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WLL news stories
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April 20, 2024
April 20, 2024
Learn how SFU WLL students did in the 2024 Chinese Bridge Mandarin Singing and Speaking Contest, held in Vancouver, BC.
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March 28, 2024
March 28, 2024
Learn more details about the 9th annual World Literatures Student Conference.
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April 01, 2022
April 01, 2022
Learn how alumni from SFU's World Languages and Literatures department have used their studies to teach in high school.
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June 22, 2021
June 22, 2021
Ukrainian student Anastasiia Lebedenko has long-been passionate about literature. So when she decided to pursue post-secondary education in Canada, SFU’s unique undergraduate program in world literature immediately attracted her.
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June 02, 2021
June 02, 2021
Congratulations, Mizuki Giffin! Your academic achievement and outstanding leadership are consistent and without question. You are a most deserving recipient of the Robert C. Brown Award.
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May 26, 2021
May 26, 2021
The Department of World Languages and Literatures is pleased to congratulate Dr. Melek Ortabasi on earning a prestigious fellowship from the Japan Foundation for Japanese Studies research in Japan.
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August 12, 2020
August 12, 2020
Professor Melek Ortabasi is serious when she says that studying a foreign language and literatures from around the world can give you superpowers. In this interview, she explains how the department of World Languages and Literatures nurtures critical thinking, imagination, and cross-cultural understanding.
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March 29, 2021
March 29, 2021
A Gothic-without-borders online conference Hosted by the Department of World Languages and Literatures in tandem with the SFU Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at Simon Fraser University.
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March 29, 2021
March 29, 2021
Inspired by her memories of dancing as a child, Rhiannon Wallace brings a joyful tale of artistic passion and self-acceptance to life in her first children’s book, Leopold’s Leotard.
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June 16, 2020
June 16, 2020
Some see the glass as half empty. Some see the glass as half full. Melek Ortabasi and Joel Heng Hartse see the glass as overflowing with potential.
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