UNISA Department of English Studies

We are one of the largest departments in Africa with about 60 lecturers specialising in various fields and a number of NRF-rated researchers.

A few of our achievements are listed on our ‘About us’ page.

We are actively involved in diverse academic activities and pride ourselves on our accomplishments. Our peer-reviewed journals include:

• Scrutiny2 – issues in english studies in southern africa
• Imbizo – International Journal of African Literary and Comparative Studies
• Language Matters – Studies in the Languages of Africa (founded by the department)

To prospective undergraduate and postgraduate students: you will be studying with a dynamic and reputable department.
To fellow researchers: why not consider publishing in our wide-ranging journals?

Contact us

• General enquiries: (012) 429-6774
• ENGI501: (012) 429-4754 [email protected]
• ENG1502: (012) 429 2167 [email protected];
• English II: (012) 429-6263 [email protected]
• English III: (012) 429-6774 [email protected]
• Applied English Language Studies:
  • General queries (012) 429-6702 [email protected]
  • ENN103F: English for Academic Purposes (012) 429-6702 [email protected];
  • ENN1504: Practising Workplace English (012) 429-6248 [email protected];
  • ENG1511: English Proficiency for University Studies (not a degree module) (012) 429-6248 [email protected]
• Short Learning Programmes (John Povey Centre):  (012) 429-2690 [email protected]
• Postgraduate Studies: Honours (012) 429-6704 [email protected]
• Postgraduate Studies: M&D (012) 429 8833 [email protected]
• Fax: (012) 429-6222
• Chair of Department: (012) 429-6714 [email protected]

Find us
Room 6-38
Theo van Wijk Building
UNISA Main Campus, Preller Street
Muckleneuk Hill
Pretoria
City of Tshwane

Mail us
Dept of English Studies
PO Box 392
UNISA
0003
South Africa