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Helga Sykstus

Lecturer and Coordinator: Language Centre at Stellenbosch University

Areas of expertise

  • - Language teaching
  • - Language development
  • - Second-language acquisition
  • - Afrikaans language acquisition
  • - Technologies for language
  • - Teaching and learning

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About me

Helga is a seasoned lecturer with 23 years’ experience of teaching Afrikaans as an additional language. Driven by her enthusiasm for culture and language, she creates a positive and supportive learning environment for language learners.