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

We host and occasionally reocrd our online events using Zoom. If you are new to Zoom, please read our tips for how to set up and use Zoom.

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

Go Borderless - Language Experience Day

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

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

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.

Pages