1 | Title | Name | Surname | Institutional Affiliation | Main fields of active academic expertise | Details of active expertise | NRF Rated | Willing to act as: | Languages | Website | ResearchGate Profile | Other Research Profiles |
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2 | Mr | David | Blignaut | Neslon Mandela University | Language and society (e.g. sociolinguistics, sociology of language, language policy, etc.) | I lecture Communication modules and supervise at Masters and Honours levels. | No | external examiner for postgraduate studies, a moderator of university courses/modules, a reviewer for journal articles | English | |||
3 | Ms | Tracy | Bowles | Rhodes University | Sentence and word structure (e.g. syntax, morphology, semantics, language description, etc.), Language and Education (e.g. literacy studies, language teaching, academic literacies etc.), Psycholinguistics (e.g. language acquisition, L2 development, speech therapy, etc.) | I am a Linguistics lecturer and PhD candidate specializing in the psycholinguistics of literacy, with a particular interest in experimental syntax and literacy development in L2 English and Southern Bantu languages. | No | external examiner for postgraduate studies, a moderator of university courses/modules, a reviewer for journal articles | English | https://www.ru.ac.za/linguisticsandappliedlanguagestudies/people/tracybowles/ | https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Tracy-Bowles-3 | |
4 | Ms | Nina | Brink | North-West University; School of Languages | Language and society (e.g. sociolinguistics, sociology of language, language policy, etc.), Psycholinguistics (e.g. language acquisition, L2 development, speech therapy, etc.), Cognitive linguistics | Afrikaans first language acquisition; cognitive linguistics; child language | No | external examiner for postgraduate studies, a moderator of university courses/modules, a reviewer for journal articles | Afrikaans and English | https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Nina_Brink | ||
5 | Ms | Fundile | Cebekhulu | University of the Witwatersrand | ||||||||
6 | Dr | Faith | Chapwanya | University of Pretoria | Sentence and word structure (e.g. syntax, morphology, semantics, language description, etc.), Sound systems (e.g. phonetics, phonology, accents, language description, etc.), Discourse and text (e.g. discourse analysis, pragmatics, corpus linguistics, conversation analysis, etc.), Language and society (e.g. sociolinguistics, sociology of language, language policy, etc.) | My field of linguistic expertise is corpus linguistics and African Englishes. | No | a reviewer for journal articles | English | |||
7 | Mr | Lidon | Chauke | Department of Linguistics and Applied Linguistics, Nelson Mandela University | Language practice (e.g. translation studies, interpreting, etc.), Language and society (e.g. sociolinguistics, sociology of language, language policy, etc.) | My research interests revolve around the following linguistics aspects: Sociolinguistics: Language attitudes, Language and Identity, Language and Ideology, Language contact, Historical Linguistics and Linguistic Anthropology. | No | a media source/commentator, external examiner for postgraduate studies, a moderator of university courses/modules, a reviewer for journal articles, supervisor of postgraduates | English and Xitsonga | |||
8 | Ms | Gloria | Daza | North-West University, Law Faculty | Discourse and text (e.g. discourse analysis, pragmatics, corpus linguistics, conversation analysis, etc.), Language and society (e.g. sociolinguistics, sociology of language, language policy, etc.), Language and Education (e.g. literacy studies, language teaching, academic literacies etc.), Psycholinguistics (e.g. language acquisition, L2 development, speech therapy, etc.) | I am an emerging academic. I am a junior lecturer in the law faculty and I teach language in the legal context. My current research is focussed on sociolinguistics, but my interests include discourse analysis, forensic linguistics, and psycholinguistics. | No | a media source/commentator, external examiner for postgraduate studies, a moderator of university courses/modules, a reviewer for journal articles, supervisor of postgraduates, mentor of junior academics | ||||
9 | Dr | Carla | Ellis | Departement Afrikaans en Nederlands, Duits en Frans | Language and society (e.g. sociolinguistics, sociology of language, language policy, etc.) | I work in the field of sociolinguistics (variational linguistics) and for my PhD I focused on Afrikaans forms of address. | No | external examiner for postgraduate studies, a moderator of university courses/modules, a reviewer for journal articles, supervisor of postgraduates | Afrikaans en Engels | |||
10 | Dr | Adebola | Fawole | University of Zululand | Discourse and text (e.g. discourse analysis, pragmatics, corpus linguistics, conversation analysis, etc.), Language and society (e.g. sociolinguistics, sociology of language, language policy, etc.), Language and Education (e.g. literacy studies, language teaching, academic literacies etc.) | I am interested in the use of language in society, especially in education. | No | external examiner for postgraduate studies, a moderator of university courses/modules, a reviewer for journal articles, supervisor of postgraduates | English | |||
11 | Ms | Seshnee | Govender-Chetty | University of KwaZulu-Natal | ||||||||
12 | Ms | Happiness | Gumbo | Eduvos, Faculty of Humanities | Discourse and text (e.g. discourse analysis, pragmatics, corpus linguistics, conversation analysis, etc.), Language and society (e.g. sociolinguistics, sociology of language, language policy, etc.), Language and Education (e.g. literacy studies, language teaching, academic literacies etc.) | Lecturing 1st to 3rd year linguistics | No | mentor of junior academics | English | |||
13 | Prof. | Kate | Huddlestone | Department of General Linguistics, Stellenbosch University | Sentence and word structure (e.g. syntax, morphology, semantics, language description, etc.), Discourse and text (e.g. discourse analysis, pragmatics, corpus linguistics, conversation analysis, etc.), Language and society (e.g. sociolinguistics, sociology of language, language policy, etc.), Sign language linguistics | I am an associate professor in the Department of General Linguistics at Stellenbosch University and editor for Stellenbosch Papers in Linguistics Plus (SPiL Plus). My research focuses on various aspects of South African Sign Language (SASL). I also work on the syntax and pragmatics of Afrikaans and South African English. | Yes | a media source/commentator, external examiner for postgraduate studies, a moderator of university courses/modules, a reviewer for journal articles, supervisor of postgraduates, mentor of junior academics, public speaker | English, Afrikaans | https://katehuddlestone.com/ | https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Kate-Huddlestone | |
14 | Prof. | Johanita | Kirsten | UPSET Research Focus Area, North-West University | Sentence and word structure (e.g. syntax, morphology, semantics, language description, etc.), Discourse and text (e.g. discourse analysis, pragmatics, corpus linguistics, conversation analysis, etc.), Language and society (e.g. sociolinguistics, sociology of language, language policy, etc.) | Afrikaans historical linguistics, corpus linguistics, sociolinguistics, metaphor and discourse | Yes | external examiner for postgraduate studies, a reviewer for journal articles, supervisor of postgraduates, mentor of junior academics, public speaker | Afrikaans, English, Dutch | |||
15 | Prof. | Herculene | Kotzé | Faculty of Humanities, North-West University | Language practice (e.g. translation studies, interpreting, etc.) | Apart from bibliometric investigations, my research interests include interpreting, interpreter training and translation, specifically the role interpreters play. | No | a media source/commentator, external examiner for postgraduate studies, a moderator of university courses/modules, a reviewer for journal articles, supervisor of postgraduates, mentor of junior academics | Afrikaans and English | https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Herculene-Kotze | ||
16 | Dr | Mampoi | Mabena | University of Johannesburg; English Department | Discourse and text (e.g. discourse analysis, pragmatics, corpus linguistics, conversation analysis, etc.), Language and Education (e.g. literacy studies, language teaching, academic literacies etc.) | I have published work on pragmatics and language education | No | external examiner for postgraduate studies, a reviewer for journal articles | English, Sesotho | |||
17 | Dr | Yolisa | Madolo | Walter Sisulu University | Language practice (e.g. translation studies, interpreting, etc.) | Translation | No | a reviewer for journal articles | IsiXhosa | www.reserachgate.net/yolisa.madolo | ||
18 | Ms | Nokuthula | Maduna | Discourse and text (e.g. discourse analysis, pragmatics, corpus linguistics, conversation analysis, etc.), Language and society (e.g. sociolinguistics, sociology of language, language policy, etc.), Language and Education (e.g. literacy studies, language teaching, academic literacies etc.) | My academic journey has been shaped by an interest in how language intersects with social identity, place, and power. I have developed a strong foundation in sociolinguistics, semiotics, and language and identity. I aim to continue investigating the ways in which language reflects and influences social change | No | external examiner for postgraduate studies, a moderator of university courses/modules, a reviewer for journal articles, supervisor of postgraduates, mentor of junior academics, public speaker | English | ||||
19 | Dr | Chimwemwe | Magela | Malawi University of Business and Applied Sciences | Language and Education (e.g. literacy studies, language teaching, academic literacies etc.) | My research interests include academic and professional literacies, transitions in writing, written genre analysis, and writing development. | No | external examiner for postgraduate studies, a reviewer for journal articles | English | |||
20 | Prof. | Kobus | Marais | Linguistics and Language Practice, University of the Free State | ||||||||
21 | Dr | PraysGod | Mhlongo | Cape Peninsula University of Technology | Psycholinguistics (e.g. language acquisition, L2 development, speech therapy, etc.) | I specialise in language learning motivation. | No | external examiner for postgraduate studies, a reviewer for journal articles, supervisor of postgraduates | English | https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Praysgod_Mhlongo | ||
22 | Dr | Respect | Mlambo | South African Centre for Digital Language Resources (SADiLaR), Faculty of Humanities, North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa | Sentence and word structure (e.g. syntax, morphology, semantics, language description, etc.), Language practice (e.g. translation studies, interpreting, etc.), Language and computation (e.g. computational linguistics, parsing, NLP, etc.) | My research interests include translation, terminology development, and lexicography, as well as sociolinguistics, morphology, semantics, and syntax. | No | a reviewer for journal articles | Xitsonga | |||
23 | Mr | Sanele | Mthembu | University of Fort Hare | Language and society (e.g. sociolinguistics, sociology of language, language policy, etc.), Psycholinguistics (e.g. language acquisition, L2 development, speech therapy, etc.) | No | a moderator of university courses/modules, a reviewer for journal articles | English and isiZulu | ||||
24 | Ms | Phakamile | Ngema | Sentence and word structure (e.g. syntax, morphology, semantics, language description, etc.), Sound systems (e.g. phonetics, phonology, accents, language description, etc.), Language practice (e.g. translation studies, interpreting, etc.), Language and society (e.g. sociolinguistics, sociology of language, language policy, etc.), Language and Education (e.g. literacy studies, language teaching, academic literacies etc.), Language and computation (e.g. computational linguistics, parsing, NLP, etc.) | I am a trained linguist specialising in translation, editing in English and Zulu. With a National Diploma in Language Practice and a Postgraduate Certificate in Education, I have worked with institutions like UJ, Comtec, and Netflix. As a SATI-accredited member , I ensure culturally accurate content, bridging linguistic gaps effectively. | No | a media source/commentator, external examiner for postgraduate studies, a moderator of university courses/modules, a reviewer for journal articles, supervisor of postgraduates | IsiZulu and English | ||||
25 | Prof. | Paul Nepapleh | Nkamta | North-West University | Language practice (e.g. translation studies, interpreting, etc.), Discourse and text (e.g. discourse analysis, pragmatics, corpus linguistics, conversation analysis, etc.), Language and society (e.g. sociolinguistics, sociology of language, language policy, etc.) | Reading literacy, sociolinguistics, applied linguistics | No | external examiner for postgraduate studies, a moderator of university courses/modules, a reviewer for journal articles, supervisor of postgraduates | English | |||
26 | Ms | Lamla | Notshulwana | Nelson Mandela University | Language and Education (e.g. literacy studies, language teaching, academic literacies etc.) | Lamla Notshulwana has four years of experience as a Lecturer, is currently a Time on Task Lecturer at University of Fort Hare and a PhD candidate in Applied Linguistics at Nelson Mandela University. Her research interests include second language acquisition and learning, literacy education, and Humanising Pedagogy. | No | external examiner for postgraduate studies, a moderator of university courses/modules, supervisor of postgraduates, mentor of junior academics | English | |||
27 | Dr | Douglas | Orang'i | Department of English, University of Djibouti, Djibouti | Language practice (e.g. translation studies, interpreting, etc.), Discourse and text (e.g. discourse analysis, pragmatics, corpus linguistics, conversation analysis, etc.), Language and Education (e.g. literacy studies, language teaching, academic literacies etc.) | I have published articles on: translation of healthcare texts; English language teaching; discourse analysis. | No | external examiner for postgraduate studies, a reviewer for journal articles, supervisor of postgraduates | English, Swahili, and Ekegusii | https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Douglas-Orangi | ||
28 | Dr | Maristi | Partridge | North-West University, School of Languages | Sentence and word structure (e.g. syntax, morphology, semantics, language description, etc.), Discourse and text (e.g. discourse analysis, pragmatics, corpus linguistics, conversation analysis, etc.) | Currently, I am investigating the verb complementation patterns in Black South African English. My research draws on corpus linguistics, construction grammar and sociolinguistics. | No | external examiner for postgraduate studies, a moderator of university courses/modules, a reviewer for journal articles | English | |||
29 | Mr | Mukhtar | Raban | Nelson Mandela University | Language and Education (e.g. literacy studies, language teaching, academic literacies etc.) | L2 learning and teaching, technology-enhanced language learning | No | external examiner for postgraduate studies, supervisor of postgraduates | English | |||
30 | Ms | Azra | Rajah | LALS (NMU) | Discourse and text (e.g. discourse analysis, pragmatics, corpus linguistics, conversation analysis, etc.), Language and society (e.g. sociolinguistics, sociology of language, language policy, etc.) | Critical Discourse Analysis; Language, Gender, and Power; Language, Sexuality and Erotic. Particular focus on hip hop music as the text. | No | external examiner for postgraduate studies, a moderator of university courses/modules, public speaker, Guest lecturer / presenter | English | https://applang.mandela.ac.za/Staff/Azra-Rajah | https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Azra-Rajah?ev=hdr_xprf | |
31 | Dr | Kristina | Riedel | University of the Witwatersrand/Department of Linguistics | Sentence and word structure (e.g. syntax, morphology, semantics, language description, etc.) | |||||||
32 | Dr | Theodore | Rodrigues | Department of Afrikaans and Theory of Literature, University of South Africa | Language practice (e.g. translation studies, interpreting, etc.), Discourse and text (e.g. discourse analysis, pragmatics, corpus linguistics, conversation analysis, etc.), Language and society (e.g. sociolinguistics, sociology of language, language policy, etc.), Language and Education (e.g. literacy studies, language teaching, academic literacies etc.), Lexicography and materials developement (e.g. lexicography, dictionary development, textbook development, publishing, etc.) | I publish on translanguaging, translation studies, forensic linguistics, academic literacy, and multimodality. I am an external examiner for post-grad studies and review academic submissions. Currently, I'm the editor-in-chief for Aweh - A journal for minoritised languages, and deputy chairman of the Society virrie Advancement van Kaaps. | No | external examiner for postgraduate studies, a moderator of university courses/modules, a reviewer for journal articles, supervisor of postgraduates, mentor of junior academics, public speaker | Afrikaans, Kaaps, English | https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1280-5549 | https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Theodore-Rodrigues | https://unisa-za.academia.edu/TheoRodrigues |
33 | Dr | Sharon | Rudman | Nelson Mandela University | Discourse and text (e.g. discourse analysis, pragmatics, corpus linguistics, conversation analysis, etc.), Language and society (e.g. sociolinguistics, sociology of language, language policy, etc.), Psycholinguistics (e.g. language acquisition, L2 development, speech therapy, etc.) | I am a lecturer in the Department of Linguistics and Applied Linguistics at Nelson Mandela University | No | external examiner for postgraduate studies, a reviewer for journal articles, supervisor of postgraduates, mentor of junior academics | English | |||
34 | Ms | Qaqambile | Sitela | Linguistics and Applied Linguistics | Language and society (e.g. sociolinguistics, sociology of language, language policy, etc.), Psycholinguistics (e.g. language acquisition, L2 development, speech therapy, etc.) | I am more interested in language policy, multilingualism, pedagogies and language acquisition. Curriculum development is also a research interest for me. | No | supervisor of postgraduates, mentor of junior academics, public speaker | ||||
35 | Ms | Onelisa | Slater | Rhodes University | Sentence and word structure (e.g. syntax, morphology, semantics, language description, etc.) | IsiXhosa morphology and morphopragmatics. I have been a temporary lecturer at the undegraduate level focusing on microlinguistics of Bantu languages. | No | a media source/commentator, a moderator of university courses/modules, a reviewer for journal articles | English, isiXhosa | |||
36 | Ms | Dumelang | Thomas-Kereeditse | University of Botswana- Department of African languages and Literature | Language practice (e.g. translation studies, interpreting, etc.), Language and society (e.g. sociolinguistics, sociology of language, language policy, etc.), Language and Education (e.g. literacy studies, language teaching, academic literacies etc.) | I am a lecturer specializing in applied linguistics, with a focus on Translation and Interpretation, Language Policy, and the role of language within educational systems. My research delves into the dynamics of multilingualism in the society and it aims to contribute to the development of inclusive language policies and pedagogical strategies. | No | English | ||||
37 | Mx | Laurinda | van Tonder | University of Johannesburg / Department of Languages, Cultural Studies and Applied Linguistics | Language practice (e.g. translation studies, interpreting, etc.), Language and Education (e.g. literacy studies, language teaching, academic literacies etc.), Psycholinguistics (e.g. language acquisition, L2 development, speech therapy, etc.) | I lecture linguistics and language practice at UJ. My PhD explores extended duration interpreting and my MA focussed on fansubbing and its potential for language learning. I supervise students working on language and education, language and social media, language and media representation, language and gender, 4IR graduate readiness and subtitling customisation. | No | external examiner for postgraduate studies, a moderator of university courses/modules, a reviewer for journal articles, supervisor of postgraduates | English and Afrikaans | https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Laurinda-Van-Tonder | https://johannesburg.academia.edu/LaurindavanTonder | |
38 | Dr | Alyssa | Vratsanos | University of South Africa | Language and society (e.g. sociolinguistics, sociology of language, language policy, etc.) | Sociolinguistics, language and diaspora studies, language and food studies, linguistic/semiotic landscape studies, geosemiotics, Greek diaspora studies, authenticity studies. | No | a media source/commentator, external examiner for postgraduate studies, a moderator of university courses/modules, a reviewer for journal articles, supervisor of postgraduates, public speaker | English | |||
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