{"id":2706,"date":"2019-09-17T11:44:33","date_gmt":"2019-09-17T11:44:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www0.sun.ac.za\/languagecentre\/?p=2706"},"modified":"2020-09-21T09:36:09","modified_gmt":"2020-09-21T08:36:09","slug":"book-tsunami-the-biggest-wave-yet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zone.ladybugdigital.co.za\/taalsentrumdebug2025\/book-tsunami-the-biggest-wave-yet\/","title":{"rendered":"Book tsunami: The biggest wave yet"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cThis year, only half a box of books was left over after the Book Tsunami,\u201d says Dr Vernita Beukes, Language Centre lecturer and organiser of the Centre\u2019s annual Book Tsunami, held on Friday 6 September this year.<\/p>\n<p>The Book Tsunami is a nod in the direction of British actress Emma Watson\u2019s Book Fairy project, which encourages people to leave books in public places for others to find, read and return the favour later on. This year marks the third year that Vernita and other Language Centre colleagues have taken over the Neelsie Student Centre with books. \u201cWe unpack the books early, to surprise everyone coming for their first cup of coffee with a book.\u201d Each year the Book Tsunami is held as close as possible to 8 September, International Literacy Day. This year\u2019s theme was literacy and multilingualism.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn this way, we\u2019re giving back to the community and we\u2019re celebrating a significant international day,\u201d Vernita explains. Language Centre staff members are also involved in the community by International Literacy Day at pre-schools in Stellenbosch, Cloetesville, Ida\u2019s Valley, Jamestown, Kylemore and Pniel. \u201cWe\u2019re not sure who enjoys it most: the readers or the kids!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The joy of reading is contagious. If you\u2019d like to try it, you can contact <a href=\"mailto:vernita@sun.ac.za\">Vernita<\/a> to sign up to read to children, or perhaps you could benefit from collaborating with our Reading Lab. The Language Centre\u2019s Reading Lab helps adult readers to read faster and smarter \u2013 it doesn\u2019t matter whether the reading material is business reports, academic articles or text books. E-mail <a href=\"mailto:mcoetzee@sun.ac.za\">Marisca Coetzee<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0for more information on the Reading Lab.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-9567\" src=\"http:\/\/www0.sun.ac.za\/languagecentre\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/boektsunami-collage-300x300-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zone.ladybugdigital.co.za\/taalsentrumdebug2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/boektsunami-collage-300x300-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/zone.ladybugdigital.co.za\/taalsentrumdebug2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/boektsunami-collage-300x300-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/zone.ladybugdigital.co.za\/taalsentrumdebug2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/boektsunami-collage-300x300-1-280x280.jpg 280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cThis year, only half a box of books was left over after the Book Tsunami,\u201d says Dr Vernita Beukes, Language Centre lecturer and organiser of the Centre\u2019s annual Book Tsunami, held on Friday 6 September this year. 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