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.
2027 Graduate Studies application deadlines
Languages, Literatures and Cultures: Application deadline: January 15, 2027, for admission in Fall 2027.
Linguistics:
Application deadline: January 30, 2027, for admission in Fall 2027.
Language course placement
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News and Announcements
New faculty for fall 2026 - update
The School of Languages, Linguistics, Literatures and Cultures adds two assistant professors
Students' Union names university's top teachers
These are the 2026 Students' Union Teaching Excellence Award winners
David Garneau Wants You to Look Again
Books without words. Bubble-wrapped bison heads. Sunlight soap. In David Garneau’s latest exhibitions, everyday objects carry unsettling histories.
Introducing the Faculty of Arts newest leadership
Celebrating four new leadership appointments alongside two renewed terms.
Faculty of Arts Awards and Celebration of Excellence 2026
Event honours the impact of teachers, researchers, creators and administrators at UCalgary and beyond
Recognizing outstanding research, teaching and community achievements in the UCalgary Arts community
The Faculty of Arts Awards and Celebration of Excellence honours members across the visual, creative, and performing arts, humanities, social sciences, natural sciences and health domains
In the Media
In the News CTV News
Albertans Confused by Wording of Referendum Questions
In the News Dennis Storoshenko, School of Languages, Linguistics, Literatures and Cultures and David Jardine, on CTV News
Alberta referendum question wording questioned by experts
In the News Safaneh Mohaghegh Neyshabouri, Philosophy/School of Languages, Linguistics, Literatures and Cultures, in CBC News
Calgary's Iranian community looks to the future as military action unfolds in Iran
In the News CBC/Radio-Canada
Printing Like It's 1450 - UofC Book Arts Lab
In the News Dennis Storoshenko, School of Languages, Linguistics, Literatures and Cultures, in Defector
How a campy 1970s game show became part of Canada's national lexicon
In the News Vincent Nwosu, School of Languages, Linguistics, Literatures and Cultures, in the Nigerian Tribune
Nearly 300 Nigerian languages endangered, some may disappear within a generation
Geography Field School in Barbados
Learn about the 2027 Geography Field School in Barbados and explore climate change, environmental degradation and decolonization through cross-cultural learning with the University of the West Indies.
Oct. 14 | 4 – 5 p.m. | Earth Sciences 342
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