{"id":8755,"date":"2020-05-19T14:42:00","date_gmt":"2020-05-19T13:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www0.sun.ac.za\/languagecentre\/?page_id=8755"},"modified":"2025-04-15T16:31:45","modified_gmt":"2025-04-15T14:31:45","slug":"research-and-development","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/zone.ladybugdigital.co.za\/taalsentrumdebug2025\/research-and-development\/","title":{"rendered":"Research and development"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"l-section wpb_row us_custom_ef6a346a height_small color_primary with_img with_overlay\"><div class=\"l-section-img\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/zone.ladybugdigital.co.za\/taalsentrumdebug2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Banner-sized-6.jpg);background-repeat: no-repeat;\" data-img-width=\"1732\" data-img-height=\"452\"><\/div><div class=\"l-section-overlay\" style=\"background: rgba(0,0,0,0.35)\"><\/div><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row type_default valign_top\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h1 class=\"w-text us_custom_ffb7e8f1\"><span class=\"w-text-h\"><span class=\"w-text-value\">Research and development<\/span><\/span><\/h1><div class=\"w-iconbox iconpos_top style_default color_custom align_center no_title no_text\"><a href=\"#intro\" class=\"w-iconbox-link\" aria-label=\"far|chevron-down\"><div class=\"w-iconbox-icon\" style=\"font-size:1.4rem;color:#ffffff;\"><i class=\"far fa-chevron-down\"><\/i><\/div><\/a><div class=\"w-iconbox-meta\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"l-section wpb_row us_custom_b8862be1 height_medium width_full type_sticky with_overlay\"><div class=\"l-section-overlay\" style=\"background: #60223b\"><\/div><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row type_default valign_top\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner us_custom_4af741be\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"w-menu layout_hor style_links us_menu_1 with_children\" id=\"course-menu\"><ul id=\"menu-research-and-development\" class=\"menu\"><li id=\"menu-item-14253\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-14253\"><a href=\"https:\/\/zone.ladybugdigital.co.za\/taalsentrumdebug2025\/research-and-development\/contact-us\/\">Contact us<\/a><\/li><\/ul><style>.us_menu_1 .menu>li>a{color:#ffffff}.us_menu_1 .menu>.menu-item:not(.current-menu-item)>a:hover{color:#ffffff}.us_menu_1 .menu>.current-menu-item>a{color:rgba(255,255,255,0.70)}@media ( max-width:0px ){.us_menu_1 .menu{display:block!important}}<\/style><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"l-section wpb_row us_custom_067da272 height_medium color_alternate\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row type_default valign_top\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-6 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">[vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;A research-focused approach&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221; css=&#8221;%7B%22default%22%3A%7B%22text-align%22%3A%22left%22%7D%7D&#8221;]<div class=\"wpb_text_column\" ><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p>Research and development are really important to us, because it helps us respond better to what\u2019s happening in the world around us, it allows us to design new solutions, and it informs best practice. To ensure that we only offer top-quality, global-standard services and solutions, we continually question and develop the theoretical underpinnings of our activities by building on research evidence.<\/p>\n<p>From academic writing research to language learning research and a whole lot more \u2013 if you\u2019d like to know more about the Language Centre\u2019s research, have a look at our latest news, our focus areas, our current projects, and meet our researchers.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_col-sm-6 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"w-image align_none\"><div class=\"w-image-h\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/zone.ladybugdigital.co.za\/taalsentrumdebug2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Research-main-intro-body-pic.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zone.ladybugdigital.co.za\/taalsentrumdebug2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Research-main-intro-body-pic.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/zone.ladybugdigital.co.za\/taalsentrumdebug2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Research-main-intro-body-pic-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/zone.ladybugdigital.co.za\/taalsentrumdebug2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Research-main-intro-body-pic-420x280.jpg 420w, https:\/\/zone.ladybugdigital.co.za\/taalsentrumdebug2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Research-main-intro-body-pic-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"l-section wpb_row us_custom_4fb9e5a3 height_medium color_alternate\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row type_default valign_top\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">[vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Research News&#8221; 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