The Japanese Studies Association of Australia (JSAA) and The Australian National University present an exciting public event within the JSAA 2021 Virtual Conference hosted by the University of Queensland. Experts share their perspectives on the importance and impact of Japanese (and other) language education in universities and beyond in the workplace, as well as their thoughts on key graduate outcomes in our increasingly global…
The Australian Society for Asian Humanities has organised a Zoom panel and Q&A to discuss career prospects for students of Asian languages. The event will take place on 2 September 2021 at 6pm (AEST). Details on how to enrol for this online event can be found here. This panel will demonstrate how Asian language training is useful and relevant across…
Registration is open for LCNAU's 6th National Colloquium, Decentring and Diversifying Languages and Cultures. Take advantage of Early Bird rates until 8 October. For further information, go to https://languages-cultures.uq.edu.au/LCNAU2021, where you will also find the registration page. A reminder that proposals for papers and workshops are still being accepted until September 17.
The Department of Japanese Studies at the University of Sydney is appointing 2 full-time, continuing lecturers in language and culture, preferably with a specialisation in Transnational Japanese Studies and/or Translation Studies. For more information go to: https://usyd.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/USYD_EXTERNAL_CAREER_SITE/job/Camperdown-Campus/Lecturer-in-Japanese-Studies_0082013-1?fbclid=IwAR2zRWKyYA1DG_cl6ucYVGvC7ZjtaAtSJfYjtTTraAEmssDjz_LYzmwtFEY Closing date: 18 July
Lecturer B, Indonesian Language and Studies School of Culture, History and Languages, Australian National University This is a full-time, fixed term appointment of five years commencing late 2021 or early 2022. The successful candidate will begin teaching into the Indonesian language program in semester 1, 2022. As the Indonesian language courses are taught in-person on ANU campus, the successful candidate…
The Translating and Interpreting Cultures and Languages Cluster (TICL) of LCNAU wishes to announce its inaugural meeting The meeting will take place during the Sixth Biennial Colloquium of LCNAU: Decentring and Diversifying Languages and Cultures Venue: University of Queensland Date: tba (but to be scheduled during the colloquium, which is from 24-26 November 2021) Topic: Teaching Translating and Interpreting in…
2021 Patji-Dawes Language Teaching Awards On the International World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development, the ARC Centre of Excellence for the Dynamics of Language (CoEDL) announced the 2021 recipients of the Patji-Dawes Language Teaching Awards: The Wiradjuri program at Charles Sturt University is the awardee in the Group The program, which is under the guidance of Stan…
Intersectional, Transcultural, Decolonial? Challenges and Opportunities for Modern European Languages in the Anglosphere Friday 30 April 6.30pm AEST (Melbourne time) - 9.30am GMT+1 (UK time) Conveners: Dr Francesco Ricatti (Monash University) and Dr Barbara Spadaro (University of Liverpool) Speakers: Dr Ruth Bush (University of Bristol), Dr Fernanda Penaloza (University of Sydney), Dr Emanuelle Santos (University of Birmingham), A/Prof Christiane Weller…
You can now register for the AFMLTA conference, which will take place entirely online from 5-6 July. Earlybird rates are available until April 30. For further information on conference themes and keynote speakers, go to https://afmlta.asn.au/2021-conference-page/
https://adi.deakin.edu.au/current-opportunities A PhD scholarship is available to study the poorly understood impact of famine on what has been referred to as the ‘feminised’ rural society in the Soviet Union during the post-war WWII period, where a range of factors left many rural areas with a significant demographic imbalance in favour of women to men. Applicants may address the following questions:…