Category: School life
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Graduate Researcher Series: an Interview with Menghan Wang
Hangyu Zhang Menghan Wang is a second-year PhD student at the School of Languages and Linguistics of the University of Melbourne. Her research interests focus on embodiment and language processing. Her PhD project investigates the embodied mental simulation in Mandarin and English sentence processing under the supervision of Dr. Helen Zhao and Prof. Carsten Roever. […]blogs.unimelb.edu.au/soll-talk/2023/09/28/graduate-researcher-series-an-interview-with-menghan-wang
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SoLL Event: Eccellenze italiane. Figure per Italo Calvino – Italian Excellence. Illustrations for Italo Calvino
The Italian Studies Program, together with the Italian Cultural Institute of Melbourne and Archives and Special Collections at the University of Melbourne, has organised an exhibition to celebrate the centenary of the birth of Italo Calvino (1923-1985), one of the greatest Italian writers of the 20th century. The exhibition is on display in the Baillieu Library, in the main study area of the first floor and on the stairwell of the third floor. It will be open until 30th November 2023. Valeria spoke with Elisabetta Ferrari, organiser of the exhibition. -
SOLL Event: Mid-Autumn Festival and Traditional Vietnamese Children’s Games
Our very own academic staff from the School of Linguistics and Languages, Dr Tess Do and Dr Trang Nguyen, together with Dr Vu Lan Anh Pham, are organising a traditional Vietnamese festival that showcases Vietnam’s folk games and artefacts. To celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival, mooncakes, spring rolls and tea will be served. The event is […] -
Archival Research: Tips from an Archivist
Helga Neumann is one of the archivists of the Academy of Arts in Berlin. Helga works in the Literature Archives, which Valeria visited twice this year for her PhD project. Valeria had the opportunity of working with Helga and speaking with her about her work, her love for literature and tips for conducting archival research.blogs.unimelb.edu.au/soll-talk/2023/09/01/archival-research-tips-from-an-archivist
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Let the Voice Be Heard: SoLL Researchers present at the 18th International Pragmatics Conference in Belgium
Rena Gao The International Pragmatics Association (IPrA) is the largest organization of pragmatics studies,and in every two or three years, the IPrA holds a conference that provides a platform for likeminded researchers interested in the field of pragmatics to present their latest research. This year, the conference was held in Brussels, Belgium, from the 9th […] -
Graduate Researcher Series: an Interview with Dang Ngoc Chau
Chau shares her doctoral research and her PhD journey with us. -
Graduate Researcher Series: an Interview with Hangyu Zhang
Hangyu shares her doctoral research and her PhD journey with us.blogs.unimelb.edu.au/soll-talk/2023/07/26/graduate-researcher-series-an-interview-with-hangyu-zhang
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Graduate Researcher Series: an Interview with Chenyang Zhang
Hangyu Zhang Chenyang Zhang is a second-year PhD student in the School of Languages and Linguistics at the University of Melbourne. Her research interests focus on language policy, language testing impact, and agency. Her PhD project investigates the policy intentions and realities of assessment and teaching of non-common foreign languages in China’s secondary education, under […] -
Staff Series: An interview with Dr Patrick Kennedy
Patrick Kennedy is a teaching specialist in French studies at the School of Languages and Linguistics. He has recently finished his PhD on the French writer Victor Hugo and is only waiting for the official graduation ceremony. Valeria spoke with Patrick about his PhD and teaching experience, how he balances his two roles and his future projects.blogs.unimelb.edu.au/soll-talk/2023/07/13/staff-series-an-interview-with-dr-patrick-kennedy
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Undergraduate Student Series: an Interview with David Chang
David Chang, a returning undergraduate student at SOLL, shares his motivations of majoring in languages and linguistics on top of his professional commitment as a dentist, and his passion in acquiring multiple languages.blogs.unimelb.edu.au/soll-talk/2023/06/28/undergraduate-student-series-an-interview-with-david-chang
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