About Us
We have different backgrounds and experiences. Different ways of thinking and understanding.
It makes us complex beings, living complex lives, in an increasingly complex world. But at the epicentre of the complexity is a simple human truth.Despite our differences, we crave connection.We want community, we want togetherness. We want to understand and be understood.That’s where the Language Centre comes in.
Because improving communication isn’t just about increasing vocabulary or perfecting punctuation.
It’s about understanding the beings we share the world with, building meaningful relationships, fostering community, and creating a life worth living.
We’re complex beings, living complex lives, and language is what brings us together.
Stellenbosch University Language Centre.
Research and Development
Research and development are really important to us, because it helps us respond better to what’s happening in the world around us, it allows us to design new solutions, and it informs best practice. To ensure that we only offer top-quality, global-standard services and solutions, we continually question and develop the theoretical underpinnings of our activities by building on research evidence.
From academic writing research to language learning research and a whole lot more – if you’d like to know more about the Language Centre’s research, have a look at our latest news, our focus areas, our current projects, and meet our researchers.
You can also click here for a comprehensive list of our research outputs.
Language and Communication Services
As translators, editors and interpreters, we can help you connect to your intended audience through our many language services.
We translate and edit documents, lecture notes or SUNLearn content, reports or letters. We also assist with plain language. We interpret in lectures, meetings and conferences in various languages – including South African Sign Language. We can transcribe interviews, meetings or other proceedings and provide audio translations of lecture podcasts or any other podcasts. We also have a collection of language resources that we’d love to share with you. Let’s connect!