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Tuesday, October 22, 2024
Since 2001, Italian organizations around the world have dedicated the third week of October as a time to celebrate the “Week of the Italian Language in the World.” Each year, events are organized around particular theme. This year’s theme was “Italian and the Book: The World Between the Lines,” a celebration of the connection... More
Tuesday, August 27, 2024
More than hockey and poutine, last Sunday, while the enchanting smells of the Indian Food Festival filled a Nepean park, the Greek Festival danced the Hasapiko just across the canal from Carleton, and the Capital Pride Parade snaked through the streets of downtown, a small group of visiting Japanese students were here in the... More
Monday, August 5, 2024
Four Carleton alums are on their way to Japan as part of this year’s JET (Japan Exchange & Teaching) programme. The group, part of Ottawa’s fourteen-member cohort, left Saturday after a Friday evening celebration held in their honour at the Embassy of Japan in Ottawa. Attended by Embassy officials, a representative of Global Affairs... More
Tuesday, July 2, 2024
"Building knowledge, vision, and a bridge between cultures," Carleton was one of three institutions honoured Friday with a prestigious Ambassador's Award in recognition of their ongoing efforts to deepen the bonds of mutual understanding and friendship between Japan and Canada. In a ceremony characterized by humour, storytelling, and heartfelt... More
Friday, April 12, 2024
March and April have been busy months for language students in the School of Linguistics and Language Studies, as they took the stage to expand their language skills beyond the classroom. In March, students studying Korean and Japanese competed in regional and national speech contests. In April, students gathered in Carleton University's Kailash... More
Monday, March 11, 2024
Carleton’s third annual Korean Speech Contest took place Friday, 1 March, 2024 with winners advancing to the national contest held in Toronto. The competition was broken into three levels: beginner, intermediate, and advanced. Fourteen students competed in the Beginner category with speeches exploring, among other things, their reasons for... More
Thursday, February 8, 2024
"Once upon a time" or, as a Korean story teller might have told it, “Back when tigers used to smoke (호랑이 담배 피우던 시절)”, Korean artists painted pictures - "Minhua" - to ward off evil spirits and to invite prosperity. At the same time, up and down the Korean peninsula, people scoured beaches to... More
Tuesday, December 19, 2023
Congratulations to instructors Soyoung Kang and Seunghee Chung, who will be offering a mini-course on Korean popular music (K-Pop) and the Korean alphabet for the Mini-Courses Program (MCP) offered at Carleton University in Spring 2024. The Mini-Courses Program (MCP) invites students from Grades 8 to 11 in Eastern Ontario and Secondary II to V... More
Friday, November 24, 2023
“You’re young. You’re probably unattached. Now’s the perfect time…to take on a bit of a challenge …to go on an adventure.” - Alexander If you were looking for inspiration to live, work, and/or study in South Korea, Friday’s “Korea-Canada Youth Mobility Opportunities” presentation at Carleton had a lot to offer! Opening the... More
Wednesday, November 8, 2023
Speaker Series: Dr. Jooyeon Rhee (Pennsylvania State University) From Osaka to Ottawa, a wave of Korean cuisine is making its way into the restaurants, food trucks, hearts, and stomachs of foodie fans from around the world. But what is behind this trend, where did it all begin, and where will it go next? All... More
Wednesday, November 1, 2023
The power of music transcends national borders and this is certainly true of K-Pop which is making waves - especially the Korean Wave (Hallyu) - worldwide. And it was this power that Dr. Michelle Cho referenced in her invited talk at Carleton, 22 September, 2023. During her presentation Dr. Cho, an Assistant Professor of... More
Friday, September 1, 2023
Hyounjeong Yoo, Instructor and PhD student, was recently featured in a FASS Story, where she shares her experience with K-Pop in the... More
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