Events
DH-IGNITE Western Cape, 8–10 March 2023
The SADiLaR-funded Child Language Development Node will have a stall at the DH-IGNITE event at the Lord Charles Hotel, Somerset West. DH-IGNITE is a 2-day hybrid event with a 3rd day of in-person workshops targeted at those interested in digital and computational methods and practices in humanities and social sciences.
Child Language Development Node Scientific Workshop, 16–20 January 2023
The Child Language Development Node hosted a week-long scientific workshop at Stellenbosch University, bringing together team members and collaborators from across eight provinces in South Africa.
Media
In recognition of Universal Children’s Day – 20 November 2022
Motsweding FM, State Your Mind, 26 November 2022
Sefela Yalala o berekela setlhopa sa Child Language Development e ko mmadikolong wa Stellenbosch. Sefela o re bolelela ka ditlhatlhobo tsa puo ya bana, tse di dirwang mo dipuong tsotlhe tse 11 tsa Aforika Borwa. O re gakolola ka botlhokwa jwa go lebelela kgolo ya puo ya ngwana go tswa bonnyennyaneng, bogolo jang mo puong ya gae.
Sefela Yalala works in the Child Language Development Node at Stellenbosch University. Sefela tells us about a child language project being done in all 11 official South African languages. She reminds us of the importance of monitoring children’s language from early on, especially in the child’s home language.
RSG, Taaldinge, 20 November 2022
Prof. Frenette Southwood en Helena Kruger van die Universiteit Stellenbosch en Nina Brink van die Noordwes-Universiteit vertel van ‘n kindertaalprojek wat gedoen word in al elf landstale. Die oogmerk is om kindertaalontwikkeling te monitor en leemtes betyds op te spoor.
Prof. Frenette Southwood and Helena Kruger from Stellenbosch University and Nina Brink from North-West University tell us about a child language project being done on all eleven official languages. The goal is to be able to monitor child language development and spot any developmental gaps in time.
South African Communicative Development Inventories 