Want to gain a deeper understanding of the narratives that shape our world? One of eight courses we offer this summer in Costa Rica, "Narratives in/of Costa Rica. Individuals, Communities and their Voices" explores the construction of subjects, communities, and nations through local narrative environments. Course Code: GL/SP/COMS 4608 Course Date: May 1, 2023 to May 10, 2023 Course Instructor: Alejandro […]
Please join our ‘Sustainable on the Go Youth Engagement Program’ On 17th November 2022, during the International Education Week 2022, York University and their international partners will host the 2nd Sustainable on the Go Conference(SOTG 2022). In the lead-up to conference, we want to hear from young voices from around the world to engage in the discussion on how internationalization […]
A celebration of Latin Music, Dance, Food and Culture. The festival first launched in 2012 and today attracts over 10,000 attendees across Canada and the U.S.
This Scholarship is awarded to Latin students who are in the process of completing their final year of high school, and who will be entering their first year at an accredited College or University come September 2022. Application Deadline: April 30th, 2022.
Join the Organization of Latin American Students at York University. With OLAS we celebrate other cultures, learn/practice Spanish, organize events, dance together and make new friends.
On April 23rd, join the celebration of the Spanish Day in Toronto. Read more
York University’s Portuguese & Luso-Brazilian Studies in the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies (LA&PS) has announced Jonathan Cabral as the 2019-20 recipient of the Portuguese Gives You Wings award, sponsored by Azores Airlines. This award aims to recognize academic excellence in an elementary Portuguese language course (POR1000). Aguiar excelled in Portuguese 1000, earning a […]
York University students enrolled in Chinese studies continue to make an impression at the Chinese Bridge, a high-profile international Chinese language proficiency competition for university students. This year, students Christopher Kelayna, Vera Kornilovsky and Amra Mujithaba placed first, second and third, respectively. Kornilovsky tied for second place and Mujithaba was one of three students to […]
The 38th annual Ontario Japanese Speech Contest was held at the University of Toronto on Feb. 29. Nine students from York University's Japanese Studies program participated in the contest's four categories. Five students from York took home prizes. Lily Feng In the beginners’ category, the grand prize went to Lily Feng, while Mohona Meeftahul won the third place prize. Anson Wong brought home the first-place […]
A display at York University’s Keele Campus celebrating International Mother Language Day highlights linguistic and cultural diversity and promotes the protection and preservation of languages. The display was organized by the linguistics section, with the Linguistics Students Association in the Department of Languages, Literatures & Linguistics (DLLL) as part of its ongoing World Cultures Celebrations […]