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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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

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.

Symposium: Bridging Pragmatic Competence and Interactional Competence

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

Japanese Language Teacher Monthly Study Group - June

20 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.

Empowering Asian Language Speakers Symposium 2025

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

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

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

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

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

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

Linguistic Entrepreneurship

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

Graphemics - A Brief Discussion on Rare Chinese Surnames

16 April 2025 2:30pm–4:00pm
 
in MATI Live Interpreting Forum

Findings from micro-analysis of a professional conference interpreter’s real-life Mandarin/English simultaneous interpretations

16 April 2025 1:00pm–2:30pm
 
in MATI Live Interpreting Forum

Japanese Language Teacher Monthly Study Group - April

11 April 2025 3:30pm–5:00pm
 
in Japanese Language Teacher Study Group
In this session, Reading-Writing SIG and Vocabulary SIG will discuss, present, and share their pedagogical practices, thoughts, and concerns. This will be followed by a discussion on how these areas are addressed and taught in a UQ course.

Corporate Interpreting in Japan - Experiences as a New Grad

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

Language professionals in the age of AI

9 April 2025 1:00pm–2:30pm
 
in MATI Live Interpreting Forum

“Australian Fantasy in Japan” AustLit launch

4 April 2025 12:00pm–1:00pm
 
in Studies in Culture, and Translation & Interpreting Research Joint Seminars

「これまでに訪れた興味深い場所 (Interesting places I have visited)」

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

Rethinking the Asian Language Learning Paradigm in Australia - Book Launch

28 March 2025 3:00pm–4:30pm
 
in Featured events
Please join us to celebrate the publication of Rethinking the Asian Language Learning Paradigm in Australia (Palgrave Macmillan)

Mikhail Zygar on Putin’s vision for the world

27 March 2025 5:45pm–7:45pm
 
in Mikhail Zygar on Putin’s vision for the world
In this presentation, prominent US-based Russian author and analyst Mikhail Zygar examines what Russian President Putin seeks for Russia’s future, for his own legacy, and how he intends to go about achieving it.

Masterclass/Student Q&A with Mikhail Zygar

27 March 2025 2:00pm–3:00pm
 
in Featured events
A Rare Opportunity to Engage with a Pioneering Voice of Independent Journalism.

Desert dynamics: Language evolution and change in a small-scale multilingual community

26 March 2025 3:00pm–4:00pm
 
in Linguistics Seminars
Presented by Dr Tom Ennever from Surrey Morphology Group, University of Surrey

How trade and foreign investment support government priorities

26 March 2025 1:00pm–2:30pm
 
in MATI Live Interpreting Forum

Japanese Language Teacher Monthly Study Group - March

21 March 2025 3:30pm–5:00pm
 
in Japanese Language Teacher Study Group
In this session, Listening-Speaking SIG and Culture SIG will discuss, present, and share their pedagogical practices, thoughts, and concerns. The session is also followed by a talk by Mr. Takeshi Onodera, introducing how trendy katakana words reflect Japanese societies and cultures and how they are taught in a UQ course.

What does research tell us about telephone interpreting in Australia?

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

Steelmaking in Australia

19 March 2025 1:00pm–2:30pm
 
in MATI Live Interpreting Forum

Green Steel

12 March 2025 1:00pm–2:30pm
 
in MATI Live Interpreting Forum

How far can translation technologies take us?

5 March 2025 4:30pm–5:30pm
 
in Featured events
Associate Professor Tatsuya Amano & Professor Lynne Bowker will explore language barriers in science: from evidence generation to AI translation solutions for a more inclusive academic world.

Perceptual similarity as a filter on tonal variation and change

Cancelled
5 March 2025 3:00pm–4:00pm
 
in Linguistics Seminars

Steelmaking in Australia

Cancelled
5 March 2025 1:00pm–2:30pm
 
in MATI Live Interpreting Forum
Presented by Tanya Barlow

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