York University has launched an exciting project that will position it to become a major centre for Korean studies in North America. Thanks to a five-year, $1.15-million award from the Academy of Korean Studies, the University will expand its education and research activities related to Korea. The project, “Korea in the World, the World in […]
Join us for a talk by Dr. Cintia Cristiá, "A Cross-cultural Dialogue of the Arts: Migrations across Music, Literature and Painting in Spanish America" in the second event of the Literature and Music in Dialogue Series, on Thursday, November 15, 2018 from 1-2pm in Stong 214. In this talk Professor Cristiá will discuss what […]
Portuguese and Luso-Brazilian Studies Entrance Award With the sponsorship of Academia do Bacalhau de Toronto, the Portuguese & Luso-Brazilian Studies Entrance Award, created in 2016/17, aims at supporting incoming first-year students at York University who declare Portuguese & Luso-Brazilian Studies either as a BA or an Honours Minor. This award recognizes the incoming program student who […]
Students enrolled in York’s Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) Certificate Program spent a week in Japan as part of a teaching practicum in Meiji University’s English language program. Since 2007, this partnership between York and Meiji has given York’s TESOL students the opportunity to gain international English language experience and has introduced […]
A linguistics conference hosted by York University’s Department of Languages, Literatures & Linguistics (DLLL) in the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies (LA&PS), examined the language of Japanese food May 4 and 5 at York’s Keele Campus. The Conference on the Language of Japanese Food 2018 (CLJF2018) was the first attempt to break away from […]
York University’s Portuguese & Luso-Brazilian Studies program will returns its youth summer program in July for students ages 14 to 18 (or Grades 9 to 12) of any cultural or linguistic background. The program runs daily (Monday to Friday) from 8:30am to 3:30pm, from July 9 to 13. Most sessions will take place at […]
Two York University students were named second- and third-place winners in their categories after presenting their speeches at the 29th National Japanese Speech Contest, held at the University of Alberta on March 24. Left to right: Consul-General Kunihiko Tanabe, Andrew Christensen, Professor Takahiko Masuda Left to right: Consul-General Kunihiko Tanabe, Gabby Ricker, Professor Takahiko Masuda Twenty-five […]
The Department of Languages, Literatures and Linguistics in the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies (LA & PS) hosted a 2016-17 Awards Reception on Oct. 11. A very proud group of students and their faculty at the DLLL Awards Celebration The event celebrated the academic achievement and volunteerism of 40 students. Hosted and sponsored […]
The following tribute to Professor Emeritus Nick Elson, a long-serving member of the Department of Languages, Literatures and Linguistics (DLLL) in the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies, was submitted to YFile by Professors Brian Morgan (Glendon) with contributions from Ian Martin (Glendon), Linda Steinman (DLLL-ESL) and Roberta Iannacito-Provenzano (Chair-DLLL). Professor Elson died on Sept. […]
Renowned Italian/Canadian chefs guided a culinary journey of Italy during a three-day conference, “Italian Foodways Worldwide: A Conference on the Dispersal of Italian Cuisine(s),” at York University and Centennial College. York University’s Department of Languages, Literatures & Linguistics and the Mariano A. Elia Chair in Italian-Canadian Studies presented the event Oct. 19 to 22. Chef […]