Indigenous languages in the news
APTN national news story “Schools help keep Indigenous languages alive: Stats Can data” looks into the state of indigenous language education in Canada in light of recent census results.... More
Archives: Modern Languages
Scholarship for members of Ontario’s Italian/Canadian community
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... More
GERM 2110 Registration Reopens
Dear Student, After having had to cancel course GERM 2110 in early May, we have now the possibility to temporarily reopen it from now until June 3, in order to see whether the sufficient number of... More
Swahili class leads to volunteering in Tanzania
EMC news – Last September Vanessa Burn of Stittsville enrolled in a Swahili language class at Carleton University where she is completing her second year in the social work program. She was... More
CACE makes Anishinaabemowin sponsorship option available
The Centre for Aboriginal Culture and Education (CACE) is making scholarships available to qualified members of the Aboriginal community to study Anishinaabemowin (Ojibway language) at Carleton... More
Summer courses in Sanskrit and Hebrew
For anyone who’s climbed onboard the yoga train, the words asana (आसन), shavasana (शवासन) and pranayama (प्राणायाम) have become part of everyday language. But... More
Indigenous language students present at conference
Congratulations to Claire Owen (Applied Linguistics & Discourse Studies), Geraldine King (Canadian Studies), and Holly Laforge (Social Work), the three members of our Anishinaabemowin class who... More
Alfonso receives award for teaching excellence
Congratulations to Spanish instructor Margarita Alfonso who was recognized this semester with a CUSA Teaching Excellence Award. ... More
Mazza edits literary collection
Congratulations to Italian instructor Antonino Mazza on the upcoming publication of Immigrant Songs, his edited collection of poems, letters and fiction by seminal Italo-Canadian writer Saro... More
“New” ASLA instructor accepts position
SLaLS welcomes Celia Posner as a tenure-track (continuing) Instructor of American Sign Language. Celia “joins” us at a very exciting time in the American Sign Language program, with our... More