Appeal for hosts for language students

UCT’s new English Language Centre (ELC), a unit dedicated to teaching English as a foreign language to international students and visitors to Cape Town, is looking for homestay hosts.

Hosts are expected to provide either a single or double room with a desk and a wardrobe, and breakfast and dinner is usually included (alternatively, hosts may allow students access to self-catering facilities). Students may also share a twin room. Hosts are welcome to specify whether they prefer male or female guests, a minimum age, as well as any other specific requirements.

The ELC is particularly keen on hosts within reach of Hiddingh Campus, where the classes are held, either by the MyCiti bus, Jammie Shuttle, or on foot. Hosts are paid between R2,000 and R2,750 per week depending on the size of the room and the facilities available.

For more information contact simon.harrison@uct.ac.za (Tel: 021 650 2996), or juliette.hartmann@uct.ac.za (Tel: 021 650 3255).

Photo by Damien du Toit via Wikimedia Commons.