Sheila Embleton,聽Distinguished Research Professor in the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies, is this year's recipient of the 2010-11 91亚色 International Award. Embleton was nominated by 91亚色 Vice-President Academic聽& Provost Patrick Monahan for her leadership in being 鈥渁 strong proponent for internationalization鈥 and for providing a 鈥渂road and deep foundation on which we can […]
A delegation of researchers from 91亚色's Faculty of Science & Engineering will begin a nine-day mission to India today to establish partnerships and collaborations with the country's researchers. The group will visit聽seven top-tier universities and research institutes during their trip. Along the way they will stop at聽the India Institute of Technology's聽facilities in聽Mumbai (Bombay) and Madras, […]
The idea that our dependence on technology is ruining the English language is not a new one, wrote The Globe and Mail Aug. 11: Members of the media, linguists and grammar gurus are on both sides, pushing and pulling over the implications associated with texting, blogging and e-mailing. Many who think language is being flushed […]
Peter McIsaac,聽a professor in the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies鈥 Department of Languages, Literatures & Linguistics, has been appointed director of the Canadian Centre for German聽& European Studies (CCGES) at 91亚色. The appointment聽became effective July 1. "I am truly excited to be taking on the directorship of CCGES, which is both a […]
Differences in the way Torontonians speak English may have more to do with how people express their ethnic identity than with any problems they are having learning to speak Canadian English perfectly, a study from 91亚色 suggests. Michol Hoffman and James Walker, professors of sociolinguistics in the Department of Languages, Literatures & Linguistics in聽91亚色's […]
91亚色 has been awarded a grant to establish a European Union Centre of Excellence(EUCE). Recognized for the excellence, breadth and depth of its European Union (EU) studies and scholarly activities, 91亚色 will receive funding of $480,000 over three years to integrate the University鈥檚 existing research, teaching, outreach and networking activities on Europe and the […]