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Language Learning Resource Centre

The Language Learning Resource Centre (LLRC) is a vibrant supportive, and inspiring place for Carleton language learners to connect, communicate, and collaborate. Whether you’re just starting out or looking for opportunities to develop existing skills, stop by and become part of our language learning community.

What’s happening in the LLRC?

Korean conversation group in action

Conversation Groups

Join a weekly conversation group to practice your spoken language with a native speaker and/or other motivated learners.

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Projects

Become a contributing member of our collaborative language learning project teams.

I Bagnini Cantanti (The Singing Lifeguards) perform at Linguavision 2025

Linguavision

Linguavision is an annual singing competition for Carleton language learners. Contestants (individuals and groups) sing songs in the language they’re learning in front of a …

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Got ideas/suggestions for improving the Language Learning Resource Centre? Let us know!

Motivational quotes about language. E.g. If we spoke a different language, we would perceive a somewhat different world.

Recent News from the LLRC

Top of poster for Masters and Doctoral Korean Studies

Graduate Programs in Korean Studies at AKS

The Hallyu (Korean Wave) is taking the world by storm with K-Pop, K-Drama, and K-Food, but Korea (and the Korean language) is about so much …

Seunghee, HJ, and Soyoung smile for the camera in front of the conference sign.

Korean Language Instructors Present at the 8th Annual CATK Conference

Korean language instructors from Carleton presented at the 8th Annual Conference of the Canadian Association of Teachers of Korean (CATK) August 11–12, 2026 in Winnipeg. …

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Korean Language Minor opens doors to EPIK Adventure

Exciting times for recent graduate Rachel Share as she heads off to Korea to teach English as a member of this year’s English Program in …

From Ottawa to Germany: How Learning German Creates Opportunities

People may ask where learning a language like German can take them.  Well, this fall it’s taking Jordan Lipson (BA (Hons) in Language & Linguistics/26) to Stuttgart, …

Group of outgoing JETs pose with former instructors outdoors

Carleton Students Head to Japan with JET Programme

Three Carleton University students are beginning an exciting new chapter in Japan as participants in the Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) Programme, a prestigious international …

Jaffer in a parka smiles for the camera

Kurdish Language at a Crossroads: An Interview with Jaffer Sheyholislami

In a recent interview with The Markaz Review, Jaffer Sheyholislami talks about Kurdish as a heritage and minoritized language, the dominance of English, and the challenges minority languages …

Janett presents to group.

Martinez-Amador Presents at Conference in Salamanca, Spain

Spanish Instructor & Coordinator, Janett Martinez-Amador, presented at the 62nd Congress of the Canadian Association of Hispanists in Salamanca, Spain, May 20-21.   Her presentation, Collaborative Learning …

Canadiensis three city tour poster shows 3 people they interviewed

Discovering Canada One Story at a Time

Carleton was pleased to welcome Drs. Arianna Dagnino and Stefano Gulmanelli to campus Tuesday night as part of their “Canadiensis: Meeting the People Who Make a …

Group of certificate exam takers holding German flags

Herzlichen Glückwunsch zum Goethe-Zertifikat A2

Congratulations to those Carleton students who wrote the Goethe‑Zertifikat A2 exam last Tuesday.  Results are in and everyone who wrote successfully attained A2 standing

Group of students in front of Germany at 75 poster.

Students from Carleton’s German Program visit Embassy

In a meeting over Kaffee und Kuchen (coffee and cake), students practiced their German language skills while also learning more about study and work opportunities …

Welcome to Linguavision 2026. Group on stage

Linguavision 2026 – Video Drop!

We know you’ve been waiting, now it’s finally here, video from this year’s Linguavision 2026!

Linguavision 2026

It’s not often you see lava lamps, soccer balls, and Kung Fu weaponry on the same stage, but these are just the kind of surprises …