Afrikaans & Dutch
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Welcome to the Department of Afrikaans and Dutch


Last year, the Department of Afrikaans and Dutch celebrated its centenary. What will the new century bring? Follow us on social media and keep an eye on our news feed to stay up to date.

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What’s new?

Asa vir MAweek.pngOur new cohort of MA students will attend an orientation week from 29 January to 2 February. And on 31 January, the 2023 MA intake will report on their progress over the past year and inspiring the new crop of students.


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USAN 2024! Click HERE to read the abstracts, see the programme and find out what you missed.






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About us

The Department of Afrikaans and Dutch is an exceptionally diverse centre of expertise in continuous discourse and cooperation with other national and international linguistic fields and professions. Quality research underlies the diverse activities centred around the Department’s established core, namely the study and teaching of Afrikaans and Dutch literature, linguistics and applied directions. Additionally, the Department provides a particularly wide offer of academic as well as practice-oriented, multilingual education in creative writing, lexicography, translation, interpreting and editing.


Click HERE to read more about the history of the Department of Afrikaans and Dutch.

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