The Rhodes University Language Committee is engaged in a project to raise awareness on campus about multilingualism in Higher Education in South Africa. As part of this project the annual colloquium will take place on 22 September 2014 in Eden Grove Red at 17:30. All are welcome to attend and participate.

Also a multilingual creative writing competition is being held:
Entrants need to write a short creative piece in two or more of the official languages of the
province (English, IsiXhosa, Afrikaans and Sesotho) on the topic 'Eastern Cape Heroes: Past
and Present'.

• The piece can take any form e.g. praise poem; beer drinking song; short story etc.
• The piece should display the author's linguistic and literary competence in two or more of
• the province's official languages i.e. the story should not be predominantly in one language
• with just a few words of a second language included.
• Entrants must be full time Rhodes University students.
• The maximum length of the piece is 1000 words.
• The closing date for entries is 31 August 2014.
• Send all entries to h.rielly@ru.ac.za with subject heading clearly marked as Multilingual
• Creative Writing Competition. Include your full name and student number.
• The winner will receive a cash prize of R1000.00.
• The winner will be announced at the colloquium on 22 September 2014.
• The winner will then read their winning piece to the audience and be presented with their
• prize.

For further information please contact:
Dr Sam Naidu (s.naidu@ru.ac.za)
Convenor: Multilingualism Colloquium