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News Author: Stellenbosch University / Universiteit Stellenbosch Published: 07/04/2021 Interested parties are reminded that comments on the first draft of Stellenbosch University's (SU) revised Language Policy (2016) may be submitted up to this coming Monday, 12 April 2021. Comments can only be submitted via a digital platform. A link on the University's language webpage (www.sun.ac.za/language) provides access to this submission platform. It should be noted that no comments will be possible on the first draft on the digital platform after the closing date for submissions. SU earlier announc...

’n Deel van die kampus van die Universiteit Stellenbosch. Foto: Getty Images It is unacceptable for Stellenbosch University, or any other university in South Africa, to be abused as a political football and punchbag, writes Professor Wim de Villiers. Language – more particularly Afrikaans – at Stellenbosch University (SU) has again been hotly discussed in the media over the past while. Is there an actual problem, or are we dealing with opportunism for political gain? I believe it's the latter, and I will be supporting this statement by relying on the facts about SU ...

Language – more particularly Afrikaans – at Stellenbosch University (SU) has again been hotly discussed in the media over the past while. Is there an actual problem, or are we dealing with opportunism for political gain? I believe it’s the latter, and I will be supporting this statement by relying on the facts about SU and language. From the outset, I admit that things do go wrong sometimes. If students are being instructed not to use Afrikaans in a social context, it is wrong. It is equally wrong if students are being pressurised not to use Afrikaans in a course where Afrikaans is clea...

When Izel Schoeman — a first-year student living in Nerina Residence at Stellenbosch University — was told to use a “language of inclusion” during welcoming season, it meant that she would at times not be able to use her home language, Afrikaans. “I understand that [the residence’s leaders] are coming from a place of mutual respect: to speak a common language to include everyone,” Schoeman said. This is common across residences, particularly in formal settings such as house meetings, and is in line with the university’s language policy, in section 7.2.5, which calls for langua...