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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Population size and language change: an evolutionary perspective

18 October 2024 2:00pm3:00pm
Presented by Professor Lindell Bromham

4th Conference on Discourse, Culture & Interaction (DCI-4)

5 December 2024 8:00am6 December 2024 5:00pm
We are happy to announce the 4th Conference on Discourse, Culture & Interaction that provides a forum for researchers in the areas of Pragmatics, (Applied) Linguistics, Communication Studies, Cultural Studies among others to share their research findings

Go Borderless - Language Experience Day

5 December 2024 9:00am2:30pm
An on campus experience day for year 7-9 high school students.

We need to talk about Russia. And China. And so much more.

9 October 2024 5:30pm7:30pm
We live in chaotic times, filled with news of conflicts in Ukraine, the Middle East, and rising tensions over China’s actions in the Indo-Pacific. Join us to explore the current global conflicts and their impact on the world order and the rule of international law that has underpinned Australia’s security, prosperity, and stability for the past seventy years.

2024 QLD Asian Languages School Teacher Enhancement Workshop

27 September 2024 9:00am28 September 2024 5:00pm
Join our 2-day workshop for QLD teachers of Japanese, Chinese, and Korean to enhance teaching skills during the school and UQ mid-term break

Kafka's Trials

13 September 2024 1:00pm2:00pm

Japanese Language Teacher Monthly Study Group - August

23 August 2024 3:30pm5:00pm
This session will focus on Dialogic Language Assessment (DLA), with insights drawn from its trial implementation in Japanese-English bilingual primary schools in Australia. We will explore how DLA can more effectively and reliably measure and assess students' Japanese language skills. The future practical implications of DLA across different educational sectors will also be provided.

Empowering Asian Language Speakers Symposium

5 July 2024 9:00am4:00pm
The symposium will evaluate the current system for becoming qualified language teachers, address PD needs and training opportunities for teachers of Asian languages, address problems surrounding opportunities for anyone in Australia within the education system for language learning (particularly those with Asian language background), and propose a change to increase the number of qualified teachers in Australian schools.

Japanese Language Teacher Monthly Study Group - June

14 June 2024 3:30pm5:00pm
This session will focus on instruction language in Japanese. Drawing on newly developed materials, we will discuss what Japanese phrases and expressions teachers can provide as feedback and comments to students in various classroom situations. This will also be addressed through a hands-on activity.

Japanese Language Teacher Monthly Study Group - May

17 May 2024 3:30pm5:00pm
This session will discuss the application of a theory in Japanese language teaching practice, introducing a communicative activity (ミステリー先生・生徒) that is rooted in a motivation theory called Self-Determination Theory.

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