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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…
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SADiLaR launches Higher Education Support Programme to advance multilingualism in South Africa’s universities
29 November 2024 The South African Centre for Digital Language Resources (SADiLaR) is intensifying its efforts to support the higher education sector in advancing the implementation of the Language Policy Framework for Public Higher Education Institutions. Following the successful completion of the national language resources audit in 2023, SADiLaR has introduced a comprehensive Higher Education…
