Archives: FASS News

Monday, April 17, 2023

Mikaÿla Perrier’s Independent Study on Adult Dyslexia Turned Ebook Featured in The Charlatan

Discover "What is Adult Dyslexia — A Guide for Adult Dyslexics," a self-published ebook by Mikaÿla Perrier, a fourth-year Cognitive Science student, and learn about how Dyslexia presents differently in adulthood. This work grew from LING 4901, an independent study that Mikaÿla completed in the summer term of ’22, supervised by Tamara... More

Monday, April 17, 2023

Dr. Peggy Hartwick of SLALS receives FASS Teaching Development Award

Congratulations, Dr. Peggy Hartwick for receiving the FASS Teaching Development Award. The purpose of the award is described on the FASS website as the undertaking of “a major pedagogical advancement that clearly extends beyond the routine development of course materials”. Peggy states, "In my award application, I proposed to ‘advance’ my... More

Monday, April 17, 2023

Dr. Tamara Sorenson Duncan of SLALS receives the Early Career Research Award

Congratulations, Dr. Tamara Sorenson Duncan for receiving the Early Career Research Award. This award is designed to support the development of research programs by newer faculty members in FASS. “The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and related school closures is only beginning to be understood, with concerns especially pertinent for students... More

Friday, February 24, 2023

Service Excellence Awards Celebration

The Service Excellence Awards celebration was held on Thursday, Feb. 23 in Fenn Lounge. This is a special event held annually at Carleton to award service excellence exhibited by staff. This year SLaLS had two nominations, Joan Grant, our beloved graduate administrator and Mastoor Al-Kaboody, an ALDS PhD student who is involved in many... More

Tuesday, December 6, 2022

Korean instructor Hyounjeong Yoo presented at the International Network for Korean Language and Culture conference

Korean instructor Hyounjeong Yoo presented at the annual conference of the International Network for Korean Language and Culture. HyounjeongYoo presented on how cultural contents, specifically films, can contribute to intercultural communication in Korean as a foreign... More

Thursday, September 1, 2022

SLaLS alumn/CI named Editor of Onomastica Candiana

Dr. Rebekah Ingram, who received her PhD from the department in 2020 with a dissertation on the topic of Kanyen'kéha (Mohawk) place names, has been named English language Editor of Onomastica Canadiana, the journal of the Canadian Society for the Study of Names. The journal will be open to new submissions in September and... More

Wednesday, July 13, 2022

Professor awarded medal by Japanese government

Congratulations to History professor Dr. Jakob Kovalio on receiving the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette for his contribution to the enhancement of the knowledge of Japan’s history and culture among Canadians.... More

Thursday, November 18, 2021

Chris Smith published in RELC Journal

Chris Smith, a graduate of the Ph.D. in ALDS and a current contract instructor in SLaLS was recently published in the RELC Journal. Smiths paper, "One Does Not Simply Teach Idioms: Meme Creation as Innovative Practice for Virtual EFL Learners" can be found here.  ... More

Thursday, June 16, 2016

Director’s term wraps up

Dr. Randall Gess' time as Director of SLaLS is winding down - 14 days and counting - and a group gathered in Dunton Tower 2017 for a bit of a celebration. Dr. Marie-Odile Junker took a lead in the event, organizing everyone into a circle, and people took turns sharing memories of Randall, tossing a stuffed... More

Wednesday, April 6, 2016

Vin d’Honneur fetes FASS

SLaLS made a strong showing last Wednesday’s annual Vin d’Honneur celebration held at the Carleton University Art Gallery. Congratulations to Marie-Odile Junker on winning a FASS Research Award and to Eva Kartchava on her FASS Teaching Award. Also on display were books by faculty members published in the past year: Ida Toivonen David Wood... More

Wednesday, March 30, 2016

Enriched Support Program turns 20

Some students, for one reason or another, have never considered a university career. But that doesn’t mean they wouldn’t enjoy and benefit from pursuing one. Co-created by FASS faculty members (now retired) Dr. Aviva Freedman (Applied Language Studies) and Dr. Dennis Forcese (Sociology & Anthropology) co-founded the Enriched Support... More

Friday, March 18, 2016

Get Ready for Linguavision 2016!

The School of Linguistics and Language Studies 2nd annual singing competition for language students hits the stage in Kailash Mital Theatre on Wednesday, 30 March (6:00-9:00).  Students (both individuals and groups) will be singing in the languages they are learning in front of a panel of judges and a live studio audience…you!  Prizes will... More

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