René Engelbrecht
Language practitioner
Examples of my work
• Literature
Translation of children’s rhymes from Afrikaans into English
Editing of youth book in Afrikaans: Sterker as die Storm
Translation of youth book from English into Afrikaans: ’n Soen vir Whitney. The Afrikaans translation was recommended as reader by the Department of Education
Editing and partial translation of an educator’s guide to the abovementioned youth book: English and Afrikaans
Editing of worksheets accompanying the educator’s guide: Afrikaans and English
Translation of abovementioned worksheets’ memoranda into Afrikaans
Editing of a school drama based upon the abovementioned youth book: English
Editing of the Afrikaans translation of a French book based on the life of the
missionary, Samuel Roland
Editing and proofreading of various manuscript for a publisher in Bloemfontein: Afrikaans
Translation of French films into Afrikaans for dubbing: SABC TV
• Psychology
Editing of various theses: mainly Afrikaans but also English
Translation of the abstracts of theses: English-Afrikaans, Afrikaans-English
Translation of questionnaires from English and Dutch into Afrikaans
Translation of exam papers: English-Afrikaans and Afrikaans-English
Editing of psychology prescribed book for first-year students in Afrikaans and English
Translation of an instructor’s manual for an international publisher
Editing of Afrikaans and English sections of a dictionary containing technical psychology terminology for the Language Centre of Stellenbosch University
• Other
Editing of theses, for instance about history and technology: Afrikaans and English
Translation of documents for law firms, mainly from English into Afrikaans
Editing of various documents for the National Afrikaans Literary Museum and Research Centre
Translation and editing of a wide variety of documents at the then University of the Orange Free State
Editing of a motor club’s news letter over a few years: Afrikaans and English
Translation and editing of website texts
Translation of various texts obtained from translation centres on the Internet
Translate – Edit – Proofreading
