Multilingual Haiku Competition

Enter our multilingual haiku and win a copy of Kaschula's short stories!

Former editor of RUMultilingualism Website publishes journal article in isiXhosa

We would like to extend our heartfelt congratulations to one of our own, Master of Arts student Philasande Mfaba from the African Languages section of Rhodes University’s School of Languages for his recent publication in isiXhosa.

International week starts with a bang!

The parade this sunny Saturday of the 18th of May 2019 has kicked off our annual International Week. If you were not part of this colorful parade that added an extra flavor of diversity to our campus, be sure not to miss out on the following events:

Multilingualism at Rhodes University: A Journalism Feature by Ella van Geuns

A Journalism Feature by Ella van Geuns on multilingualism at our university

ANNUAL MULTILINGUALISM COLLOQUIUM 2018

ANNUAL MULTILINGUALISM COLLOQUIUM 2018

‘Language, academic success clearly linked’

Interview on language and multilingualism in tutorial spaces.

Woman of Science awarded to PHD Student in African Languages Zakeera Docrat: An interview

Interview with Zakeera Docrat on her Woman of Science Award

Multilingual Colloquium 2018

A colloquium focusing on multilingual tutoring!

We have to talk: Using Language as a Resource for Teaching and Learning

Let's talk about language and its vital role in teaching and learning

Allowing multiple voices in the tutorial space

The use of multiple languages in a tutorial varies from faculty to faculty and department to department in Rhodes University tutorials between tutor and student

RUMultilingual?

Join our Facebook page where we can discuss all things multilingual

Rhodes University Multilingual Tutoring - Reflective Essay Competition

CALLING ALL MULTILINGUAL TUTORS!!!!

Writer Mtuze honoured

"READ and read and do more reading," renowned Xhosa writer Peter Tshobisa Mtuze said on Monday, when he was honoured by the Eastern Cape government for his lifetime’s work.

Professors aren’t born: they must be nurtured

There is a growing call globally for universities to develop and nurture more black professors. In South Africa, the issue is sharpened by the country’s racist legacy.

Alumnus’s anthology rescues ‘tattered’ isiXhosa language

Graduate of the Rhodes University Masters in Creative Arts course Mangaliso Buzani recently unveiled his anthology of poems titled Ndisabhala Imibongo (I still write poetry) at Eastern Star Museum.

11 National languages hampering South African education sector

Not much thought was given to future implications when South Africa declared there would be 11 official languages, Professor Adam Habib said on Monday.

Let’s speak the languages we dream in

African writers must embrace their own tongues lest we drown in an English-dominated world.

Celebrating dictionaries as problem-solvers

On 16 October every year, the world celebrates the birthday of Noah Webster, born in 1758, as International Dictionary Day.

Language a pivotal tool to effect transformation at university

Language is one of the pivotal tools to effect transformation at a university like Rhodes

Debating multilingualism at higher education institutions

Debating the extent to which South African higher educational institutions have and ought to adopt multilingualism into their curricula...

Rhodes University Multilingual Short Story Competition

The Rhodes University Language Committee is engaged in a project to raise awareness on campus about multilingualism in Higher Education in South Africa.

Bugged by insects' many names

Insects have different names not only in each of our 11 official languages, but within each of those languages depending on geographical location.

Multilingualism is a resource

Apartheid used our languages to divide and rule. Today we want to use them to increase social cohesion and economic participation.

Tribute to multilingualism proponent

Dean of Humanities Prof Fred Hendricks presented a deeply personal tribute to the multi-linguist, Prof Neville Alexander at the opening of a colloquium on second language teaching recently.

Tribute to multilingualism proponent

Dean of Humanities Prof Fred Hendricks presented a deeply personal tribute to the multi-linguist, Prof Neville Alexander at the opening of a colloquium on second language teaching recently.

Somadoda Fikeni gives an inaugural Multilingualism Awareness Lecture

Political analyst and social commentator, Professor Somadoda Fikeni, will give a public lecture on the challenges of multilingualism in higher education tomorrow (15 May).

A case for African languages in the legal system

In August 2017, African Language Studies Section of the School of Languages and Literatures at Rhodes University reported that they were developing a new Honours module to ‘address the classism and language-based discrimination of our legal system’.

Rhodes University’s African Languages Studies Section, in the School of Languages and Literatures, holds a virtual S.E.K. Mqhayi Day Celebration.

This prestigious event is held annually to celebrate the life and the works of Samuel Edward Krune Loliwe Ngxekengxeke (SEK) Mqhayi, who is regarded as the “father of Xhosa Poetry“.

Thina singabantwa base Afrika

The etymology of a word goes a long way in teaching us the history, the routes and the roots of a word as expressed at a joint Rhodes University and Makhanda Black Kollective (MBK) community seminar entitled ‘Ukuhlambulula from an anti-humane world’ in Fingo Village, Makhanda.

Book refines South African law through forensic linguistics

Collaboration between students and supervisors is key, explained Professor Monwabisi Ralarala the Director of the Fundani Center for Higher Education, CPUT and Chairperson of the African Language Association of South Africa (ALASA), at a recent book launch at Rhodes University.