- Asian Languages, Cultures and Societies
- European Languages and Cultures
- English as an International Language
- Linguistics
- Literary Studies
- Translation and Interpreting Studies
Asian Languages, Cultures and SocietiesLCL offers a rich and engaging program of studies in Asian language, cultures and societies, including: Asian Studies, Chinese Studies, Indonesian Studies, Japanese Studies, Korean Studies.
European Languages and CulturesLCL offers a rich and engaging program of studies in the following areas: French Studies, German Studies, Italian Studies, Modern Greek Studies, Slavic Studies, Spanish and Latin American Studies, Ukrainian Studies.
English as an International LanguageThe program of English as an International Language offers innovative undergraduate and postgraduate courses that focus on international/intercultural communication in English... Read more
LinguisticsLinguistics is the systematic study of language in general. It investigates the structure and the function of language, the ways in which languages differ, and those properties which all languages share... Read more
Literary StudiesLiterary studies offers students with the opportunity to discover new types of literary and cultural constellations encompassing national, transnational and global movements and to read and study works of literature across all cultural boundaries, including the indigenous Australian traditions of story-telling... Read more
Translation and Interpreting StudiesWe offer translating and interpreting studies across a variety of languages including Arabic, Chinese (Mandarin), French, German, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Russian and Spanish... Read more
The School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics (LCL) at Monash takes pride in offering courses that will create what the United Nations, in one of its documents, has called ‘genuine multilingualism’: teaching students to comprehend language and culture, and understand these concepts more deeply by exploring the connection and movement between one’s own language and other languages. Find out more
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Four students from the Master of Interpreting and Translation Studies have recently completed a one week internship in Hobart, in the headquarters of the organisation ACAP, the Agreement on the Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels. The three official working languages of this international organisation are English, French and Spanish, and the internship was an opportunity for ... Read more
On 15-16 February 2013 the conference “Ukraine: Language, Culture, Identity” took place at Monash University. The conference was held under the joint auspices of the Mykola Zerov Centre for Ukrainian Studies at Monash University, the Ukrainian Studies Association of Australia and the Shevchenko Scientific Society in Australia. The conference attracted largest contingent of international Ukrainian Studies ... Read more
The Faculty of Arts, through our School of Languages, Culture and Linguistics, are delighted to announce a formal industry collaboration with Oncall Interpreters and Translators. Mr Marc Orlando, Lecturer in Translation and Interpreting Studies, has developed a research collaboration with OnCall Interpreters and Translators, facilitated by OnCall Corporate Manager Mr Ari Pappas. The Faculty of Arts were delighted ... Read more
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In November last year three LCL researchers presented a paper at a blended-reality multi-location international conference. Entitled “SLACTIONS 2012 Research conference on virtual worlds – Life, imagination, and work using metaverse platforms”, the conference was organised by the University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal, the University of Minho, Portugal and the University of ... Read more
School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics, Faculty of Arts Associate Professor Rita Wilson and Convenor Marc Orlando (left) with Monash Arts Deputy Dean and Chin Communications’ Charles Qin and Kate Ritchie Chin Communications, Australia’s premier Chinese Translation service, has launched a Scholarship at Monash University to recognise excellence in Mandarin Interpreting students studying the Master Program ... Read more
Published in the Age 15 February. 2013 Monash University’s English as an International Language program examines how English has changed according to the cultures in the countries in which it is used. BA (Major in English as an International Language) at Monash University A degree for those learning English? No. “We do not teach English,” explains Farzad Sharifian, founder ... Read more
Disability in Japan by Carolyn Stevens and with a preface by Joy Hendry, was published by Routledge this week. Disability and chronic illness represents a special kind of cultural diversity, the “other” to “normal” able-bodiedness. Most studies of disability consider disability in North American or European contexts; and studies of diversity in Japan consider ... Read more
The School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics is pleased to announce that the theme for the third annual Literary Translation Winter School and Festival is MURDER AND MAYHEM IN TRANSLATION. For more information, please see the Conference Website. Read more
JAPANESE STUDIES CENTRE SEM 1 2013 SEMINAR SERIES 8 May, Wednesday, 12 noon to 1 pm, Japanese Studies Centre, Auditorium. Building 54, Monash University Clayton campus, Wellington Rd, Clayton Speaker: Dr. Iori HAMADA, Asia Institute, University of Melbourne Abstract: This paper concerns issues of authenticity and how consumers shape their ideas about particular cross-cultural products and practices. ... Read more- JAPANESE STUDIES CENTRE SEM 1 2013 SEMINAR SERIES 10 April, Wednesday, 12 noon to 1 pm, Japanese Studies Centre, Auditorium. Building 54, Monash University Clayton campus, Wellington Rd, Clayton Speaker: Kenta KOSHIBA, LCL, Monash University Abstract: With an increase in the number of “heritage learners” or “background speakers” enrolling in language classes, the social and affective factors ... Read more
- JAPANESE STUDIES CENTRE SEM 1 2013 SEMINAR SERIES 13 March, Wednesday, 12 noon to 1 pm, Japanese Studies Centre, Auditorium. Building 54, Monash University Clayton campus, Wellington Rd., Clayton Speaker: Dr. Reto Hofman, SOPHIS, Monash University Abstract: Dr. Hofmann will discuss the role of Italian Fascism in Japanese New Order thinking from 1931 to1952. It reveals how, ... Read more
International conference 3-5 July 2013: The Global Crime Scene: Crime Narratives Beyond Borders seeks to explore this phenomenon in its historical and genealogical dimension, notably tracing its development through and beyond national traditions Read more
The Minister for Multicultural Affairs and Citizenship, the Hon. Nicholas Kotsiras officially launched a research project DVD on Friday 23 November at Clayton Campus. This occasion marked a milestone of the highly successful ARC Linkage project ‘Connecting younger second language learners and older bilinguals’. For the past three years a team of researchers from the Faculty of ... Read more
The Melbourne Centre for Japanese Language Education (MCJLE) is organising and sponsoring the first National Symposium for Japanese Language Education in 36 years. Read more
PhD Top-up scholarship in Linguistics within cross-corpus DoBeS project on three-participant events Faculty/School: Faculty of Arts, School of Languages, Cultures & Linguistics Location: Clayton Campus, Melbourne, Australia Scholarship tenure: 3 years full time, beginning in 2013 Scholarship value: $6,750 per annum (conditions apply)Laptop & standard software up to a value of $1700 Closing Date: 31 ... Read more
The Spanish and Latin American Studies Programme in conjunction with the Research in Literary Studies group are pleased to announce a seminar by Dr Monserrat Roser i Puig (University of Kent) on: Cultural flux: Latin-American Music in Modern Spanish and Catalan Literature Thursday 28 June, 2pm Room: E354 (Menzies Building) Latin American music is something so taken for granted in ... Read more
Monash University’s Translation and Interpreting Studies section scales new heights. The Translation and Interpreting Studies section is proud to announce they have been accepted as full members of CIUTI (Conférence Internationale d’Instituts Universitaires de Traducteurs et Interprètes), the oldest and most prestigious international association of universities offering degrees in translation and interpreting. There are only 39 members ... Read more
A project originally initiated through the German Program of the Faculty of Arts at Monash has finally come to fruition, following the recent signing of an agreement on the establishment of a Joint Award PhD Program between Monash Arts and Freie Universität Berlin, Department of Philosophy and Humanities. Established in 1948 to promote intellectual freedom in ... Read more
Victorian students are taking advantage of a unique opportunity to improve their foreign language skills through regular meetings with migrant seniors whose first language is Chinese, German or Spanish. Now in its third year, the Connecting younger second language learners and older bilinguals program is led by Dr Marisa Cordella from Monash University’s School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics. Working ... Read more
