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Tuesday, November 21, 2017
“I love teaching and I’m excited to engage with young energetic students.” - Dr. Rahim Qader Surkhi This winter, we are excited to welcome Dr. Surkhi to our School as part of the Scholars at Risk Network. He will be teaching our credit course in Sorani Kurdish. Sorani Kurdish is a member of the... More
Wednesday, November 15, 2017
If you already know a little Hungarian but you want to enhance your proficiency, join us this winter for the second part of the beginner Hungarian course (LANG 1020B). In it, you will learn to communicate in Hungarian about everyday topics using all 4 skills: reading, writing, listening and speaking. You will also explore Hungary’s... More
Monday, November 13, 2017
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. Learn more. Deadline: 30 November,... More
Tuesday, October 17, 2017
Carleton was pleased to welcome dynamic and captivating Kami-Kiri artist Mr. Hayashiya Imamaru to Richcraft Hall last night for an evening of freehand paper-cutting co-sponsored by the School of Linguistics & Language Studies and the Embassy of Japan. After greetings from Embassy Second Secretary Mr. Yuki Ochiai, School Director Dr. David... More
Tuesday, September 26, 2017
More than 150 people turned out to hear linguist and author Dr. Takehiro Kanaya speak about interconnectedness of language and culture in an event at Carleton University co-hosted by the School of Linguistics & Language Studies and the Embassy of... More
Monday, July 24, 2017
Sprott School of Business students visit China. Click here to learn more about their... More
Tuesday, July 18, 2017
Hungary has a rich and fascinating history, culture, literature, which can be better understood and appreciated, if one speaks Hungarian. The richness of the language makes translation of literary works challenging, or in certain cases almost impossible. Hungary has been undergoing numerous changes in the last 30 years and it is a goldmine for... More
Tuesday, June 6, 2017
Interested in studying one of these languages? We have just added Fall/Winter courses in both as part of our Languages Less Commonly Taught category. Click here to learn... More
Wednesday, April 26, 2017
Watch highlights from the Linguavision Song Contest and click here to learn more about this year’s... More
Monday, April 3, 2017
Congratulations to the more than 20 performers who participated in last Thursday’s Linguavision Song Contest in Kailash Mital Theatre. Now into its 3rd year, Linguavision provides a venue for students in the university’s many language classes (including French and ESL) to take their language learning out of the classroom and onto the stage.... More
Friday, March 24, 2017
by Yoko Azuma Prikryl Carleton University excelling with two of our students proceeding to the 28th National Japanese Speech Contest in British Columbia. The 28th Regional Japanese Language Speech Contest was held at the Embassy of Japan on February 18th. Ambassador Kenjiro Monji gave the opening remarks. Seven of our students from Japanese... More
Thursday, December 15, 2016
Mark your calendars. The Linguavision Song Competition is back for its 3rd season. Linguavision is a singing contest for students learning a language here at Carleton. Contestants (groups or individuals) perform in the language they are learning in front of a live audience and are judged on "language" and "performance" by our panel of... More
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