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
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2023 Graduate Studies application deadlines
Languages, Literatures and Cultures: Application deadline: January 15, 2023, for admission in Fall 2023.
Linguistics:
Application deadline: January 15, 2023, for admission in Fall 2023.
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News and Announcements
Creating Kinderbuch OER: Undergrad storytellers create rich German-language children’s books for use by primary-school educators
UCalgary Teaching and Learning Grant supports creation of custom layouts and illustrations for 10 stories destined to become open-access German-language learning resources
2023 Faculty of Arts Killam Award winners
Congratulations to the Killam Award winners from the Faculty of Arts
Call for submissions: First Annual Faculty of Arts holiday card
All undergraduate and graduate students are encouraged to submit their artwork by Friday, Nov. 3, 2023, 11:59 p.m.
SLLLC Student Wins Special Prize at National Japanese Speech Contest
SLLLC Student Jessie Zheng accepted the Special Prize at the 34th National Japanese Speech Contest
In the Media
In the News Darin Flynn, SLLLC, in Newsweek
Woman Wanting To Sing N-Word While Listening to Rap Sparks Fierce Debate
In the News Lloyd Sciban, Professor Emeritus, SLLLC, in Calgary Herald
City council approves Tomorrow's Chinatown cultural and development plan
In the News Darin Flynn, School of Languages, Linguistics, Literatures and Culture, in CBC.CA News
How Indigenous sign languages are helping this woman connect with her culture
In the News Darin Flynn, School of Languages, Linguistics, Literatures and Cultures, MyMcMurray.com
Oxford English Dictionary declares 'VAX' 2021 Word of the Year
In the News Darin Flynn, School of Languages, Linguistics, Literatures and Cultures, in NewsTalk 1010
Curious Kids: How are languages formed?
In the News Darin Flynn, Languages, Linguistics, Literatures and Cultures, in The National Post
Curious Kids: How are languages formed?
Neural Netfics
This talk explores the literary significance of the under-recognized contributions that Alan Turing, the progenitor of computer science, made to the field of artificial neural networks, a now pervasive form of AI that deploys simulations of biological neurons.
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