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Language Proficiency Contact Details

Administrative Staff

Dr. E ( Edwin) Seleka (HOD)

Tel: +2712 521 4471
Fax: +2712 521 5900
E-mail: edwin.seleka@smu.ac.za
Office: BMS Building, Room N216C

Secretary Ms. J (Juliet) Ratsoana

Tel: +2712 521 4471
Fax: +2712 521 3070
E-mail: juliet.ratsona@smu.ac.za
Office: BMS Building, Room N216A

Academic Staff

Name

Position

Academic Qualification

Contact Details

Field of Interest

Research interests

Dr. M.E. (Edwin) Seleka

Senior Lecturer

PhD (NWU)

Tel: +2712 521 4471
Fax: +2712 521 5900
E-mail: edwin.seleka@smu.ac.za
Office: BMS Building, Room N216C

Academic Proficiency

Student agency and stylistic approach to reading

Dr. P. Nair 

Senior Lecturer

PhD (UK, India)

Tel: +2712 521 3952
Fax: +2712 521 5900
E-mail: prema.nair@smu.ac.za
Office: BMS Building, Room N216F1

Second Language Acquisition

Academic writing

Ms. V (Vimbai) Hungwe

Lecturer

MA in Applied Languages (Wits)

Tel: +2712 521 4712
Fax: +2712 521 5900
E-mail: vimbai.hungwe@smu.ac.za
Office: BMS Building, Room N216F

Multilingualism, Collaborative learning & Academic reading

Translanguaging, Academic reading, Translingual & Pedagogy

Ms. T.R. (Thelma) Lesufi

Junior Lecturer

B. Ed (NWU)

Tel: +2712 521 4938
Fax: +2712 521 5900
E-mail: thelma.lesufi@smu.ac.za
Office: BMS Building, Room N216E

Academic literacy

Teaching and learning at university

Ms. A. (Amanda) Coetzer

Lecturer

MA (Linguistics)

Tel: +2712 521 4471
Fax: +2712 521 5900
E-mail: amanda.coetzer@smu.ac.za
Office: BMS Building, Room N216G

Linguistics, Corpus Linguistics

Students academic writing & Research writing

Ms. L. (Lerato) Diphofa

Junior Lecturer

B. Ed (VISTA)

Tel: +2712 521 4471
Fax: +2712 521 5900
E-mail: lerato.diphofa@smu.ac.za
Office: BMS Building, Room N216C

Development and Training

Psychology and English

Ms. H.D. (Helga) Veldtman

Lecturer

MPA (University of Pretoria)

Tel: +2712 521 4178
Fax: +2712 521 5900
E-mail: helga.veldtman@smu.ac.za
Office: BMS Building, Room 211C

Academic Reading and Academic Writing

Experiment Report Writing

Mr. B.C. (Bongani) Thela

Junior Lecturer

BA Hons in English Studies (UL)

Tel: +2712 521 4471
Fax: +2712 521 5900
E-mail: bongani.thela@smu.ac.za
Office: BMS Building, Room 215B

English for Specific Purposes

Academic writing & Creative writing