Category: Student Matter
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An Interview with Matt Absalom: Cultivating a critical understanding of Italian language and culture with UMOS in Florence, Italy
Hangyu Matt Absalom, Lecturer in Italian Studies at the University of Melbourne, led the University of Melbourne Overseas Subject (UMOS) programme, Italian Cultural Studies A, in Florence, Italy this winter, hosted by our partner, the International Studies Institute (ISI Florence). He was ably assisted by Elisabetta Ferrari (week 1) and Riccardo Amorati (remainder of the […] -
From Master’s to PhD: an Academic Journey with Patrick Huang and Chloe Li at the School of Languages and Linguistics
Xiaoyi Zhang Yucong (Patrick ) Huang and Yue (Chloe) Li, first-year PhD students at the School of Languages and Linguistics (SoLL), University of Melbourne, share a unique bond rooted in their academic journey. Having graduated from SoLL’s Master of Applied Linguistics (MAppling) program, they cultivated a deeper interest in language studies that now guides their current […] -
Upcoming SoLL Event: SoLL Postgraduate Club’s Academic Reading Group Activity
Hangyu Zhang The SoLL Postgraduate Club is organising the second academic reading group to allow thought-provoking discussions in terms of various topics in Applied Linguistics. On 27 September 2024, the reading group is going to hold its second event welcoming all PhD and MA students in Applied Linguistics from all institutions! Dive in, accumulating and inspiring new […] -
Graduate Researcher Series: An Interview with Alan Bechaz
Xiaoyi Zhang Alan Bechaz is a second-year PhD candidate in the School of Languages and Linguistics at the University of Melbourne. His research explores mental health and wellbeing communication in multilingual contexts. For his PhD project, Alan is focusing on communication with and by members of Afghan and Hazara communities in Victoria. Alan is supervised […]blogs.unimelb.edu.au/soll-talk/2024/07/29/graduate-researcher-series-an-interview-with-alan-bechaz
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Decolonisation of Space and Mind: The Native Garden Project
Byline: Rikke Bundgaard-Nielsen, Lee, Oskar, Charles, Finn & Flynn. The first year Arts Discovery program has a strong focus on Indigenisation and decolonisation of the spaces and structures that we inhabit and invites students to step outside of the classroom and beyond traditional research outputs to create New Futures. This has led a group of 2024 first-year […]blogs.unimelb.edu.au/soll-talk/2024/07/04/decolonisation-of-space-and-mind-the-native-garden-project
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Graduate Series: an Interview with Shuting Liu
Felicia interviewed Shuting about her experience in linguistic research, her PhD project, its significance and her advice to aspiring doctorate students.blogs.unimelb.edu.au/soll-talk/2024/06/22/graduate-series-an-interview-with-shuting-liu
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Alumni Series: An Interview with Dr Michael Davey
Hangyu Zhang Dr Michael Davey is currently working as a research assistant at the Language Testing Research Centre (LTRC) at the University of Melbourne. He completed his PhD at the School of Languages and Linguistics (SoLL) in May 2022 under the supervision of Prof Carsten Roever and A/Prof Chloe Diskin-Holdaway. Hangyu interviewed Michael to learn […]blogs.unimelb.edu.au/soll-talk/2024/06/10/alumni-series-an-interview-with-dr-michael-davey
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Undergraduate Series: an Interview with Lex Durham-Arnold, Recipient of the Australian Global Languages Scholarship
Felicia Lee Lex Durham-Arnold is an undergraduate student at the Faculty of Arts majoring in Criminology and Russian Studies. He is also concurrently undertaking a Diploma of Languages (French). He has recently received the Australian Global Languages Scholarship and travelled to Kyrgyzstan for an exchange programme with the London School of Languages and Cultures and […] -
SoLL Event: SoLL Postgraduate Club Kick-off Picnic
Hangyu Zhang The SoLL Postgraduate Club organised a kick-off picnic event on 19th February 2024 at the 1888 courtyard on campus. The picnic event was an informal gathering allowing GR (graduate research) students at the School of Languages and Linguistics to catch up with each other and kick off the academic year. As one of […]blogs.unimelb.edu.au/soll-talk/2024/03/23/soll-event-soll-postgraduate-club-kick-off-picnic
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Graduate Researcher Series: an Interview with Chau Nguyen
Chenyang Zhang Chau Nguyen is a second-year PhD student in the School of Languages and Linguistics at the University of Melbourne. Her PhD project investigates the implementation of new English curricular reforms in the Vietnamese context. Chau is supervised by Dr Kellie Frost and Dr Olga Maxwell. Chenyang interviewed Chau about her PhD research and […]blogs.unimelb.edu.au/soll-talk/2023/12/02/graduate-researcher-series-an-interview-with-chau-nguyen
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