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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Fall 2020 Grad Studies application deadlines
Languages, Literatures and Cultures: Application deadline: January 15
Linguistics:
Application deadline: January 10
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News and Announcements
Curious Kids: How are languages formed?
Humans are constantly changing our languages in terms of sounds, words, meanings, and grammar, writes Darin Flynn, Faculty of Arts, in Conversation Canada...
In the Media
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?
In the News: Radio-Canada: Ici Premiére
Portrait des langues minorée en Afrique de l’Ouest avec Ozouf Sénamin Amedegnato
In the News: Darin Flynn, Languages, Linguistics, Literatures and Cultures, in The Chronicle Herald
It's ‘comma-la’: Insisting on mispronouncing Kamala Harris's name is racist
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