School of Languages and Cultures

Events

This page lists events hosted by UQ's School of Languages and Cultures or events hosted by organisations with which we have an affiliation.

Attending online events

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Exhibition: Imagining Birds in Japanese and Australian Children's Literature

14 August 2025 9:00am–30 September 2025 5:00pm
 
in Imaginative Literature for Children and Beyond: Australia, Japan, and the World
This exhibition will run from the 14th August to 30th September at the Central Library Foyer, Duhig Tower, UQ St. Lucia Campus

Honours in Languages & Cultures Information Session

19 September 2025 10:00am–12:00pm
 
in Student Events
Join the School of Languages and Cultures for an introduction to the Honours program, with insights into pathways, requirements, and presentations from current Honours students about their experiences.

Japanese Language Teacher Monthly Study Group - September

19 September 2025 3:30pm–5:00pm
 
in Japanese Language Teacher Study Group
In this session, our Culture SIG and Speaking-Listening SIG 2 will share their pedagogical practices, insights, and concerns regarding the development of students' competencies in these areas. This will be followed by a discussion on how these areas are addressed and taught in a UQ course.

Inaugural UQ Academic Language Forum

26 September 2025 8:30am–4:00pm
 
in Featured events
You are warmly invited to the inaugural UQ Academic Language Forum, hosted by the School of Languages and Cultures, UQ College, and the Pro Vice-Chancellor (Education and Student Experience)
Register

2025 QLD Asian Languages School Teacher Enhancement Workshop

2 October 2025 9:00am–3 October 2025 4:00pm
 
in Featured events
The School of Languages and Cultures is offering a two-day workshop for QLD school teachers of Asian languages (Japanese, Chinese and Korean) to enhance teaching and language skills at all levels.

XXIIIrd International CALL Research Conference

3 October 2025 9:00am–5 October 2025 12:45pm
 
in Featured events
CALL can both facilitate inclusiveness in language education as well as cause divisions and divides, depending on how it is used. The XXIIIrd International CALL Research Conference seeks to explore how to deal with these issues to provide a more inclusive environment for learners of all sociocultural and socioeconomic backgrounds.
Register

Go Borderless - Languages Experience Day

25 November 2025 9:30am–2:00pm
 
in Go Borderless - Languages Experience Day
An on campus experience day for year 9 high school students.

5th Conference on Discourse, Culture & Interaction (DCI-5)

27 November 2025 9:00am–28 November 2025 4:15pm
 
in 5th Conference on Discourse, Culture & Interaction (DCI-5)

The Study of Korean Language textbooks in Vietnam for primary and secondary schools

2 September 2025 11:00am–12:00pm
 
in Korean Studies Centre Events

K-Historicise this!: Updating Korean Male Beauty Aesthetics for the Global Consumption of Korean Historical Sageuk TV Dramas

2 September 2025 10:00am–11:00am
 
in Korean Studies Centre Events

Where is ‘the Intercultural’ today in languages education?

25 August 2025 4:00pm–5:00pm
 
in Featured events
Join us for an interactive seminar with A/Prof Ruth Fielding (Monash University)

Japanese Language Teacher Monthly Study Group - August

22 August 2025 3:30pm–5:00pm
 
in Japanese Language Teacher Study Group
In this session, our Technology SIG 1 and Reading-Writing SIG will share their pedagogical practices, insights, and concerns regarding the development of students' competencies in these areas. This will be followed by a discussion on how these areas are addressed and taught in a UQ course.

Public Lecture and Translation Workshop with Roger Pulvers

16 August 2025 10:00am–1:00pm
 
in Imaginative Literature for Children and Beyond: Australia, Japan, and the World
Presented by Roger Pulvers

Author talk, book reading and translation workshop with Angie Cui

15 August 2025 3:00pm–5:30pm
 
in Imaginative Literature for Children and Beyond: Australia, Japan, and the World
Presented by Angie Cui

Narratives of Care in the Fantasy of Nahoko Uehashi: Public Lecture

15 August 2025 2:00pm–3:00pm
 
in Imaginative Literature for Children and Beyond: Australia, Japan, and the World
Public Lecture on Children's Literature presented by Professor Suzuki Hiroe

Exploring Teacher Agency in Response to Emergent Multilingualism & The Ecology of Heritage Language Maintenance

25 July 2025 2:00pm–4:00pm
 
in Second Language Cluster Seminars

Managing Conflict and Trauma in Qualitative Research - Workshop

11 July 2025 9:00am–4:30pm
 
in Narrative-based Research in Conflict-affected Settings Symposium & Workshop

Narrative-based Research in Conflict-affected Settings Symposium

10 July 2025 9:00am–4:30pm
 
in Narrative-based Research in Conflict-affected Settings Symposium & Workshop

Empowering Asian Language Speakers Symposium 2025

4 July 2025 9:00am–4:30pm
 
in Featured events

Japanese Language Teacher Monthly Study Group - June

27 June 2025 3:30pm–5:00pm
 
in Japanese Language Teacher Study Group
In this session, our Listening-Speaking SIG 2 and Vocabulary SIG will share their pedagogical practices, insights, and concerns regarding the development of students' competencies in these areas. This will be followed by a discussion on how these areas are addressed and taught in a UQ course.

Symposium: Bridging Pragmatic Competence and Interactional Competence

20 June 2025 8:30am–5:30pm
 
in Symposium: Bridging Pragmatic Competence and Interactional Competence

Powering the Sunshine State After Dark: Combining Solar with Hydrogen

30 May 2025 10:00am–11:30am
 
in MATI Live Interpreting Forum

Japanese Language Teacher Monthly Study Group - May

23 May 2025 3:30pm–5:00pm
 
in Japanese Language Teacher Study Group
In this session, our Technology SIG 2 and Culture SIG will share their pedagogical practices, insights, and concerns regarding the development of students' competencies in these areas. This will be followed by a discussion on how these areas are addressed and taught in a UQ course.

浅谈中医 Introduction to Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM)

23 May 2025 10:00am–12:00pm
 
in MATI Live Interpreting Forum

From Corpus-based translation studies to AI: why researchers’ agency still matters

16 May 2025 1:00pm–2:00pm
 
in Studies in Culture, and Translation & Interpreting Research Joint Seminars

Flood Resilience on the Flood Plain of Brisbane

16 May 2025 10:00am–11:30am
 
in MATI Live Interpreting Forum

Sound change proceeds incrementally within adult lifespans: longitudinal evidence from /s/-retraction in Australian English

14 May 2025 3:00pm–4:00pm
 
in Linguistics Seminars

Side of desk work: Interviews with scholar translators of Australian literature in Japan & Language, corpora, and AI

14 May 2025 1:00pm–3:00pm
 
in MATI Live Interpreting Forum

Self-writing beyond self: Neige Sinno’s Triste tigre [Sad Tiger] (2023)

9 May 2025 1:00pm–2:00pm
 
in Studies in Culture, and Translation & Interpreting Research Joint Seminars
Presented by Dr Beth Kearney

Senior Relationship Services: Elder Abuse Prevention & Senior Financial Protection – Connecting, Protecting, and Empowering Seniors

9 May 2025 10:00am–11:30am
 
in MATI Live Interpreting Forum

Notable Australians

7 May 2025 1:00pm–2:30pm
 
in MATI Live Interpreting Forum

Modern Girls Don’t Just Want to Have Fun: Desire in Turkish and Japanese Women’s Writing

2 May 2025 1:00pm–2:00pm
 
in Studies in Culture, and Translation & Interpreting Research Joint Seminars

国際的な子の奪取とハーグ条約に基づく返還援助申請(International Child Abduction and Application for Return Assistance under the Hague Convention)

2 May 2025 10:00am–11:30am
 
in MATI Live Interpreting Forum

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