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Monday, March 11, 2024
Carleton’s third annual Korean Speech Contest took place Friday, 1 March, 2024 with winners advancing to the national contest held in Toronto. The competition was broken into three levels: beginner, intermediate, and advanced. Fourteen students competed in the Beginner category with speeches exploring, among other things, their reasons for... More
Friday, November 24, 2023
“You’re young. You’re probably unattached. Now’s the perfect time…to take on a bit of a challenge …to go on an adventure.” - Alexander If you were looking for inspiration to live, work, and/or study in South Korea, Friday’s “Korea-Canada Youth Mobility Opportunities” presentation at Carleton had a lot to offer! Opening the... More
Wednesday, November 8, 2023
Speaker Series: Dr. Jooyeon Rhee (Pennsylvania State University) From Osaka to Ottawa, a wave of Korean cuisine is making its way into the restaurants, food trucks, hearts, and stomachs of foodie fans from around the world. But what is behind this trend, where did it all begin, and where will it go next? All... More
Wednesday, November 1, 2023
The power of music transcends national borders and this is certainly true of K-Pop which is making waves - especially the Korean Wave (Hallyu) - worldwide. And it was this power that Dr. Michelle Cho referenced in her invited talk at Carleton, 22 September, 2023. During her presentation Dr. Cho, an Assistant Professor of... More
Tuesday, July 18, 2023
CIBPA Ottawa Scholarship Awards Program (COSAP) was incorporated by CIBPA Ottawa to promote and assist access to post-secondary studies for members of the Italian Canadian community residing in Ontario according to their academic merit and community involvement. To achieve these ends, COSAP will offer financial assistance in the form of monetary... More
Thursday, April 27, 2023
Interested in participating in EPIK (English Program in Korea)? The following is a step-by-step guide prepared by Carleton Korean instructor HyounJeong Yoo to help you with your application. The EPIK program is open to English speakers who satisfy these eligibility criteria, however, if you are a Carleton graduate, you may have an added... More
Friday, March 24, 2023
Congratulations to all Carleton students who made the trip to Toronto this past weekend to compete in Canada's 17th Korean Speech Contest. This year's event was the first "in person" contest since the start of the Pandemic and brought together contestants from universities and colleges across Canada. Representing Carleton were the three... More
Tuesday, December 6, 2022
Korean instructor Hyounjeong Yoo presented at the annual conference of the International Network for Korean Language and Culture. HyounjeongYoo presented on how cultural contents, specifically films, can contribute to intercultural communication in Korean as a foreign... More
Thursday, September 29, 2022
On August 11th and 12th, Carleton hosted the annual conference of the Canadian Association for Japanese Language Education (CAJLE). The pandemic necessitated an online event but participants logged in from many locations across Canada and the United States as well as Japan. Carleton’s Japanese instructors were active as both organizers and... More
Wednesday, September 21, 2022
Korean instructor Soyoung Kang co-authored a new article titled, "Individual Differences in Categorical Judgment of L2 Stops: A Link to Proficiency and Acoustic Cue-Weighting". The link to this article can be found... More
Thursday, November 11, 2021
Congratulations to the Algonquian Linguistic Atlas project team on the recent release of a suite of conversation apps to support the teaching and learning of Algonquian languages: Dr. Marie Odile Junker (Project Director) Claire Owen (Assistant Project Director) Delasie Torkornoo (Technical Director) Officially launched October 14th at the 53rd... More
Monday, October 18, 2021
Janett Martinez-Amador, Coordinator for the Spanish program in the School of Linguistics and Language Studies, met with Sergio Troitiño, a digital editor and professional development advisor for the Spanish Department at Difusión, Centro de Investigación y Publicaciones de Idiomas, S. L. Martinez-Amador and Troitiño discussed new Spanish... More
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