Shaun Viljoen
Shaun Viljoen was born on 2 June 1956 in Athlone, Cape Town. He matriculated at Harold Cressy High in 1973.
He studied English, Drama and Mathematics at the University of Cape Town (BA, 1976) and English and Education at London University. (MA with distinction, 1986)
1975: Certificate in French (Course II), Alliance Française
1986: 3-Month course in International Politics, Amsterdam School of the Fourth International
1990: Bilingual Certificate (English E / Afrikaans A), Department of Education and Culture
1994: 2-Month course in American Studies, University of California (Santa Barbara)
1999: Registered for a PhD (part time) at the University of Witwatersrand
Shaun taught English and Mathematics at Cathkin High and at Hewat College of
Education. Thereafter he taught in the English Departments at Wits University
and at Stellenbosch.
In 2000/2001 he scripted, together with Basil Appollis, adaptations of Richard Rive's novel "Buckingham Palace, District Six" for productions at UCT's Little Theatre and at Artscape Theatre.
He regularly writes newspaper/magazine articles and book reviews.
Shaun is busy completing a PhD on the life and work of Richard Rive.
Favourite contemporary authors include Doris Lessing, Ngugi wa Thiongo, J.M. Coetzee. All time favourites are nineteenth century Russian novels, Jacobean and Shakespearean drama and the poetry of Pablo Neruda.
1992-93: Give Us Voices - A Book Education Resource for Teachers
Kagiso, Cape Town
1997: Viljoen, S. & Wenman, J.
On Track With English Grade 7
Phumelela, Cape Town
2000: Brennan, P., Fairburn, E., Viljoen, S. Sweetman, J., Hubbard, S., Manion, J.
World Class English, Grades 11&12
MML, Cape Town
2001: S. Viljoen, Balie, F.
Audit of Learning Support Material
Cape Town: Coastcare/Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism
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