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Monday, February 13, 2023

Mark your calendars! Linguavision 2023 coming!

Join us 15 March in KM Theatre for Linguavision 2023. This year's event will see 22 performances (individuals & groups) singing in 9 different languages: Performer bios will begin appearing on the Linguavision website 20 February.  Check them out.  Maybe someone from your class is performing. Admission is FREE and the event is open... More

Wednesday, February 8, 2023

LLRC Game Night Announcement!

Attention language learners! The LLRC will be soon be holding its first game night of the year! The event is intended as a bit of a pilot to see if students (like you) think that board games can be a useful tool to improve language learning.  So come and join us to play games and help... More

Wednesday, February 1, 2023

Board Games Reduce L2 Anxiety

Happy Wednesday, language learners! I’ve been doing a lot of research on how board games and language interact, and I came across this study called “The Effect of Using Board Games in Reducing Language Anxiety and Improving Oral Performance” published by Yi-Chun Cheng. I came out with a lot of useful insights regarding how... More

Thursday, December 1, 2022

Japanese conversation group in action

The Japanese Conversation Group meets weekly in the LLRC (SP 337). Click here for days/times, then come by and join the... More

Thursday, November 17, 2022

Game Review: Hanabi

Game Info Premise You and your friends are absent-minded pyrotechnicians working to put together a firework show, but you mix up the fuses and colours! Work together to build fireworks, but be careful of putting them in the right order, lest you start the show early! Number of players 2-5 players; 4 recommended Necessary... More

Thursday, October 13, 2022

Join Antonia for a little German conversation

“Life is too short to learn German.” – Richard Porson Do you ever feel frustrated in your German classes and don’t see the light at the end of the tunnel? Maybe participating in a German conversation group can boost your motivation and make you realize that learning German is actually not impossible in a... More

Tuesday, October 4, 2022

Language conversation groups begin

Language conversation groups are now underway in the Language Learning Resource Centre (SP 337).  Run by native speakers and/or enthusiastic second language speakers, these sessions are scheduled weekly and run for 1 hour.  Click here to access the online schedule. New sessions are being added, so check back regularly. Hope to see you... More

Thursday, January 16, 2020

Volunteer for Linguavision

We are looking for volunteers for the upcoming Linguavision Song Contest.  The event will take place: March 2023 For those volunteering for more than 5 hours, this experience may qualify for inclusion in your Co-Curricular... More

Thursday, April 18, 2019

Linguavision Video (2019)

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Thursday, May 24, 2018

How to choose a language

There are a lot of languages in the world that you can choose to study; 6,909 according to research by Ethnologue in 2009.  Some of them, like Mandarin Chinese and Spanish, are widely spoken and widely taught. Some of them, like Naasioi (a language of eastern Papua New Guinea) are spoken only by a limited... More

Wednesday, April 18, 2018

Linguavision Video (2018)

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Tuesday, April 18, 2017

Linguavision Video (2017)

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