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Multilingualism in higher education and the advancement of African languages will be discussed at two symposia hosted by the Stellenbosch University (SU) Language Centre this week – on Wednesday 21 and Thursday 22 November respectively. The symposia form part of the Language Centre’s tenth anniversary celebrations. This centre provides a service to approximately 7 800 students [...]

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 [...]

Stellenbosch University (SU) has made R1 million available to the Woordeboek van die Afrikaanse Taal (Dictionary of the Afrikaans Language) (WAT). Prof Magda Fourie, Vice-Rector: Teaching, handed over the donation at a function on Friday, 7 May. SU has been hosting the WAT since 1930. At the function, Prof Fourie said that the donation was [...]

Prof Vic Webb, a world leader in the area of language sociology and planning, has been appointed as a research fellow in the Research Programme on Language Development and Language Empowerment at the Language Centre of Stellenbosch University (SU). Prof Webb is the Director of the Centre for Research on Language Politics at the University [...]

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 [...]