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The Order of the Gold Pen, a prestigious award for the extraordinary contribution to the advancement of Afrikaans, was recently awarded to Dr Michael le Cordeur, Lecturer in Afrikaans Curriculum Studies at Stellenbosch University (SU). The award consists of a certificate, R5 000 prize money and a free publication of a suitable subject. Die aim [...]

A boost for Afrikaans as a language of science. This is the general feeling after the launch of “Dinklees met ʼn plan: ʼn kursus in gevorderde taalvaardighede”. (Think-reading with a plan: a course in advanced language skills). The programme, launched by the Language Centre of Stellenbosch University (SU) last week, helps students and other users [...]

The convocation Thursday night, 10 November 2011 passed a motion “requesting that Stellenbosch University (SU) urgently provides a full place for Afrikaans in all faculties” – but not before about 40 convocation members, mainly current postgraduate students and student leaders, staged a walk-out. Their protest was sparked off by the refusal of the president of [...]

The sixth Versindaba will be held in Stellenbosch on 17 and 18 September – for the first time under the auspices of Stellenbosch University’s Wordfest.

The first ever Boschfest of Stellenbosch University (SU), which attracted alumni and friends from all over, ended on Thursday evening with a ‘Sundowners with the Rector’ event at Coetzenburg. The elegant event was held in a huge Bedouin tent with the exciting new group World@South providing background music. Prof Russel Botman, Rector and Vice-Chancellor, welcomed [...]

Dealing with the question of why languages matter requires a new understanding of the critical role of language rights, and linguistic diversity in human development. Maintaining the world’s languages is part of a larger strategy of cultural survival. This was the message of Prof Suzanne Romaine of Oxford University, a main speaker at an international conference on [...]