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Celebrating History of SADiLaR: A Testament to Heritage and Innovation
30 September 2025 As South Africa closes heritage month, the South African Centre for Digital Language Resources (SADiLaR) proudly turns the spotlight inwards, celebrating its own heritage through its history book titled “The Story of SADiLaR”. This publication is more than a record of the past — it is a reflection of the SADiLaR’s journey,…
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Announcing the 2025 NWU OER fellows and SADiLaR OER champions
5 September 2025 The NWU is pleased to announce the successful candidates for two prestigious open education programmes: the 2025 NWU Open Educational Resources (OER) Fellowship and the 2025 South African Centre for Digital Language Resources (SADiLaR) Digital Humanities OER Champions initiative Both programmes are presented by the UNESCO Chair on Multimodal Learning and Open…
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UJ externship sparks inspiration and confidence in language students
8 July 2025 The South African Centre for Digital Language Resources (SADiLaR) hosted its third successful externship for the Department of Languages, Cultural Studies and Applied Linguistics (LanCSAL) students from the University of Johannesburg on 12 June 2025. The day-long online engagement was designed to give students practical exposure to the diverse and evolving career…
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Improve your academic writing skills with SADiLaR’s free tools
14 April 2025 Academic writing is key to academic success: the ability to write in a concise and organised manner allows students to communicate their research ideas and findings clearly, to participate successfully in academic discourse and, ultimately, to contribute to the body of knowledge in their respective fields. Mastering the art of academic writing…
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Research visit to continue digitisation work and enhance skills of local project team
1 April 2025 The Unisa Node of the South African Centre for Digital Language Resources (SADiLaR) recently had the privilege of hosting Dr Gertrud Faaβ, lecturer and computational linguist at the University of Hildesheim, Germany. Dr Faaβ has a special interest in developing digital language resources and natural language processing tools for the South African…
