Staff
Administrative Staff
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Prof Attie de Lange
Director +27 18 299 1558 attie.delange@nwu.ac.za Building E9 - 108, Potchefstroom![](/sites/humanities.nwu.ac.za/files/styles/max_650x650/public/staff-images/elsa-vantonder.jpg?itok=MkNuzjCU)
Ms Elsa van Tonder
Senior Administrative Assistant +27 18 299 1485 elsa.vantonder@nwu.ac.za Building E9 - 108, Potchefstroom Financial Administration![](/sites/humanities.nwu.ac.za/files/styles/max_650x650/public/staff-images/nicoline-gerber_1.jpg?itok=cF3g4qtY)
Ms Nicoline Gerber
Administrative Assistant +27 18 285 2421 nicoline.gerber@nwu.ac.za Building E9 - 108, Potchefstroom General AdministrationAcademic Staff
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Prof Phil van Schalkwyk
Lecturer of Afrikaans and Dutch Literature +27 18 299 1492 phil.vanschalkwyk@nwu.ac.za Building E9 - 234, Potchefstroom BA Hons; MA; PhD Comparative Literature; Literary Theory; Afrikaans and Dutch Poetry and Prose![](/sites/humanities.nwu.ac.za/files/styles/max_650x650/public/files/staff/rigardt-1.png?itok=u6Vf68MQ)
Prof Rigardt Pretorius
Subject Chair: Professor of Setswana +27 18 299 1510 rigardt.pretorius@nwu.ac.za Building E9 - G18, Potchefstroom BA; BA Hons; MA; PhD (PU for CHE) Morphology and morpho-syntax of Setswana![](/sites/humanities.nwu.ac.za/files/styles/max_650x650/public/staff-images/herculene-kotze.jpg?itok=erDllfZU)
Prof Herculene Kotzé
Deputy Dean: Community Engagement, Business Development and Stakeholder Relations +27 18 299 1552 herculene.kotze@nwu.ac.za Building E9 - G06, Potchefstroom BA; MA (UFS); PhD (NWU) Translation and Translation Training; Interpreting and Interpreting Training; Educational Interpreting![](/sites/humanities.nwu.ac.za/files/styles/max_650x650/public/files/staff/Thys-1.png?itok=RjAheDSS)
Prof Thys Human
Professor of Afrikaans and Dutch Literature +27 18 299 1559 thys.human@nwu.ac.za Building E9 - 232, Potchefstroom BA; BA Hons (Training Management); BA Hons (Afrikaans); MA; DLitt (UJ) Afrikaans Literature; Prose and Drama![](/sites/humanities.nwu.ac.za/files/styles/max_650x650/public/files/staff/Tobie-1.png?itok=6AsqDNde)
Prof Tobie van Dyk
Head: Centre for Academic and Professional Language Practice +27 18 299 4570 tobie.vandyk@nwu.ac.za Building E9 - 217, Potchefstroom BA; BA Hons; HED; MA; PhD Applied Linguistics; Language Testing; Academic Literacy![](/sites/humanities.nwu.ac.za/files/styles/max_650x650/public/staff-images/carina-grobler.jpg?itok=9xHfmB90)
Ms Carina Grobler
Lecturer of French +27 18 299 1059 carina.grobler@nwu.ac.za Building E9 - 112C, Potchefstroom BA, BA Hons (UFS), MA (Grenoble, France) Teaching French as a Foreign Language; Development and Assessment of French Oral Skills; CALL![](/sites/humanities.nwu.ac.za/files/styles/max_650x650/public/staff-images/Amanda-Potgieter_2.jpg?itok=CSyFpdJ0)
Ms Amanda Potgieter
Lecturer of Academic Literacy +27 18 299 1040 amanda.potgieter@nwu.ac.za Building F4 - 103, Potchefstroom BEd Hons; MEd Academic Literacy; Teaching-learning; Educational Psychology![](/sites/humanities.nwu.ac.za/files/styles/max_650x650/public/staff-images/retha-fritz_2.jpg?itok=0yIFbODw)
Mrs Retha Schwanke
Lecturer of Academic Literacy +27 18 299 1044 Retha.Schwanke@nwu.ac.za Building F4 - 107, Potchefstroom BA; BA Hons; MA Academic Literacy; Blended Learning; eLearning Environments; Assessment; eAssessment![](/sites/humanities.nwu.ac.za/files/styles/max_650x650/public/files/staff/Lande-Botha_0.jpg?itok=SYa1f1jR)
Dr Yolande Botha
Subject Leader; Senior Lecturer in English Linguistics +27 18 299 1561 lande.botha@nwu.ac.za Building E9-224, Potchefstroom BA; BA Hons; MA; PhD Corpus Linguistics; Grammatical Analyses of English and Afrikaans; Systemic Functional Linguistics![](/sites/humanities.nwu.ac.za/files/styles/max_650x650/public/files/staff/Karien-van-den-Berg.jpg?itok=Wxfk4AM-)
Dr Karien van den Berg
Lecturer of English Linguistics +27 18 299 1554 karien.hattingh@nwu.ac.za Building E9-218, Potchefstroom PhD; Forensic Linguistics Writing; Validation; Assessment; English as a Second Language![](/sites/humanities.nwu.ac.za/files/styles/max_650x650/public/files/staff/Philip-vd-Merwe.jpg?itok=zL4KYqUj)
Dr Philip van der Merwe
Senior Lecturer of German +27 18 299 1565 philip.vandermerwe@nwu.ac.za Building E9- 216, Potchefstroom BA; BA Hons; MA; PhD; PGCE (NWU), Certificate: “Methodik und Didaktik des fremdsprachlichen Deutschunterrichts” (Goethe-Institut) Literary theory![](/sites/humanities.nwu.ac.za/files/styles/max_650x650/public/staff-images/michele-duplessishay_1.jpg?itok=3PaRPRW4)
Dr Michèle du Plessis-Hay
Senior Lecturer in English Literature +27 18 299 1556 michele.duplessishay@nwu.ac.za Building E9-220, Potchefstroom BA; BA Hons; BA Hons (Rand); MLitt (Oxon); PhD (Rand) Renaissance Literature; Ben Jonson; The Inklings; Early Equestrian Writing![](/sites/humanities.nwu.ac.za/files/styles/max_650x650/public/staff-images/Rilette-Swanepoel_1.png?itok=nln7NxbX)