Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University SMU Department of Language Proficiency
SMU Department of Language Proficiency – See Details Below:
About the Department
Our department is made up of nine members who are representative of every South African race. We have an academically heterogeneous staff with members from oversees and other countries from the continent. Members of staff have obtained their qualifications from numerous institutions in the continent and abroad giving the department rich and eclectic curricula experiences.
SMU Department of Language Proficiency Contact
SMU Department of Language Proficiency Contact – See Details Below:
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 |