28/05/2025
What do language units at tertiary institutions need to focus on? It is both simple and complex. Language is used to do tasks (simple), but preparing students for the language demands of real-life tasks can be challenging (complex). Prof. Weideman argues for a functional approach when designing language courses.
From Queensland to Singapore: Good practice in supporting language development at university
Organisation-wide language unit courses at tertiary institutions worldwide achieve two key objectives: First, they address the challenge of developing language proficiency for higher and continuing…
25/01/2025
Future university students, did you know? Depending on your chosen course and university, you may be required to take the National Benchmark Tests (NBT), opening on 1 April 2025. At certain South African universities, their results serve as additional entrance criteria. We can help you prepare, as these tests are quite different from those you are used to. Check our timetable and get started!
NBT-AQL 2025 workshop schedule & registration for Grade 12s
Nasionale Normtoetse (NNT) Akademiese Geletterdheid (AKG): Registrasie vir werkswinkels Future university students, did you know? Depending on your chosen course and university, you may be required…
02/08/2024
How good is your grammar? Grammar is how words fit together in sentences. Here are some tests to check whether you understand where in a sentence an appropriate noun, adjective, verb, preposition or other kinds of words, like conjunctions — those words whose function is to link parts of a sentence — fit....
Can you handle advanced grammar?
How good is your grammar? Grammar is how words fit together in sentences. Here are some tests to check whether you understand where in a sentence an appropriate noun, adjective, verb, preposition o…
08/07/2024
JOURNAL FOR LANGUAGE TEACHING 58(1) 2024: The African way.
Our special issue, focusing on the teaching of African languages, contains articles written exclusively in African languages. We have gained significant insights as we ventured into what may be uncharted territory. We hope that this issue serves as a trailblazer, paving the way for more works of this nature. All the articles are free to access and also contain abstracts in English. https://www.journals.ac.za/jlt/issue/view/431
25/03/2023
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Do a quick, fun test of your vocabulary knowledge
A quick online test to test your vocabulary. See your results instantly!
29/04/2022
Hierdie leerder van Montana het die oom gaan soek, en gevind. Lees gerus wat sy te sê het!
“Die oom se kursus” …
Waarom voorbereiding nodig is vir die Akademiese-en-Kwantitatiewe-Geletterdheid-komponent van die Nasionale Normtoetse.
02/02/2022
Eersdaags in Bloem! Alle skole welkom.
02/12/2021
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Already planning for 2022
Well oiled schools schedule their school’s activities well in advance. Many have already approached LCaT and Purple Pepper Maths for workshop slots for 2022. What are your plans 2022? Contact…
17/09/2021
Voorbereiding vir Nasionale Normtoetse (NBT’s): Graad 11’s
Purple Pepper Maths en LCaT bied vanjaar weer in samewerking met die Skole Ondersteuningsentrum (SOS) werkswinkels aan in wiskunde en taal vir Graad 11’s.
30/06/2021
Putting NBT preparation into perspective.
It’s not about the NBT’s! It’s about being prepared for university
No preparation for university is ever wasted time or energy. If my generation had arrived at university better prepared, we would have wasted much less of our own time, money and effort, as well as…
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