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Thursday, November 17, 2016
On November 14, SLaLS was visited by Ms. Iwanaga from The Japan Foundation. Ms. Iwanaga presented us with a certificate of membership in the Sakura Network, a group of 6 universities in Canada noted by the Japan Foundation for their excellence in Japanese language teaching. Membership in the Sakura Network allows SLaLS access to... More
Tuesday, September 6, 2016
"CIBPA Ottawa Scholarship Awards Program (COSAP) was incorporated by CIBPA Ottawa to promote and assist access to post-secondary studies for members of the Italian-Canadian community residing in Ontario according to their academic merit and community involvement. In order to achieve these ends, COSAP will offer financial assistance in the form of... More
Friday, May 20, 2016
Cree and Ojibway languages featured on webinar on Nationtalk with Carleton University's Dr. Marie-Odile Junker and Alan Corbiere of the Anishinaabemowin Revival... More
Wednesday, April 27, 2016
Linguavision 2016 hit the stage March 30th with its 2nd annual showcase of musical and language talent amongst Carleton University language students. This year’s event was held in the KM Theatre and included 19 entries in 7 different languages (English, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin Chinese, and Spanish) and crossed in a wide range... More
Tuesday, April 5, 2016
Over the March long weekend, 3 Carleton students and their instructor Hyounjeong Yoo made the trip to Toronto for the Toronto Korean Speech Contest. Now in its 11th year, the TKSC brings together students of Korean from across Canada and the US (and some from Japan!) in a one-day speaking competition at the University... More
Friday, March 18, 2016
Spring 2016 (May 14-28) UNAM (Canada) is offering a specialized 2 week non-credit Spanish program for Carleton University students. The program offers an immersive learning experience at the UNAM-CEPE campus in the picturesque town of Taxco, Mexico. Program cost is C$845 and includes 50 teaching hours, a variety of organized cultural events, and... More
Wednesday, March 9, 2016
Carleton language learners were among the 28 entries in the recent Japanese Speech Competition held at the Embassy of Japan in Ottawa. Of the 6 Carleton entries, two won top honours (1st place) in their respective categories: Zayd Bille - “Following the dreams” (Intermediate category) Kelly Tang - “Beyond the national borders” (Advanced... More
Tuesday, March 1, 2016
Congratulations to Dr. Ulrike Tallowitz on the publication of her co-authored textbook: Sage und Schreibe. Übungswortschatz Grundstufe A1-B1 mit... More
Monday, January 11, 2016
Yahor Kazlou, BCom (Finance); minor in Japanese/10 I studied in the Japanese language program at Carleton University for 4 years between 2006 and 2010. Through weekly courses and many extra-curricular activities I believe this program significantly contributed to my professional career development and personal growth. It helped me make the... More
Wednesday, September 30, 2015
Adam Vradenburg, BIB /08 In high school I had a history teacher who spoke often about the modern world and economy, and he really sparked my interest in Germany - so much so that applying to university I picked a degree with a language minor and a mandatory year abroad. Heading overseas towards a... More
I first started learning Japanese in my last year of high school in Toronto. I found a Saturday Japanese Language School that offered weekly Japanese courses for all levels. I enjoyed learning the language, and so decided to try it out for a year at Carleton University. My first Japanese instructor was called Mami... More
Friday, September 4, 2015
The School of Linguistics and Language Studies is pleased to announce that we have added an impressive new member to our team. Dr. Abdulwahid Mazrui (PhD, Indiana University), co-author of the prominent book "Swahili: A Complete Course for Beginners", will be teaching two introductory Kiswahili courses during the 2015-2016 academic year. Read... More
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