CURRICULUM VITAE - J.D.T.De B. (DANIE) STEYL
ADDRESSES AND TELEPHONE NUMBERS
RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS: 9
Camp Street, Oudtshoorn, 6625, RSA
POSTAL ADDRESS: P.O. Box 82, Oudtshoorn, 6620, RSA
HOME TELEPHONE: Local RSA
(044) 272-5099 / International +27 442725099
FAX NUMBER: Local RSA 0866033353 / International +27 866033353
WORK ADDRESS: HR Support Satellite, P/Bag X643, Oudtshoorn, 6620, RSA
WORK TELEPHONE: Local RSA (044) 203-4111
International +27 442034111
CELLULAR PHONE: Local RSA 0835394480 / International +27 835394480
E-MAIL ADDRESS: dsteyl@polka.co.za
PERSONAL PARTICULARS
SURNAME / LAST NAME: Steyl
CHRISTIAN / FIRST NAMES: Jacob, Daniël, Theunis, De Bruyn
COMMON NAME: Danie
IDENTITY NUMBER: 570222 5041 082
DATE OF BIRTH: 22 February 1957
GENDER: Male
MARITAL STATUS: Married (4 children - all out of school)
NATIONALITY: South-African
HOME LANGUAGE: Afrikaans
OTHER LANGUAGES: English (fluent), German (average)
BILINGUAL STATUS: Fully bilingual (Afrikaans and English)
CHURCH DENOMINATION: Dutch Reformed Church
HEALTH: Good
DRIVER'S LICENCE: Code EC (Extra heavy vehicle)
EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
SCHOOL CAREER: Passed
Matric Harrismith High School (1974). Subjects: Afrikaans, English,
German, History, Geography, Biology
TERTIARY TRAINING
UNIVERSITY: University of the Orange Free State:
DEGREES OBTAINED: B.A. (1977) / H.E.D. (1978) / B.Ed. (1984)
SUBJECTS: English III, German III, History II, Afrikaans-Nederlands I,
Classical Culture A
RECORD OF OCCUPATIONS
PRESENT
OCCUPATION
Principal Language Practitioner employed by the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) since
1 April 2001.
PREVIOUS OCCUPATIONS
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Head of Department (since April 1997) and acting
principal (since January 2000) at the Edenburg High School
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Language practitioner and translator in the
private sector (1996)
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Senior Analyst at the National Intelligence
Service (NIS) (1990 - 1995): Coordination of research documents. Assisted with
editing of documents in English.
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Head of Department at the High School Sandveld,
Wesselsbron (1985 - 1989).
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Secondary Assistant at the High School Sand
du Plessis in Bloemfontein (1983 - 1984).
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Secondary
Assistant at the Harrismith High School (first appointment: 1981 - 1982).
EXPERIENCE OBTAINED IN THE ABOVE-MENTIONED
POSTS
Practical experience regarding the following
was obtained:
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Teaching English First and Second Language to grades 7 to 12: 13 years
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Marking of English Second Language HG exam papers in the Senior Certificate
Examination in the Free State: 1986 1988 and 1997 1999 (6 years)
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Extensive experience in the field of language editing in English and
translation between Afrikaans and English since 1995.
ADDITIONAL SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
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Accredited to the South African Translators' Institute as freelance translator.
Have 9 years' experience of a wide variety of language editing and translation (Afrikaans and English).
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Involved in the reviewing of assignments of the students of the University
of Phoenix (UOP), Arizona, USA, for the Writing Lab of the UOP.
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I have written 16 language study guides for English Second Language
pupils, including 4 guides on Shakespeare works, 2 novels, 5 guides on poetry prescribed in various provinces, 3 guides on
English comprehension and language usage, 1 guide on English tenses and 1 guide on how pupils can improve their writing.
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