Tag: News
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Taking Center Stage: SOLL Researchers’ Presentations at AILA 2024 in Kuala Lumpur
Xiaoyi Zhang The AILA 2024 World Congress in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, was a significant event for applied linguistics, and the University of Melbourne’s School of Languages and Linguistics (SOLL) had a strong presence. This year’s congress celebrated the 60th anniversary of the International Association of Applied Linguistics (AILA) and brought together researchers from around the […] -
Beatrice Venturin is a senior tutor at the School of Languages and Linguistics, University of Melbourne. Her research interests lie in multilingualism, intercultural communication and emotionality in language. She is also a polyglot and a sports enthusiast. Felicia interviewed Beatrice about her experience as Senior Tutor at SOLL, and how she navigates her academic life teaching and doing research at the same time.
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“The University of Melbourne had a strong presence this year”: SOLL Researchers’ Presentations at LTRC 2024 in Innsbruck, Austria
Chenyang Zhang Eight SOLL researchers attended and presented their research outputs at the Language Testing Research Colloquium (LTRC) annual conference, which was held in Innsbruck, Austria between the 1st and the 5th of July 2024. The LTRC conference presents the most recent research trends in the language testing field and offers a valuable opportunity for […] -
Upcoming SoLL Event: SoLL Postgraduate Club’s Academic Reading Group
Hangyu Zhang The SoLL Postgraduate Club is organising an academic reading group to allow thought-provoking discussions in terms of various topics in Applied Linguistics. On 30 August 2024, the reading group is going to hold its first event welcoming all PhD and MA students in Applied Linguistics from all institutions! Dive in, accumulating and inspiring new insights! […] -
Macron’s ‘Olympic truce’ defers political decisions about new government
By Monica Sestito France will remain without a new government until at least late August 2024, in what President Emmanuel Macron has dubbed an “Olympic political truce.” In an interview with France 2 television before the opening ceremony, Macron asserted that stability during the Olympics was paramount and could only be ensured by the existing […] -
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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SoLL Event: Bring Your Dog to Work Day
21 June 2024 marked the first Bring your Dog to Work Day day at the School of Languages and Linguistics. Felicia took the opportunity to cuddle and pet some cute doggies that afternoon.blogs.unimelb.edu.au/soll-talk/2024/07/22/soll-event-bring-your-dog-to-work-day
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Broad-left coalition politically deadlocked before the first meeting of new National Assembly
By Monica Sestito Little over a week after its electoral victory over the far-right party Rassemblement National (RN), the broad-left New Popular Front (NFP) has replaced celebrations with acrimonious internal arguments over their preferred Prime Minister candidate. The coalition, which formed hastily after President Emmanual Macron’s shock decision to call legislative elections in June, is […] -
Far right pushed back, but the pathway to new government uncertain
By Monica Sestito Crowds gathered in elated relief across urban centres of France as the far-right Rassemblement National(RN) party was defeated in the second round of legislative elections last night. After obtaining a historic 33 per cent of the vote in the first round of voting on Sunday 30 June, and being widely touted as […] -
French far-right dominate elections amidst attempts to halt their victory
By Monica Sestito Shortly after Marine Le Pen’s far-right party, Rassemblement National (RN), emerged dominant in the first round of French legislative elections last Sunday, thousands of protestors poured into the Place de la Republique. A sense of urgent desperation gripped the crowd. As one university student protestor told Politico, “We have a week left, so we’ll keep […]
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