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| 2022-10-13 |
Vision 130 sets the tone for the UFS for the next 12 years |
| 2022-10-13 |
Vision 130 sets the tone for the UFS for the next 12 years |
| 2022-10-31 |
Netball star Sne Mdletshe hopes to inspire excellence |
| 2022-10-31 |
Netball star Sne Mdletshe hopes to inspire excellence |
| 2022-10-31 |
Prof Sithole to lend expertise on UNESCO science advisory board |
| 2022-10-31 |
Prof Sithole to lend expertise on UNESCO science advisory board |
| 2022-10-28 |
UFS Drama Department scores big wins at Vrystaat Arts Festival |
| 2022-10-28 |
UFS Drama Department scores big wins at Vrystaat Arts Festival |
| 2022-10-28 |
Global Citizen Series: A conversation with The Rt Hon the Lord Peter Hain |
| 2022-10-28 |
Global Citizen Series: A conversation with The Rt Hon the Lord Peter Hain |
| 2022-10-27 |
UFS student to produce cheaper sanitary towels for disadvantaged girls, women |
| 2022-10-27 |
UFS student to produce cheaper sanitary towels for disadvantaged girls, women |
| 2022-10-26 |
Expanded Collaboration for Cultural Heritage Preservation in Limpopo |
| 2022-10-26 |
Expanded Collaboration for Cultural Heritage Preservation in Limpopo |
| 2022-10-26 |
Socially developing communities or making them dependent |
| 2022-10-26 |
Socially developing communities or making them dependent |
| 2022-10-26 |
UFS research fellow appointed UNDP Human Rights Research Chair |
| 2022-10-26 |
UFS research fellow appointed UNDP Human Rights Research Chair |
| 2022-10-25 |
Celebrating excellence at the UFS Learning & Teaching awards |
| 2022-10-25 |
Celebrating excellence at the UFS Learning & Teaching awards |
| 2022-10-25 |
A journey of Pride – UFS commemorates Pride Month |
| 2022-10-25 |
A journey of Pride – UFS commemorates Pride Month |
| 2022-10-24 |
Celebrating more than 20 years of University-Community Engagement |
| 2022-10-24 |
Celebrating more than 20 years of University-Community Engagement |
| 2022-10-24 |
Prof Paul Oberholster latest UFS scientist inaugurated by Academy of Science |
| 2022-10-24 |
Prof Paul Oberholster latest UFS scientist inaugurated by Academy of Science |
| 2022-10-21 |
UFS doctoral student authors bat-centred children’s book |
| 2022-10-21 |
UFS doctoral student authors bat-centred children’s book |
| 2022-10-20 |
Putting mental health in the spotlight through filmmaking |
| 2022-10-20 |
Putting mental health in the spotlight through filmmaking |
| 2022-10-20 |
Making mental health conversations trend |
| 2022-10-20 |
Making mental health conversations trend |
| 2022-10-19 |
UFS names its top sport achievers |
| 2022-10-19 |
UFS names its top sport achievers |
| 2022-10-19 |
UFS Convocation reflects on past five years at AGM |
| 2022-10-19 |
UFS Convocation reflects on past five years at AGM |
| 2022-10-18 |
UFS staff member Nambitha Manqola scoops national Librarian award |
| 2022-10-18 |
UFS staff member Nambitha Manqola scoops national Librarian award |
| 2022-10-18 |
UFS Womxn’s Forum and KovsieAct join hands to Support the Jagersfontein Community |
| 2022-10-18 |
UFS Womxn’s Forum and KovsieAct join hands to Support the Jagersfontein Community |
| 2022-10-18 |
Register as a potential stem cell donor |
| 2022-10-18 |
Register as a potential stem cell donor |
| 2022-10-18 |
Participatory research illuminating complexities of poverty, the potential of youth fighting it |
| 2022-10-18 |
Participatory research illuminating complexities of poverty, the potential of youth fighting it |
| 2022-10-18 |
The ANC's elective conference – continued cycle of women's exclusion |
| 2022-10-18 |
The ANC's elective conference – continued cycle of women's exclusion |
| 2022-10-14 |
Students need a Sustainable Food System on Campus |
| 2022-10-14 |
Students need a Sustainable Food System on Campus |
| 2022-10-14 |
UFS Business School: The future of business is now |
| 2022-10-14 |
UFS Business School: The future of business is now |
| 2022-10-14 |
Invite: Tutu-Jonker Lecture, 'Faltering resilience – a nation in need of conciliation' |
| 2022-10-14 |
Invite: Tutu-Jonker Lecture, 'Faltering resilience – a nation in need of conciliation' |
| 2022-10-13 |
Invitation to apply for the Emerging Scholars Accelerator Programme |
| 2022-10-13 |
Invitation to apply for the Emerging Scholars Accelerator Programme |
| 2022-10-13 |
UFS biologists discover new tiny, white-thumbed bat species from Eswatini |
| 2022-10-13 |
UFS biologists discover new tiny, white-thumbed bat species from Eswatini |
| 2022-10-13 |
UFS among world’s best universities in Times Higher Education ranking |
| 2022-10-13 |
UFS among world’s best universities in Times Higher Education ranking |
| 2022-10-12 |
Global Citizen Webinar: A conversation with Judge Albie Sachs |
| 2022-10-12 |
Global Citizen Webinar: A conversation with Judge Albie Sachs |
| 2022-10-12 |
Advancing innovative, effective mathematics and science teaching |
| 2022-10-12 |
Advancing innovative, effective mathematics and science teaching |
| 2022-10-12 |
Great futures don’t fall from heaven – it has to be fought for |
| 2022-10-12 |
Great futures don’t fall from heaven – it has to be fought for |
| 2022-10-11 |
Qwaqwa research conference highlights value of research that is centred on humanity |
| 2022-10-11 |
Qwaqwa research conference highlights value of research that is centred on humanity |
| 2022-10-10 |
Plant-based medicine a possible cure for post-COVID-19 tuberculosis |
| 2022-10-10 |
Plant-based medicine a possible cure for post-COVID-19 tuberculosis |
| 2022-10-10 |
Making a difference with the No Student Hungry Programme |
| 2022-10-10 |
Making a difference with the No Student Hungry Programme |
| 2022-10-10 |
Raising hope and awareness for the homeless: the invisible who deserve to be seen |
| 2022-10-10 |
Raising hope and awareness for the homeless: the invisible who deserve to be seen |
| 2022-10-10 |
Annual conference enhances teaching and learning |
| 2022-10-10 |
Annual conference enhances teaching and learning |
| 2022-10-06 |
UFS students get to experience study abroad opportunities in Spain and Germany |
| 2022-10-06 |
UFS students get to experience study abroad opportunities in Spain and Germany |
| 2022-10-06 |
It’s a home semi-final for UFS netball team |
| 2022-10-06 |
It’s a home semi-final for UFS netball team |
| 2022-10-06 |
UFS counselling psychologist to lead mental health initiatives |
| 2022-10-06 |
UFS counselling psychologist to lead mental health initiatives |
| 2022-10-05 |
UFS preparing young people for the world of work |
| 2022-10-05 |
UFS preparing young people for the world of work |
| 2022-10-05 |
New advance medical imaging technology for the Department of Medical Physics |
| 2022-10-05 |
New advance medical imaging technology for the Department of Medical Physics |
| 2022-10-04 |
From kombucha to leather-like textile |
| 2022-10-04 |
From kombucha to leather-like textile |
| 2022-10-04 |
The arts coming together at the UFS |
| 2022-10-04 |
The arts coming together at the UFS |
| 2022-10-04 |
UFS scholar first to participate in the University of Michigan fellowship programme |
| 2022-10-04 |
UFS scholar first to participate in the University of Michigan fellowship programme |
Government to benefit from training of interpreters
2009-03-31
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Pictured, from the left, are: Prof Theo du Plessis (Director: Unit for Language Management, UFS), Ms Mokone Nthongoa (HOD: Sport, FS Department of Sport, Arts and Culture), Mr Khotso Sesele (MEC: FS Department of Sport, Arts and Culture) and Prof Engela Pretorius (Vice Dean: Faculty of the Humanities, UFS).
Photo: Mangaliso Radebe |
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Government to benefit from training of interpreters
The fourth phase of a project to train eight conference interpreters and 30 community interpreters to assist government departments at service delivery points in the Free State was launched this week.
The project is part of the Multilingualism Information Development Programme which brings together the Free State provincial government, the Province of Antwerp and the University of Antwerp in Belgium and the University of the Free State (UFS).
Speaking at the launch of the fourth phase of the project, the MEC for Sport, Arts and Culture in the Free State, Mr Khotso Sesele, said: “The fact that we have been through the first three stages of this project, and are now launching its fourth phase, is indicative of the magnificent progress that has been made. This is a sign that through partnerships we can achieve more.”
The MIDP IV consists of two pillars, namely a practical and a research component. Its aim is to generate interpreting capacity within the provincial Department of Sport, Arts and Culture. The focus is on training an interpreting team over three years which can be employed within a governmental context at various service points.
“As we approach the 2009 FIFA Confederation Cup and the 2010 FIFA World Cup tournaments, it will be important for our communities to be able to interact with millions of foreign nationals who will be in our country from different world destinations during and beyond these two important soccer events,” said the MEC.
“The focus on interpreter training by this fourth phase of MIDP is thus an important factor in ensuring better communication during and beyond these important soccer spectacles that will take place in our country.”
The focus of the first three phases of the MIDP was on the main official languages of the province. This fourth phase, which started in 2008, will run until 2010 and its focus is on the Xhariep District Municipality.
“The provision of interpreting services and its further extension to district municipalities will provide the necessary interpreting skills to our communities that will enhance better interaction amongst ourselves,” said Mr Sesele.
He said the fact that indigenous languages have been “elevated from their marginalised status to being languages of business and commerce” is an important milestone that must be cherished.
This fourth phase of MIDP will also incorporate sign language as part of its focus on interpreting services.
“In our quest to ensure a multilingual dispensation in our province, we need not neglect to remember people with disabilities,” he said. “This is a matter of principle that does not require debate.”
“We should thus ensure the realisation of the goal of MIDP IV which is to ensure smooth communication interaction within the wider public, including the deaf community.”
“This is a wonderful project,” said Ms Mathabo Monaheng, one of the students in the MIDP. “As a sign language interpreter trainee this project will empower me with the necessary skills to be able to make a meaningful contribution to the deaf community in terms of communication.”
The MIDP is funded by the Province of Antwerp and successfully implemented by the Unit for Language Management at the UFS.
Media Release
Issued by: Mangaliso Radebe
Assistant Director: Media Liaison
Tel: 051 401 2828
Cell: 078 460 3320
E-mail: radebemt.stg@ufs.ac.za
31 March 2009 |