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School of Languages, Linguistics, Literatures and Cultures

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We're the home of languages and linguistics at UCalgary.

You can study Arabic, Chinese, French or German. Explore Italian, Japanese, Linguistics or Russian. Learn Spanish or some of the Indigenous languages of Alberta.

Our faculty research linguistic structure and cultural, literary, and cinematic traditions. And they apply linguistic insights into language teaching, learning, and translation.

 

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Current courses

Current students can find up-to-date information about courses being offered in Current and Future through their Student Centre. The University Calendar linked below shows all courses, but does not indicate the terms in which they are being offered.

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2025 Graduate Studies application deadlines

Languages, Literatures and Cultures: Application deadline: January 15, 2025, for admission in Fall 2025.
Linguistics: Application deadline: January 15, 2025, for admission in Fall 2025.

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Language course placement

Need to register in a language course and want to know what level?

News and Announcements

Introducing new appointments in the Faculty of Arts

The Faculty of Arts welcomes new colleagues and celebrates promotions

Didactic Sacred Dramas: Giovan Maria Cecchi's use of Petrarchism in his Moral Plays

Congratulations to Jessica Ruffolo (MA Transcultural Studies, LLAC), Defence: July 11, 2025, Thesis title: Didactic Sacred Dramas: Giovan Maria Cecchi's use of Petrarchism in his Moral Plays, Examination Committee: Eleonora Buonocore (supervisor), Ozouf Amedegnato, Rachel Schmidt, Neutral Chair: Ben Whaley

Contrastive Inference and Comprehension in Children

Congratulations to Cheryl Iwanchuk (MA, Linguistics), Defence: June 30, 2025, Thesis title: Do you get what I mean? Contrastive Inference and Comprehension in Children, Examination Committee: Dimitrios Skordos (supervisor), Dennis Storoshenko, David Liebesman, Neutral Chair: Stephen Winters

Linguistics Program Takes The National Stage

University of Calgary PhD student, Francisco Ongay González takes the prize for best student poster presentation at this year's Canadian Linguistic Association Conference

2025-2026 List of LRC initiatives and How to Apply

LRC Initiatives: Research, Teaching, Community Engagement

In the Media

In the News Mung Ting Chung, School of Languages, Linguistics, Literatures and Cultures, in CityNews Halifax

5 Things you need to know about the Year of the Snake

In the News Safaneh Neyshabouri, Philosophy/School of Languages, Linguistics, Literatures and Cultures, in The Globe and Mail, in

Alberta tables legislation regulating pronouns in school, gender in sports, limiting access to health care

In the News Darin Flynn, Languages, Linguistics, Literatures and Cultures, in CTV News

Drake, Kendrick Lamar beef's unlikely Calgary connection

In the News Ben Whaley, Languages, Linguistics, Literatures and Cultures, in CBC News

Does Netflix's Avatar prove that good live-action adaptations are impossible?

In the News Lloyd Sciban, Professor Emeritus, SLLLC, in Calgary Herald

City council approves Tomorrow's Chinatown cultural and development plan

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