Kindly note: Registrants will receive an email communicating the relevant information, as well as the Zoom link for attending the webinar. 

 
Why shouldn't I miss this!

In the spirit of Heritage Month, this webinar was scheduled a day before national Heritage Day offering attendees an opportunity to celebrate the richness of diversity in the NWU. Share in the discussion on the NWU’s position on Multilingualism and initiatives to enhance and develop a culture of multilingualism. 

Purpose of the APD opportunity:

The purpose of this webinar is to launch the Multilingual Social Work Dictionary of the North-West University – Your training companion. This publication is a joint initiative of the Language Directorate and the lecturers of the Social Work Divisions of the School for Psychosocial Health, Faculty of Health Sciences. Multilingual Social Work Dictionary consists of more than 800 defined social work concepts; and More than 250 emotive words in English, Afrikaans, Setswana and Sesotho that can be used during interviews and counselling.
 

Outcomes of the APD opportunity:
At the end of this webinar, the participants should be able to:

• Appreciate the NWU’s position on Multilingualism
• Share in the launch of the Multilingual Social Work Dictionary of the North-West University

Expectations/ Requirements:

Participants are expected to access the link for the APD opportunity sent to their NWU email address, and upon completion, provide feedback on the APD opportunity.

 
Presented by:
Presenters in the webinar will include:

Prof Awie Kotze – Welcome

Prof Alida Herbst – Introduction to the project

Ms Tiisetso Tshehle - Subject group leader social work - Embedding the dictionary in the social work curriculum and linking multilingualism/diversity to heritage month 

Mr Johan Blaauw - Multilingualism in the NWU
Prof Mike Weyers - The MLSWD - introducing the dictionary, how it was developed, suggestions for use and the way forward.