EILEEN POOE

SENIOR LECTURER
MAFIKENG
eileen.pooe@nwu.ac.za
BIO:
Eileen Pooe, Setswana, Mahikeng. Speciality: Translation & Interpreting and Literature. SATI accredited translator & recipient National Library Award for recognition of women in writing in 2017. Research interest: ‘Theorising the Translation of Sol T. Plaatje’s Mhudi as Cultural Repatriation of African Literature in English: A Post-colonial perspective’. Led many terminology development projects to assist translators overcome the challenges with Setswana terminology. INTERESTS:

UPSET, Language and Literature in the South African Context

PROJECTS & PUBLICATIONS
PUBLICATIONS:

Setswana school materials for learners and teachers prescribed in schools based on CAPS (current Curriculum)

PROJECTS:

Terminology Projects - Covering different fields i.e. Parliamentary terms; Communication, IT terms, Maths terms for Grade R to 6, Natural Science.

Microsoft Project: Local Language Program – Windows 7 and Office 2010

Contact Details
TEL: (018) 389 2347