NATIONAL TERMINOLOGY REGISTER
CHIEF DIRECTORATE:
NATIONAL LANGUAGE SERVICE
CHIEF DIRECTOR: Ms Lisa Combrinck
- PURPOSE
- To promote the use and equal status of all official languages in order to transform society and provide access to information and services through the development of specialised terminology, language technologies, translation and editing services in all official and foreign languages, providing bursaries through partnerships with universities and professionalisation of the sector
- FUNCTIONS
- β’ To translate and edit documents in all official and foreign languages
- β’ To coordinate and strengthen the implementation of language legislation
- β’ To implement DSAC language policy
- β’ To develop specialised terminologies in all official languages
- β’ To coordinate human language activities
- β’ Maintain human language technology strategies
Directorate:
Terminology Coordination
Director: Dr Hatu Machaba
- PURPOSE
- To develop terminology in all official languages to empower these languages to be functional in technical domains
- FUNCTIONS
- β’ To develop specialised terminology
- β’ To coordinate terminology development
- β’ To manage developed terminology
- β’ To develop a National Terminology Policy
- β’ To develop and manage the National Termbank
- β’ To develop and manage the National Terminology Register
For enquiries:
Ms Mokgadi Mathole (National Language Service) Click here to send an email!
Ms Fhulufhelo Mukatuni (National Language Service) Click here to send an email!