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School of Languages, Linguistics, Literatures and Cultures

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The SLLLC houses the University of Calgary's programs in languages and linguistics. In our graduate and undergraduate programs, students may take courses in Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Linguistics, Russian, Spanish and in some of the Indigenous Languages of Alberta. Our faculty conduct research on linguistic structure, cultural, literary and cinematic traditions, and the applications of linguistic insights into the teaching, learning and translation of languages.

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Undergraduate Programs

Expand your mind and increase your employability. We offer nine different undergraduate degree programs.

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Graduate Programs

Our graduate students obtain a broad set of advanced research and communication skills.

Languages, Literatures and Cultures Linguistics

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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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Call for Proposals: Conference on Teaching Additional Languages Online

Conference taking place March 5-6, 2021, via Zoom...

FASA is seeking new Reps

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Congratulations LLAC Graduate Students

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U of C Arabic studies granted Quality Money funding extension

Celebrating Indigenous languages at UCalgary

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ArtsCast 8: British secret cyber-intelligence agency history

History professor Dr. John Ferris was handpicked by the British government to chronicle the authorized history of its communications intelligence agency, GCHQ. Hear him discuss his recently published book on the subject, Behind the Enigma.

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