SCHOOL OF LANGUAGES AND CULTURES

School of Languages & Cultures

The School of Languages and Cultures offers undergraduate, honours and postgraduate studies in a range of Asian and European languages, literatures and cultures.

The subjects taught in the School include Asian Studies, Chinese, European Studies, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Modern Language Studies and Spanish. Courses at 100-level are also offered in Brazilian Culture and Portuguese Language.

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Coming Events

Sep9Research Seminar Series "The Return of the Engaged Intellectual in the Age of Berlusconi: Silvia Ballestra's Political Writings"

Date: 9 September 2010
Time: 12.10pm - 1.00pm
Venue: Von Zedlitz 802
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Sep13Lecture "The European Union: Moving Beyond the Economic Crisis"

Date: 13 September 2010
Time: 11.00am
Venue: Hunter Council Chamber
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Latest News

30 March 2010 Research Excellence Awards
Dr Sally Hill and Dr Marco Sonzogni received More »

Andrea Hepworth

Andrea Hepworth completed a BA in Modern Languages and a BA Honours (First Class) in Spanish concurrently.
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International Conference on Literary Translation

From 10 to 12 December 2010, The New Zealand Centre for Literary Translation will host a major conference on literary translation, 'Talking Past Each Other, Translating for Each Other'. Read more »

Dr Jean Anderson and Charles Chauvel

So Far the World (Si Loin du Monde) Book Launch

So Far the World was launched formally at an event at the Beehive in Wellington on Tuesday 1 June 2010.
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