Language matters, says expert at international language conference
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...
View ArticleSundowners with Rector is Boschfest highlight, Convocation meeting held
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...
View ArticleAfrikaans poetry lovers gearing up for an unforgettable indaba in Stellenbosch
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.
View ArticleConvocation passes motion on Afrikaans, but students walk out
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...
View Article‘Dinklees’ programme to boost Afrikaans as a language of science
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...
View ArticleLecturer rewarded for contribution to Afrikaans
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...
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