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Tuesday, April 2, 2019
This year’s Linguavision really rocked. Now in its 5th year, Linguavision 2019 was an epic blend of musical styles, languages, enthusiasm, and talent. This year featured a K-pop hit sung in Japanese, a flamenco guitar medley in Spanish, music from Les Miserables in German, as well as several original tunes in Mandarin Chinese. The crowd too... More
Friday, March 8, 2019
On March 2nd, the 30th Annual Japanese Speech Contest was held in the embassy of Japan. The participants of the contest are currently learning Japanese in various organizations across the Ottawa and Kingston region. This year, 25 contestants participated in 4 categories: beginner, intermediate, advanced and open. The winner of each category will... More
Monday, February 4, 2019
Students in our 4th year Spanish classes welcomed a guest speaker from the Embassy of Spain (Ottawa) to their classes last Thursday. La Señora Maria de los Santos Espejo, an Education Advisor with the Embassy, presented details about Spain's Cultural Ambassador program as well as information about Spain's many and diverse regions. "The... More
Wednesday, October 31, 2018
There was quite a crowd in Richcraft Hall over the weekend as members of various FASS departments, Public Affairs, and Sprott met with prospective students and their parents. Thanks to members of SLaLS faculty and staff who spent the day discussing the possibilities of a degree in Linguistics and/or Applied Linguistics & Discourse Studies... More
Tuesday, October 16, 2018
Application Deadline: 15 November, 2018 The prizes are to be awarded to students enrolled in subjects related to Italian and Italian-Canadian Studies (language, literature, culture and history) and students of related subject areas. At Carleton University, students of Italian origin, irrespective of courses of study, can apply for these... More
Thursday, July 12, 2018
The Hallyu Wave continues. This year we are excited to offer 3rd year Korean courses during the Fall/Winter semesters: Course Term Offered Topic/Title LING 3009 A Fall 2018 Third Year Korean I Development of advanced fluency in Korean language, and expansion of knowledge of Korean culture. Stress is on reading, composition, grammatical... More
Wednesday, July 4, 2018
While the country is known for its ancient history (and its beaches), modern Greece and the modern Greek language are still very much alive, well, and changing with the times. Join us this Fall/Winter for a beginner level (CEFR, A1) class in Modern Greek. Unlike Ancient Greek, which allows you to decipher texts dating... More
Friday, April 27, 2018
Congratulations to second year History student Daniel Anderson on winning 1st place in the inaugural “Writing Contest for all Students studying the Russian Language”. His essay, “Interview with my Favourite Russian Author”, which featured his imagined conversation with the author Dmitry Glukhovsky was well-received by judges - all leading... More
Wednesday, April 25, 2018
Thanks to everyone who joined us for and participated in the 4th annual Linguavision Song Competition on Monday evening. This year’s show featured 18 performances in 8 different languages and a range of genres from Julian’s machine-gun delivery of Frederic’s fast-paced “Oddloop”, to Euan’s bilingual acoustic rendition of “I only... More
Friday, April 20, 2018
If you’re looking for an intensive German course, we’ve got just the thing. German 1110 A will be running Mon/Tue & Thu/Fri afternoons during the early Summer term (May-June). Current students, search for it in Carleton Central. Otherwise, click here to learn more about how to take a Carleton class as a Special Student.... More
Wednesday, February 21, 2018
The Carleton community is saddened to learn of the passing on February 16, 2018, of Dr. Giovanna Panico, professor of Italian language, and passionate advocate for Italian language and culture. Giovanna was a beloved teacher of Italian and Latin at Carleton, acting as Chair of the Italian Department for many years. She was the... More
Monday, November 27, 2017
Haba na haba hujaza kibaba. Swahili proverb: Little by little fills the container. If words are drops of water, you can begin filling your Kiswahili container this winter. This credit course is open to Carleton students and to members of the public. Kiswahili is one of a number of Bantu languages spoken in areas... More
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