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Wednesday, May 31, 2023

Margaret Kersten Published

Margaret Kersten's article titled, “Learning by doing: the benefits of adopting an online negotiation support system into an English for Academic Purposes course” has just been published in the Journal of Teaching English for Specific and Academic Purposes, Issue 1, 2023, and is now available!    Congratulations... More

Thursday, April 27, 2023

EPIK opportunity in Korea

Interested in participating in EPIK (English Program in Korea)? The following is a step-by-step guide prepared by Carleton Korean instructor HyounJeong Yoo to help you with your application. The EPIK program is open to English speakers who satisfy these eligibility criteria, however, if you are a Carleton graduate, you may have an added... More

Tuesday, April 25, 2023

What does the fox say?

With the warmer weather here, we are happy to welcome Simba the Fox to the dirt pile beside Paterson Hall. Simba, named by Nikki, was first spotted outside of Tamara's office window. He then made his way to the orange tarp laid out in the dirt. Whoever said foxes can't camouflage obviously hasn't met... More

Monday, April 17, 2023

Michael Han wins the prestigious 2nd place prize in the 34th National Japanese Language Speech Contest!

Congratulations to Carleton University's Michael Han! Mr. Michael Han, in the second year of the Japanese language program, won the prestigious 2nd prize in the intermediate level at the 34th National Japanese Language Speech Contest held in Toronto on March 26, 2023. All winners from the eight Regional Speech Contests assembled and competed.... More

Monday, April 17, 2023

ALDS Graduate Symposium

ALDS Graduate Symposium was held in person for the first time after COVID-19 on Friday March 24, 3-5 p.m. in Saint Patrick’s Room 306.  The theme for this year’s Symposium was “Language in Times of Change” and the event featured more than ten academic posters by students in the ALDS (Applied Linguistics & Discourse Studies) master's... More

Tuesday, March 28, 2023

Linguavision returns to the stage

Back after a four year pandemic hiatus, Linguavision 2023 hit the stage in KM Theatre Friday, March 10 in front of a super-supportive and exuberant crowd of (approximately) 200. "The audience was such an important part of the night," said event organizer Mike Barker.  "So much positivity, support, and engagement.  You could really feel... More

Friday, March 24, 2023

2023 Lynne Young Awards announced

Congratulations to this year's recipients of the Lynne Young Award, Laura Macmillan and Mohsen Jazeb.  The selection committee received a number of strong applications this year but according to the committee these two stood out in terms of academic excellence and merit. The awards were announced by Dr. Trudy O'Brien at Friday's SALaDS... More

Friday, March 24, 2023

Carleton students compete in Korean Speech Contest

Congratulations to all Carleton students who made the trip to Toronto this past weekend to compete in Canada's 17th Korean Speech Contest.  This year's event was the first "in person" contest since the start of the Pandemic and brought together contestants from universities and colleges across Canada.  Representing Carleton were the three... More

Wednesday, March 15, 2023

The 2nd Carleton Korean Speech Contest

The 2nd Carleton Korean Speech Contest was successfully completed on Mar. 03. The Director of SLALS, Michael Rodgers, was present to give a speech. A total of 18 contestants participated in the contest and many more showed up to cheer them on and show support. The contest was followed by a Korean dinner and... More

Friday, March 10, 2023

Doctoral Candidate Nasim Omidian Published

PhD candidate Nasim Omidian’s article, "A corpus-assisted discourse analysis of the representation of Syrian refugees in Canadian newspapers" has been published online in Discourse & Communication, and is now... More

Tuesday, March 7, 2023

The 34th Annual Japanese Speech Contest: an extra reason to smile!

The annual Japanese speech contest is always exciting but this year’s, held on March 4th at the Embassy of Japan, was sweeter because it was the first in-person contest since 2020. Despite a significant snowfall the night before, a healthy sized audience showed up to applaud the contestants after their speeches. The Japanese ambassador,... More

Friday, March 3, 2023

Indigenous language research from northern Vancouver Island to northern Quebec

Adjunct research professor Dr. Peter Wilson (ALDS PhD 2021) is currently in Port Hardy, B.-C. and plans to be there until the end of March. He is working in four areas: digitizing legacy materials, developing K-5 Kwak̕wala curriculum for a bilingual program in Campbell River, assisting the Gwa̱sa̱la-‘Nakwaxda’x̱w Treaty department (Port... More

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