Afrikaans & Dutch
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Short courses

About our short courses


The Department of Afrikaans and Dutch offers several credit-bearing postgraduate short courses within the field of language practice and acquisition. These courses are each spread over the course of one academic semester, and are presented as distance education, with two compulsory contact sessions per semester on the Stellenbosch campus. These courses are therefore particularly suited to those who wish to acquire further skills, but who cannot engage in full-time postgraduate studies. Short-course students who successfully complete all assessments will receive a certificate of competence from Stellenbosch University.


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Next course dates
All our short courses
Questions and contact



Next course dates

Literary translation
Dutch for beginners
(real-time Zoom)

Academic editing
10 to 14 July 2023 &
30 October to 2 November 2023

26 July to October 2023
September 2023 to January 2024
Presented by ​Elsa Silke &
Kobus Geldenhuys

Presented by Sabien van Craenendonck
Presented by Dr Amanda Marais &
Maret Blom de Wet



All our short courses

Editing methods

Editing practice

​Interpreting methods

Interpreting practice



​Language acquisition methododology

Literary translation

Translation methods

Translation practice



Questions and contact

If you have any questions regarding our short-course offering, please contact Ms Maret Blom de Wet. Alternatively, you can visit the University's short course page by clicking HERE.

​Course administration

Course coordinator

Ms Maret Blom de Wet
Dr Amanda Marais
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