centres/)
- [student voices](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/student-voices/)
- [decolonisation](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/decolonisation/)
- [ubuntu](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/ubuntu/)
- [peer tutoring](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/peer-tutoring/)
- [student voices](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/student-voices/)
- [decolonisation](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/decolonisation/)
- [ubuntu](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/ubuntu/)
- [peer tutoring](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/peer-tutoring/)
- [British detective stories](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/british-detective-stories/)
- [Agatha Christie](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/agatha-christie/)
- [The Poisonwood Bible](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/the-poisonwood-bible/)
- [Barbara Kingsolver](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/barbara-kingsolver/)
- [Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/chimamanda-ngozi-adichie/)
- [Purple Hibiscus](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/purple-hibiscus/)
- [The Ocean at the End of the Lane](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/the-ocean-at-the-end-of-the-lane/)
- [Hafiz’s poems](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/hafizs-poems/)
- [British detective stories](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/british-detective-stories/)
- [Agatha Christie](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/agatha-christie/)
- [The Poisonwood Bible](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/the-poisonwood-bible/)
- [Barbara Kingsolver](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/barbara-kingsolver/)
- [Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/chimamanda-ngozi-adichie/)
- [Purple Hibiscus](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/purple-hibiscus/)
- [The Ocean at the End of the Lane](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/the-ocean-at-the-end-of-the-lane/)
- [Hafiz’s poems](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/hafizs-poems/)
- [The girl with the louding voice](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/the-girl-with-the-louding-voice/)
- [Abi Daré](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/abi-dare/)
- [girl child](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/girl-child/)
- [empowerment of women](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/empowerment-of-women/)
- [empowering girls](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/empowering-girls/)
- [girls and education](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/girls-and-education/)
- [life story](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/life-story/)
- [The girl with the louding voice](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/the-girl-with-the-louding-voice/)
- [Abi Daré](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/abi-dare/)
- [girl child](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/girl-child/)
- [empowerment of women](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/empowerment-of-women/)
- [empowering girls](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/empowering-girls/)
- [girls and education](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/girls-and-education/)
- [empowerment through eductaion](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/empowerment-through-eductaion/)
- [life story](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/life-story/)
- [empowerment through education](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/empowerment-through-education/)
- [Moomins](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/moomins/)
- [moomintroll](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/moomintroll/)
- [Michelle McNamara](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/michelle-mcnamara/)
- [Golden State Killer](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/golden-state-killer/)
- [crime](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/crime/)
- [Lord of the rings](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/lord-of-the-rings/)
- [Sherlock Holmes stories](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/sherlock-holmes-stories/)
- [Jonathan Kellerman](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/jonathan-kellerman/)
- [Hallie Rubenhold](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/hallie-rubenhold/)
- [Jack the Ripper](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/jack-the-ripper/)
- [The Five: The Untold Lives of Women Killed by Jack the Ripper](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/the-five-the-untold-lives-of-women-killed-by-jack-the-ripper/)
- [crime scene investigation](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/crime-scene-investigation/)
- [Moomins](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/moomins/)
- [moomintroll](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/moomintroll/)
- [Michelle McNamara](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/michelle-mcnamara/)
- [Golden State Killer](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/golden-state-killer/)
- [crime](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/crime/)
- [Lord of the rings](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/lord-of-the-rings/)
- [Sherlock Holmes stories](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/sherlock-holmes-stories/)
- [Jonathan Kellerman](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/jonathan-kellerman/)
- [Hallie Rubenhold](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/hallie-rubenhold/)
- [Jack the Ripper](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/jack-the-ripper/)
- [The Five: The Untold Lives of Women Killed by Jack the Ripper](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/the-five-the-untold-lives-of-women-killed-by-jack-the-ripper/)
- [crime scene investigation](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/crime-scene-investigation/)
- [research](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/research/)
- [Language-related research](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/language-related-research/)
- [reading formula](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/reading-formula/)
- [pointers for isiXhosa translation](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/pointers-for-isixhosa-translation/)
- [isiXhosa translation](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/isixhosa-translation/)
- [community of practice](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/community-of-practice/)
- [machine translation](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/machine-translation/)
- [Google Translate](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/google-translate/)
- [Language Policy](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/language-policy/)
- [translation tips](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/translation-tips/)
- [language support](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/language-support/)
- [agglutanitive language](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/agglutanitive-language/)
- [Language Service](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/language-service/)
- [language professional](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/language-professional/)
- [pointers for isiXhosa translation](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/pointers-for-isixhosa-translation/)
- [isiXhosa translation](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/isixhosa-translation/)
- [community of practice](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/community-of-practice/)
- [machine translation](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/machine-translation/)
- [Google Translate](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/google-translate/)
- [Language Policy](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/language-policy/)
- [translation tips](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/translation-tips/)
- [language support](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/language-support/)
- [agglutanitive language](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/agglutanitive-language/)
- [Language Service](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/language-service/)
- [language professional](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/language-professional/)
- [Terminology](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/terminology/)
- [multilingual mindset](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/multilingual-mindset/)
- [pointers for isiXhosa translation](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/pointers-for-isixhosa-translation/)
- [isiXhosa translation](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/isixhosa-translation/)
- [community of practice](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/community-of-practice/)
- [machine translation](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/machine-translation/)
- [Google Translate](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/google-translate/)
- [Language Policy](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/language-policy/)
- [translation tips](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/translation-tips/)
- [language support](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/language-support/)
- [agglutanitive language](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/agglutanitive-language/)
- [Language Service](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/language-service/)
- [language professional](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/language-professional/)
- [Musrum](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/musrum/)
- [Eric Thacker](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/eric-thacker/)
- [Anthony Earnshaw](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/anthony-earnshaw/)
- [Cult book](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/cult-book/)
- [Tolkien](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/tolkien/)
- [Lily Herne](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/lily-herne/)
- [Tochi Onyebuchi](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/tochi-onyebuchi/)
- [Beasts Made of Night](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/beasts-made-of-night/)
- [Crown of Thunder](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/crown-of-thunder/)
- [Deadlands](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/deadlands/)
- [Ash Remains](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/ash-remains/)
- [Yvonne Vera](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/yvonne-vera/)
- [The Cat’s Paw Cozy Mysteries](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/the-cats-paw-cozy-mysteries/)
- [Fiona Snyckers](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/fiona-snyckers/)
- [Sheldon B. Kopp](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/sheldon-b-kopp/)
- [Musrum](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/musrum/)
- [Eric Thacker](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/eric-thacker/)
- [Anthony Earnshaw](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/anthony-earnshaw/)
- [Cult book](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/cult-book/)
- [Tolkien](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/tolkien/)
- [Lily Herne](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/lily-herne/)
- [Tochi Onyebuchi](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/tochi-onyebuchi/)
- [Beasts Made of Night](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/beasts-made-of-night/)
- [Crown of Thunder](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/crown-of-thunder/)
- [Deadlands](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/deadlands/)
- [Ash Remains](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/ash-remains/)
- [Yvonne Vera](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/yvonne-vera/)
- [The Cat’s Paw Cozy Mysteries](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/the-cats-paw-cozy-mysteries/)
- [Fiona Snyckers](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/fiona-snyckers/)
- [Sheldon B. Kopp](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/sheldon-b-kopp/)
- [Dr Seuss](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/dr-seuss/)
- [Bill Bryson](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/bill-bryson/)
- [Ken Follett](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/ken-follett/)
- [Tintin](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/tintin/)
- [Alba Bouwer](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/alba-bouwer/)
- [Jostein Gaarder](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/jostein-gaarder/)
- [The Christmas Mystery](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/the-christmas-mystery/)
- [Sophie's World](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/sophies-world/)
- [Dr Seuss](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/dr-seuss/)
- [Bill Bryson](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/bill-bryson/)
- [Ken Follett](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/ken-follett/)
- [Tintin](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/tintin/)
- [Alba Bouwer](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/alba-bouwer/)
- [Jostein Gaarder](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/jostein-gaarder/)
- [The Christmas Mystery](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/the-christmas-mystery/)
- [Sophie's World](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/sophies-world/)
- [Dune](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/dune/)
- [Chuck Palahniuk](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/chuck-palahniuk/)
- [Magician](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/magician/)
- [Anansi Boys](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/anansi-boys/)
- [Dune](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/dune/)
- [Chuck Palahniuk](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/chuck-palahniuk/)
- [Magician](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/magician/)
- [Anansi Boys](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/anansi-boys/)
- [Pippi Longbottom](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/pippi-longbottom/)
- [The Kite Runner](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/the-kite-runner/)
- [A Thousand Splendid Suns](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/a-thousand-splendid-suns/)
- [Khaled Hosseini](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/khaled-hosseini/)
- [Adam Small](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/adam-small/)
- [Diana Ferrus](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/diana-ferrus/)
- [John Grisham](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/john-grisham/)
- [Dominique Botha](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/dominique-botha/)
- [Gameeda Henry](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/gameeda-henry/)
- [Pniël](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/pniel/)
- [Pniël poets](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/pniel-poets/)
- [Voetspore](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/voetspore/)
- [Pippi Longbottom](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/pippi-longbottom/)
- [The Kite Runner](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/the-kite-runner/)
- [A Thousand Splendid Suns](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/a-thousand-splendid-suns/)
- [Khaled Hosseini](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/khaled-hosseini/)
- [Adam Small](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/adam-small/)
- [Diana Ferrus](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/diana-ferrus/)
- [John Grisham](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/john-grisham/)
- [Dominique Botha](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/dominique-botha/)
- [Gameeda Henry](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/gameeda-henry/)
- [Pniël](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/pniel/)
- [Pniël poets](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/pniel-poets/)
- [Voetspore](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/voetspore/)
- [Rasselas](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/rasselas/)
- [Samuel Johnson](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/samuel-johnson/)
- [The History of Rasselas](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/the-history-of-rasselas/)
- [Prince of Abissinia](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/prince-of-abissinia/)
- [Groeipyne](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/groeipyne/)
- [Johan van Lill](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/johan-van-lill/)
- [Bill Jones](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/bill-jones/)
- [Delia Owens](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/delia-owens/)
- [Erica James](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/erica-james/)
- [Rasselas](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/rasselas/)
- [Samuel Johnson](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/samuel-johnson/)
- [The History of Rasselas](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/the-history-of-rasselas/)
- [Prince of Abissinia](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/prince-of-abissinia/)
- [Groeipyne](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/groeipyne/)
- [Johan van Lill](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/johan-van-lill/)
- [Bill Jones](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/bill-jones/)
- [Delia Owens](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/delia-owens/)
- [Erica James](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/erica-james/)
- [Nadia Hashimi](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/nadia-hashimi/)
- [When the Moon is Low](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/when-the-moon-is-low/)
- [Afghan women](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/afghan-women/)
- [Gabriel Garcia Marquez](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/gabriel-garcia-marquez/)
- [Isabel Allende](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/isabel-allende/)
- [Ben Fogle](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/ben-fogle/)
- [Nadia Hashimi](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/nadia-hashimi/)
- [When the Moon is Low](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/when-the-moon-is-low/)
- [Afghan women](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/afghan-women/)
- [Gabriel Garcia Marquez](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/gabriel-garcia-marquez/)
- [Isabel Allende](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/isabel-allende/)
- [Ben Fogle](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/ben-fogle/)
- [ESL book recommendations](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/esl-book-recommendations/)
- [English as a second language](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/english-as-a-second-language/)
- [easy readers for English](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/easy-readers-for-english/)
- [first books in English](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/first-books-in-english/)
- [multilingual invites](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/multilingual-invites/)
- [inclusion of languages](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/inclusion-of-languages/)
- [Maeve Binchy](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/maeve-binchy/)
- [The Little Prince](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/the-little-prince/)
- [Jojo Moyes](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/jojo-moyes/)
- [Antoine de Saint-Exupéry](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/antoine-de-saint-exupery/)
- [Maeve Binchy](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/maeve-binchy/)
- [The Little Prince](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/the-little-prince/)
- [Jojo Moyes](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/jojo-moyes/)
- [Antoine de Saint-Exupéry](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/antoine-de-saint-exupery/)
- [International Translation Day](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/international-translation-day/)
- [translators](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/translators/)
- [International Translation Day](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/international-translation-day/)
- [translators](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/translators/)
- [Harry Potter](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/harry-potter/)
- [JK Rowling](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/jk-rowling/)
- [Dumbledore](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/dumbledore/)
- [To kill a mocking bird](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/to-kill-a-mocking-bird/)
- [Harper Lee](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/harper-lee/)
- [Harry Potter](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/harry-potter/)
- [JK Rowling](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/jk-rowling/)
- [Dumbledore](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/dumbledore/)
- [To kill a mocking bird](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/to-kill-a-mocking-bird/)
- [Harper Lee](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/harper-lee/)
- [The Fox](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/the-fox/)
- [Alice Hoffman](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/alice-hoffman/)
- [Practical Magic](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/practical-magic/)
- [English second language (ESL)](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/english-second-language-esl/)
- [The Fox](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/the-fox/)
- [Alice Hoffman](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/alice-hoffman/)
- [Practical Magic](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/practical-magic/)
- [English second language (ESL)](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/english-second-language-esl/)
- [assessment at SU](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/assessment-at-su/)
- [language constructs](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/language-constructs/)
- [English language specialist](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/english-language-specialist/)
- [EducationSA](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/educationsa/)
- [Regional English Language Office](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/regional-english-language-office/)
- [The Wonderful Wizard of Oz](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/the-wonderful-wizard-of-oz/)
- [1. The Nightmare Before Christmas](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/1-the-nightmare-before-christmas/)
- [Gone with the Wind](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/gone-with-the-wind/)
- [Margaret Mitchell](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/margaret-mitchell/)
- [Chimamda Ngozi Adichie](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/chimamda-ngozi-adichie/)
- [David Copperfield](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/david-copperfield/)
- [Charles Dickens](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/charles-dickens/)
- [When helping hurts](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/when-helping-hurts/)
- [Brian Fickert](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/brian-fickert/)
- [Steve Corbertt](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/steve-corbertt/)
- [To kill a Mockingbird](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/to-kill-a-mockingbird/)
- [Gone with the Wind](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/gone-with-the-wind/)
- [Margaret Mitchell](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/margaret-mitchell/)
- [Chimamda Ngozi Adichie](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/chimamda-ngozi-adichie/)
- [David Copperfield](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/david-copperfield/)
- [Charles Dickens](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/charles-dickens/)
- [When helping hurts](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/when-helping-hurts/)
- [Brian Fickert](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/brian-fickert/)
- [Steve Corbertt](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/steve-corbertt/)
- [To kill a Mockingbird](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/to-kill-a-mockingbird/)
- [Online interpreting](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/online-interpreting/)
- [language implementation plan](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/language-implementation-plan/)
- [multilingual teaching and learning](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/multilingual-teaching-and-learning/)
- [extended learning spaces system](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/extended-learning-spaces-system/)
- [real-time online interpreting](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/real-time-online-interpreting/)
- [authentic voices](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/authentic-voices/)
- [student learning](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/student-learning/)
- [co-creation of knowledge](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/co-creation-of-knowledge/)
- [Online interpreting](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/online-interpreting/)
- [language implementation plan](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/language-implementation-plan/)
- [multilingual teaching and learning](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/multilingual-teaching-and-learning/)
- [extended learning spaces system](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/extended-learning-spaces-system/)
- [real-time online interpreting](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/real-time-online-interpreting/)
- [authentic voices](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/authentic-voices/)
- [student learning](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/student-learning/)
- [co-creation of knowledge](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/co-creation-of-knowledge/)
- [Charlotte's Web](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/charlottes-web/)
- [Anne of Green Gables](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/anne-of-green-gables/)
- [L.M. Montgomery](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/l-m-montgomery/)
- [E.B. White](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/e-b-white/)
- [The Shepherdess and the Chimney Sweep](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/the-shepherdess-and-the-chimney-sweep/)
- [Hans Christian Anderson](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/hans-christian-anderson/)
- [Valentine’s Day](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/valentines-day/)
- [life is language](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/life-is-language/)
- [life is language](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/life-is-language/)
- [life is language](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/life-is-language/)
- [Rupi Kaur](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/rupi-kaur/)
- [the sun and her flowers](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/the-sun-and-her-flowers/)
- [Erin Morgenstern](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/erin-morgenstern/)
- [Terry Brooks](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/terry-brooks/)
- [fantasy](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/fantasy/)
- [Elizabeth Gilbert](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/elizabeth-gilbert/)
- [City of Girls](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/city-of-girls/)
- [poetry](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/poetry/)
- [Rupi Kaur](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/rupi-kaur/)
- [the sun and her flowers](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/the-sun-and-her-flowers/)
- [Erin Morgenstern](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/erin-morgenstern/)
- [Terry Brooks](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/terry-brooks/)
- [fantasy](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/fantasy/)
- [Elizabeth Gilbert](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/elizabeth-gilbert/)
- [City of Girls](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/city-of-girls/)
- [poetry](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/poetry/)
- [tips](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/tips/)
- [freedom](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/freedom/)
- [nature](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/nature/)
- [hope](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/hope/)
- [freedom](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/freedom/)
- [nature](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/nature/)
- [hope](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/hope/)
- [Afrikaans](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/afrikaans/)
- [freedom](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/freedom/)
- [nature](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/nature/)
- [hope](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/hope/)
- [African societies](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/african-societies/)
- [Truth and Reconciliation Commission](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/truth-and-reconciliation-commission/)
- [Organisation of African Unity](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/organisation-of-african-unity/)
- [Educational interpreting](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/educational-interpreting/)
- [South African Sign Language](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/south-african-sign-language/)
- [African societies](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/african-societies/)
- [Truth and Reconciliation Commission](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/truth-and-reconciliation-commission/)
- [Organisation of African Unity](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/organisation-of-african-unity/)
- [South African Sign Language](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/south-african-sign-language/)
- [African societies](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/african-societies/)
- [Truth and Reconciliation Commission](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/truth-and-reconciliation-commission/)
- [Organisation of African Unity](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/organisation-of-african-unity/)
- [English teacher](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/english-teacher/)
- [Learning English](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/learning-english/)
- [Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL)](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/teaching-english-as-a-foreign-language-tefl/)
- [Intensive English Programme (IEP)](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/intensive-english-programme-iep/)
- [English for Academic Purposes (EAP)](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/english-for-academic-purposes-eap/)
- [English portfolio](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/english-portfolio/)
- [cello](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/cello/)
- [Bach](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/bach/)
- [music stories](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/music-stories/)
- [Eric Sieblin](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/eric-sieblin/)
- [Willem Anker](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/willem-anker/)
- [Ingrid Winterbach](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/ingrid-winterbach/)
- [Skepsel](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/skepsel/)
- [Minoes](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/minoes/)
- [The girl with the dragon tattoo](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/the-girl-with-the-dragon-tattoo/)
- [Stieg Larsson](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/stieg-larsson/)
- [cello](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/cello/)
- [Bach](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/bach/)
- [music stories](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/music-stories/)
- [Eric Sieblin](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/eric-sieblin/)
- [Willem Anker](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/willem-anker/)
- [Ingrid Winterbach](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/ingrid-winterbach/)
- [Skepsel](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/skepsel/)
- [Minoes](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/minoes/)
- [The girl with the dragon tattoo](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/the-girl-with-the-dragon-tattoo/)
- [Stieg Larsson](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/stieg-larsson/)
- [Teaching abroad](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/teaching-abroad/)
- [English as a foreign language (TEFL)](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/english-as-a-foreign-language-tefl/)
- [Teaching abroad](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/teaching-abroad/)
- [English](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/english/)
- [English as a foreign language (TEFL)](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/english-as-a-foreign-language-tefl/)
- [TEFL](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/tefl/)
- [Teaching abroad](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/teaching-abroad/)
- [interpreting service](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/interpreting-service/)
- [interpreting service](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/interpreting-service/)
- [Online interpreting](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/online-interpreting/)
- [real-time online interpreting](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/real-time-online-interpreting/)
- [Patricia Forde](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/patricia-forde/)
- [The Wordsmith](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/the-wordsmith/)
- [The List](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/the-list/)
- [Patricia Forde](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/patricia-forde/)
- [The Wordsmith](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/the-wordsmith/)
- [The List](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/the-list/)
- [subject terminology](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/subject-terminology/)
- [multilingual learning](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/multilingual-learning/)
- [subject terminology](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/subject-terminology/)
- [multilingual learning](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/multilingual-learning/)
- [Language learning](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/language-learning/)
- [immersive experience](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/immersive-experience/)
- [internationalisation](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/internationalisation/)
- [business English](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/business-english/)
- [learning Afrikaans](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/learning-afrikaans/)
- [learning isiXhosa](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/learning-isixhosa/)
- [The Alchemist](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/the-alchemist/)
- [Paulo Coelho](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/paulo-coelho/)
- [Oh](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/oh/)
- [The Places You Will](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/the-places-you-will/)
- [Dr Suess](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/dr-suess/)
- [Roald Dahl](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/roald-dahl/)
- [The Midnight Library](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/the-midnight-library/)
- [Matt Haig](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/matt-haig/)
- [The Great Gatsby](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/the-great-gatsby/)
- [F. Scott Fitzgerald](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/f-scott-fitzgerald/)
- [The BFG](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/the-bfg/)
- [The Alchemist](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/the-alchemist/)
- [Paulo Coelho](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/paulo-coelho/)
- [Oh](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/oh/)
- [The Places You Will](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/the-places-you-will/)
- [Dr Suess](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/dr-suess/)
- [Roald Dahl](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/roald-dahl/)
- [The Midnight Library](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/the-midnight-library/)
- [Matt Haig](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/matt-haig/)
- [The Great Gatsby](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/the-great-gatsby/)
- [F. Scott Fitzgerald](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/f-scott-fitzgerald/)
- [The BFG](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/the-bfg/)
- [AI](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/ai/)
- [artificial intelligence](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/artificial-intelligence/)
- [machine learning](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/machine-learning/)
- [Gender bias](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/gender-bias/)
- [ChatGPT](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/chatgpt/)
- [AI](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/ai/)
- [artificial intelligence](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/artificial-intelligence/)
- [machine learning](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/machine-learning/)
- [Gender bias](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/gender-bias/)
- [ChatGPT](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/chatgpt/)
- [names of weekdays in isiXhosa](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/names-of-weekdays-in-isixhosa/)
- [The Forty Rules of Love](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/the-forty-rules-of-love/)
- [Elif Shafak](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/elif-shafak/)
- [philosophy](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/philosophy/)
- [Dan Brown](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/dan-brown/)
- [Karin Slaughter](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/karin-slaughter/)
- [The Daily Stoic](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/the-daily-stoic/)
- [Ryan Holiday](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/ryan-holiday/)
- [Little Women](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/little-women/)
- [The Stranger](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/the-stranger/)
- [Albert Camus](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/albert-camus/)
- [lifelong learning](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/lifelong-learning/)
- [choices](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/choices/)
- [English learning](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/english-learning/)
- [The Forty Rules of Love](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/the-forty-rules-of-love/)
- [Elif Shafak](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/elif-shafak/)
- [philosophy](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/philosophy/)
- [Dan Brown](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/dan-brown/)
- [Karin Slaughter](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/karin-slaughter/)
- [The Daily Stoic](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/the-daily-stoic/)
- [Ryan Holiday](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/ryan-holiday/)
- [Little Women](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/little-women/)
- [The Stranger](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/the-stranger/)
- [Albert Camus](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/albert-camus/)
- [lifelong learning](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/lifelong-learning/)
- [choices](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/choices/)
- [English learning](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/english-learning/)
- [Teaching English as a foreign language](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/teaching-english-as-a-foreign-language/)
- [Universal design for learning](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/universal-design-for-learning/)
- [equitability](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/equitability/)
- [inclusivity](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/inclusivity/)
- [inclusive learning environments](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/inclusive-learning-environments/)
- [inclusive courses](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/inclusive-courses/)
- [customised courses](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/customised-courses/)
- [interactive courses](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/interactive-courses/)
- [learning for all](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/learning-for-all/)
- [UDL framework](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/udl-framework/)
- [awareness](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/awareness/)
- [Universal design for learning](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/universal-design-for-learning/)
- [equitability](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/equitability/)
- [inclusivity](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/inclusivity/)
- [inclusive learning environments](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/inclusive-learning-environments/)
- [inclusive courses](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/inclusive-courses/)
- [customised courses](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/customised-courses/)
- [interactive courses](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/interactive-courses/)
- [learning for all](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/learning-for-all/)
- [UDL framework](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/udl-framework/)
- [awareness](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/awareness/)
- [Universal design for learning](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/universal-design-for-learning/)
- [equitability](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/equitability/)
- [inclusivity](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/inclusivity/)
- [inclusive learning environments](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/inclusive-learning-environments/)
- [inclusive courses](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/inclusive-courses/)
- [customised courses](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/customised-courses/)
- [interactive courses](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/interactive-courses/)
- [learning for all](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/learning-for-all/)
- [UDL framework](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/udl-framework/)
- [awareness](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/awareness/)
- [Deaf](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/deaf/)
- [hard of hearing](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/hard-of-hearing/)
- [ability](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/ability/)
- [Ydalene Coetsee](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/ydalene-coetsee/)
- [retirement](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/retirement/)
- [extended curriculum programme](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/extended-curriculum-programme/)
- [clear communication](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/clear-communication/)
- [lecturer](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/lecturer/)
- [Ydalene Coetsee](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/ydalene-coetsee/)
- [retirement](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/retirement/)
- [extended curriculum programme](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/extended-curriculum-programme/)
- [clear communication](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/clear-communication/)
- [lecturer](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/lecturer/)
- [isiXhosa staff courses](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/isixhosa-staff-courses/)
- [learn isiXhosa](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/learn-isixhosa/)
- [isiXhosa staff courses](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/isixhosa-staff-courses/)
- [learn isiXhosa](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/learn-isixhosa/)
- [Languages Week](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/languages-week/)
- [EUTOPIA](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/eutopia/)
- [learn Afrikaans](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/learn-afrikaans/)
- [Languages Week](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/languages-week/)
- [EUTOPIA](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/eutopia/)
- [learn Afrikaans](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/learn-afrikaans/)
- [learn isiXhosa](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/learn-isixhosa/)
- [Languages Week](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/languages-week/)
- [EUTOPIA](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/eutopia/)
- [learn Afrikaans](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/learn-afrikaans/)
- [mother language day](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/mother-language-day/)
- [mental springboard](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/mental-springboard/)
- [mother language day](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/mother-language-day/)
- [mental springboard](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/mental-springboard/)
- [mother language day](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/mother-language-day/)
- [mental springboard](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/mental-springboard/)
- [democracy](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/democracy/)
- [democracy](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/democracy/)
- [democracy](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/democracy/)
- [English support](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/english-support/)
- [partnership](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/partnership/)
- [socialisation fatigue](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/socialisation-fatigue/)
- [workplace relationships](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/workplace-relationships/)
- [Covid-19](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/covid-19/)
- [wellbeing](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/wellbeing/)
- [belonging](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/belonging/)
- [colleagues](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/colleagues/)
- [socialisation fatigue](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/socialisation-fatigue/)
- [workplace relationships](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/workplace-relationships/)
- [Covid-19](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/covid-19/)
- [wellbeing](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/wellbeing/)
- [belonging](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/belonging/)
- [colleagues](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/colleagues/)
- [clear communication](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/clear-communication/)
- [socialisation fatigue](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/socialisation-fatigue/)
- [workplace relationships](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/workplace-relationships/)
- [Covid-19](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/covid-19/)
- [wellbeing](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/wellbeing/)
- [belonging](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/belonging/)
- [colleagues](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/colleagues/)
- [learn SASL](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/learn-sasl/)
- [Poetry showcase](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/poetry-showcase/)
- [learn SASL](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/learn-sasl/)
- [Poetry showcase](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/poetry-showcase/)
- [intercultural dialogue](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/intercultural-dialogue/)
- [linguistic diversity](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/linguistic-diversity/)
- [plurilingualism](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/plurilingualism/)
- [intercultural dialogue](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/intercultural-dialogue/)
- [linguistic diversity](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/linguistic-diversity/)
- [plurilingualism](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/plurilingualism/)
- [intercultural dialogue](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/intercultural-dialogue/)
- [linguistic diversity](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/linguistic-diversity/)
- [language rights](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/language-rights/)
- [community](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/community/)
- [diversity](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/diversity/)
- [language rights](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/language-rights/)
- [community](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/community/)
- [diversity](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/diversity/)
- [Exchange students at SU](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/exchange-students-at-su/)
- [intercultural learning](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/intercultural-learning/)
- [South African languages](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/south-african-languages/)
- [Exchange students at SU](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/exchange-students-at-su/)
- [intercultural learning](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/intercultural-learning/)
- [South African languages](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/south-african-languages/)
- [linguistic freedom](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/linguistic-freedom/)
- [linguistic freedom](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/linguistic-freedom/)
- [language rights](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/language-rights/)
- [South African languages](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/south-african-languages/)
- [linguistic freedom](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/linguistic-freedom/)
- [Africa](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/africa/)
- [cultures](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/cultures/)
- [communities](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/communities/)
- [colonialism](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/colonialism/)
- [political systems](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/political-systems/)
- [technological innovation](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/technological-innovation/)
- [multilingualism; Afrikaans courses; isiXhosa courses; language; culture; exchange students at SU; South African languages](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/multilingualism-afrikaans-courses-isixhosa-courses-language-culture-exchange-students-at-su-south-african-languages/)
- [English courses](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/english-courses/)
- [internationalisation](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/internationalisation/)
- [English support](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/english-support/)
- [partnership](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/partnership/)
- [Language Day 2025](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/language-day-2025/)
- [student life](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/student-life/)
- [global citizenship](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/global-citizenship/)
- [Language Day 2025](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/language-day-2025/)
- [student life](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/student-life/)
- [global citizenship](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/global-citizenship/)
- [learn SASL](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/learn-sasl/)
- [Poetry showcase](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/poetry-showcase/)
- [lexicography](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/lexicography/)
- [dictionaries](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/dictionaries/)
- [lexicography](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/lexicography/)
- [dictionaries](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/dictionaries/)
- [English workshops](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/english-workshops/)
- [workshops](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tag/workshops/)

## Product categories

- [Language Courses](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/product-category/language-courses/)
- [Writing](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/product-category/writing/)
- [English](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/product-category/english/)
- [Afrikaans](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/product-category/afrikaans/)
- [IsiXhosa](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/product-category/isixhosa/)
- [Business communication](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/product-category/business-communication/)
- [Reading](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/product-category/reading/)
- [Free](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/product-category/free/)
- [Estimates](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/product-category/estimates/)

## Product tags

- [TEFL](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/product-tag/tefl/)

## Portfolio Categories

- [Mockups](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/portfolio_category/mockups/)
- [Photography](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/portfolio_category/photography/)
- [Video](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/portfolio_category/video/)

## Category

- [Language Services](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tsas-category/language-services/)
- [CommsLab](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tsas-category/commslab/)
- [Interpreting Service](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tsas-category/interpreting-service/)
- [Office of the Director](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tsas-category/office-of-the-director/)
- [Language and Communication Services](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tsas-category/language-and-communication-services/)
- [Academic Literacy and Professional Communication](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tsas-category/academic-literacy-and-professional-communication/)
- [Language Acquisition](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tsas-category/language-acquisition/)
- [Labs](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tsas-category/labs/)
- [Facilitators](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tsas-category/facilitators/)
- [Academic Literacies](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tsas-category/academic-literacies/)
- [Translation](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tsas-category/translation/)
- [Editing](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tsas-category/editing/)
- [English courses](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tsas-category/english-courses/)
- [Afrikaans courses](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tsas-category/afrikaans-courses/)
- [IsiXhosa courses](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tsas-category/isixhosa-courses/)
- [Language Learning Hub](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tsas-category/language-learning-hub/)
- [Writing Lab](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tsas-category/writing-lab/)
- [Reading Lab](https://languagecentre.sun.ac.za/tsas-category/reading-lab/)