Dr. Haidee Kotze

Professor

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Biography

Haidee Kotze is a professor at Utrecht University whose research focuses on language variation and change in contact settings, with an emphasis on the psycholinguistic and social conditions of language contact. Her work explores translated language, World Englishes, and learner language. Recently, she has been involved in interface linguistics and digital humanities, specifically investigating language change in parliamentary discourse across various English varieties and the role of language mediators such as editors and translators in these processes. Kotze is the editor-in-chief of the journal Target: International Journal of Translation Studies and serves as an international staff member at the Centre for Translation Studies (CETRA) at KU Leuven. She is also a member of several international research networks focusing on empirical and experimental research in translation and linguistics, including the Thematic Network on Empirical and Experimental Research in Translation (TREC) and the Interdisciplinary Research Network in Translation Studies and Linguistics (InTraLing). Additionally, she contributes to the grammar of Afrikaans and has worked on projects related to the framework of World Englishes, including the Varieties of English in the Indo-Pacific: English Contact (VEIP-EIC) project. Kotze holds a position as an honorary professor research focus area Understanding Processing Language Complex Settings (UPSET) at North-West University in South Africa.

Research Interests

Requirements for Utrecht University

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
IELTS
Listening
Required:6
Reading
Required:6
Writing
Required:6
Speaking
Required:6
Overall
Required:6.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:20
Reading
Required:20
Writing
Required:20
Speaking
Required:20
Total
Required:93
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in Psychology or related field Advanced knowledge of research methods and statistics
Application Checklist
  • Transcript of records
  • Motivation letter
  • Two letters of recommendation
  • Curriculum Vitae
  • Proof of English proficiency
Specialization Notes

Department of Psychology