Events prior to 2018

A film screening of the 2005 award-winning film Mi Piace Lavorare (Mobbing), starring Braschi. The movie is in Italian with English subtitles. Braschi will be joining us at the end of the screening for an interview about her film.

The event is hosted by the Department of Visual Studies and the Department of Language Studies in collaboration with the Italian Contemporary Film Festival (ICFF). 

This event is part of the Global Art50 special initiative for the University of Toronto Mississauga's 50th anniversary featuring Italian film actress, Nicoletta Braschi. This multi-day celebration recognizes the vibrancy and importance of the Department of Language Studies at the University of Toronto Mississauga with a series of events. 

For more information about Global Art50, click here. 

An exclusive conversation with actress and producer Nicoletta Braschi, for drama students and all interested in performing arts.

Registration is complimentary and limited.

For more information contact: Joanna Szewczyk at joanna.szewczyk@utoronto.ca.

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A one-night-only performance of Samuel Beckett's Giorni Felici (Happy Days) featuring Nicoletta Braschi and Andrea Renzi at the Isabel Bader Theatre. This show will be performed in Italian with English subtitles. The show is directed by Andrea Renzi, assistant directed by Costanza Boccardi, translated by Carlo Fruttero, scenography and costumes by Lino Fiorito. 

Global Art50 was a special initiative for the University of Toronto Mississauga’s 50th anniversary featuring internationally-renowned Italian film actress, Nicoletta Braschi. This multi-day celebration recognized the vibrancy and importance of the Department of Language Studies at the University of Toronto Mississauga with a series of events. 

For more information, click here. 

March 23, 2017

Students from UTM demonstrated their skills and proved the strength of the campus’s language programs last weekend in a competition held at Brock University.

Both the downtown and Scarborough campuses, as well as Waterloo, York, Trent, Brock, and Seneca College competed in the Toronto final of the “Chinese Bridge” Chinese Proficiency Competition on Saturday, March 18.

CHI100 students Joanne (Jiyang) Min, Gregory Chung Nyan Hing, Oluwaseun Cardoso, and Zineb Hamaimou carried off prizes and awards.

Dr. Ruhui Ni, who teaches the Chinese language as well as Language Teaching and Learning courses at UTM’s Department of Language Studies, coached the students in their preparation for the competition and served as one of the judges.

“Other judges expressed to me how much they were amazed by the UTM students’ performance,” said Dr. Ni. “They were all very surprised that we sent four students to the competition, more than any other institution.”

This was also UTM’s first entry in the competition’s 16-year history. The performances included a 3-minute speech in Chinese and a public talent show related to Chinese culture for an audience and judges.

Chung Nyan Hing, Cardoso, and Hamaimou took home Awards of Excellence, while Min carried off third prize despite having only begun her Chinese studies this past September.  “Ms. Min has demonstrated excellent language proficiency and great potential for success in her studies,” noted Dr. Ni. 

The UTM Department of Language Studies has offered Chinese Language Courses since 2008. Six elective courses in Modern Standard Chinese were offered in 2016-17.

Semaine de la Francophonie is a special event organized during the week of March 13 to 17, as part of a worldwide celebration of Francophone culture during the month of March. For UTM 50th Celebrations, we are proud to showcase the Francophone and Francophile culture on the campus of the University of Toronto Mississauga. 

Please join us for this special celebration by attending our two free events:

1. Pot Franco: a social gathering of the Francophone and Francophile community on campus. Followed by the projection of the movie Monsieur Ibrahim et les fleurs du Coran (2004) .
2. Performance by: Amélie et les singes bleus (French cabaret). Followed by the annual French Talent Show performed by UTM students and French Instructors. 

These events are co-organized by The Department of Language Studies and the Students' Associations, EFUTM and LSAS. In partnership with CIUT 89.5 FM.

For more information, click here. 

Lust, manipulation and above all, foolishness unite a group of otherwise mismatched individuals in this Machiavellian comedy. To fulfill one's carnal desires, adultery, murder and trickery are all fair game in the devious plans the group is eager to orchestrate. Come join us from February 25, 2017, to March 5, 2017, to view La Mandagola. This classic play from Niccolo Machiavelli is presented by students from the University of Toronto Mississauga. The play will be performed in Italian with English surtitles. 

For more information, click here. 

Monasteries, convergences, exchanges and confrontations in the West of Europe in the Middle Ages

Monastères, convergences, échanges et confrontations dans l'Ouest de l'Europe au Moyen Âge

This event is in collaboration with the Liberal Arts & Professional Studies at York University, Centre de Recherches Historique de l'Ouest, and Université Bretagne Sud. 

The Department of Language Studies at the University of Toronto Mississauga is pleased to announce that the 4th Montréal-Ottawa-Toronto-Hamilton syntax workshop (MOTH) will be held on April 15-16, 2016. MOTH is an annual regional workshop that brings together graduate students and faculty from across southern Ontario and Québec; presenters from further afield are also welcome. Our invited speaker this year is Professor Ivona Kučerová from McMaster University. 

For more information, click here. 

The Department of Language Studies and LSAS is organizing a French talent show! Students will be able to sign up and show off their skills and hidden talents. There will be singing, dancing, acting, and more. Come join us! 

The Department of Language Studies (UTM), the Department of Italian Studies (U of T), and the Italian Cultural Institute of Toronto will host a two-day conference for all U of T graduate and undergraduate students. 

For more information, click here. 

To view the Gastronomy Conference poster, click here

Le filim "Oscar et la dame rose" est basé en un roman d'Éric Emmanuel Schmitt. Oscar, garçon de dix ans, séjourne à l'hôpital des enfants.  Ni les médecins ni ses parents n'osent lui dire la vérité sur sa maladie. Avec Madame Rose, il a commencé à écrire des lettre au Dieu à propos sec expériences de la vie. 

The film "Oscar et la dame rose" is based on a novel by Eric Emmanuel Schmitt. Oscar, a ten-year-old boy, stays in the children's hospital. Neither the doctors nor his parents dare to tell him the truth about his illness. With Madame Rose, he began to write letters to God about my life experiences.

Venez améliorer votre français avec vos amis et camarades! 

Come and improve your French with your friends and classmates!

Venez au 2e gastro-café-recontre pour faire des crêpes, recontrer de nouveaux amis, pratiquer votre français et..., bien sûr, déguster des crêpres. 

Come to the 2nd gastro-café-meeting to make crêpes, meet new friends, practice your French and ..., of course, taste crêpres.

We hope to see you there! Nous espérons vous voir là-bas!

Come out and learn all about Deaf culture and American Sign Language! The event is free and open to everyone. 

For more information, email utm.linguisticsleague@gmail.com

Nous, etudiant-e-s de francais a UTM, avons l'honneur d'accueillir Mme Marguerite Andersen dans notre cours FSL406, et aimerions vous inviter à passer une heure avec cette auteure franco-ontarienne, lauréate des prix Trillium pour ses livres, La mauvaise mère (2014) et La figuier sur le toit (2009)

Mme andersen nous parle de ses expériences littéraires et de son nouveau livre, Ceci et Cela, qui sera bientot publie!

We have the honour to welcome Ms. Marguerite Andersen to our FSL406 course and would like to invite you to spend an hour with this Franco-Ontarian author, winner of the Trillium Awards for her books, La mauvaise mère (2014) and La figuier sur le toit (2009).

Mrs. Andersen will tell us about her literary experiences and her new book, Ceci et Cela, which will be published soon! 

6:00 pm – 6:15 pm: Coffee

6:20 pm – 7:00 pm: Student-led presentations about research and internship experience (in Italian) 

7:00 pm – 7:45 pm: Roundtable Discussion (in English) - "Making Languages Work: Why Humanities Students Get Hired" 

The Department of Language Studies (in conjunction with the Experiential Education Office) offers Internship courses to students in their final year of study at UTM.  If you are a student interested in doing an Internship in 2015-2016, want to learn more about it, meet students who have completed one, or talk to potential employers, come out to our event!

That evening, student-interns will deliver their final academic-business presentation to their host supervisors, their peers, and members of the UTM community.

Following the presentations, there will be an open roundtable table discussion (in English) on the importance of obtaining a degree in the Humanities and the invaluable, transferable skills a graduate from that discipline possesses.

To view the event poster, click here. 

Soirée des Talent - French Talent Show, a variety show where participants display their talent(s) in French, on Thursday, March 26, 5:30 pm, Erindale Theatre, organized by our colleague Sima Farsandaj.

Should it be to spend a couple of hours taking your mind off your busy schedule or supporting our students who will showcase their talents, you are all welcome to attend (and participate as well!).

For more information, click here. 

Featuring industry singers and musicians, the show will display a history of Italian music as performers sing hits from a wide range of genres and a wider range of artists including Pavarotti, Boccelli, Tozzi, Ramazzotti, and others! Light refreshment will be served prior to the concert in the Atrium outside of room 1080. Raffle prizes to be won! 

For more information about the concert, click here. 

We would like to cordially invite you to the Arab Culture Day at the University of Toronto Mississauga (UTM). The event will take place on Friday, March 21st, 2014, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm. in the MiST Theatre at CCT Building, UTM.  

This evening of celebration of Arab culture and identity is brought to you by the Department of Languages Studies.  The event will showcase the talent, culture and identity of the students and instructors of the Arabic language courses at UTM.

The evening will be a compilation of entertaining and culturally relevant performances, including a musical performance by Wutar Band, a poetry reading, and a short play titled “Courage: A Monologue of Nonsense" (written and performed by our Arabic courses sessional lecturer, Dr. Amir Al-Azraki).

Light refreshments will be provided.

The admission fee is $2 for students and $5 for adults.  

We hope to see you all there! 

To view the event poster, click here. 

Come discover two great French traditions while enjoying a hearty meal and playing some hands-on games and activities.

TOUT EST GRATUIT! 

To view the event poster, click here. 

His Eminence Thomas Cardinal Collins will visit the University of Toronto Mississauga to deliver a presentation on Dante Alighieri’s “Divine Comedy” in English. The event will be held on Monday 3rd February 2014 at 12:00 noon in the Faculty Club, Davis Building University of Toronto Mississauga, 3359 Mississauga Road North. The presentation will last approximately 30 minutes and will be followed by an opportunity for His Eminence to meet students, staff and faculty who work at the university.

For more information click here. 

To view the event slideshow, click here. 

The Jackman Humanities Institute Program for the Arts on Translation and the Municipality of Languages is pleased to present Translator in Residence Peter Cole. 

Peter Cole is the author of four books of poems, most recently Things on Which I've Stumbled (New Directions). His many volumes of translations from Hebrew and Arabic include The Poetry of Kabbalah: Mystical Verse from the Jewish Tradition (Yale), and The Dream of the Poem: Hebrew Poetry from Muslims and Christian Spain, 950-1492 (Princeton). Cole has received numerous honours for his work, including a Guggenheim Fellowship, the PEN Translation Award for Poetry, and an Award in Literature from the American Academic of Arts and Letter. He was named a MacArthur Fellow in 2007 He teaches at Yale. 

To view the event poster, click here. 

The conference is organized by the Department of Language Studies University of Toronto Mississauga / Emilio Goggio Chair in Italian Studies University of Toronto / Istituto Italiano di Cultura di Toronto.

To view the event poster, click here. 

February 24, 2013, at 2:00 pm

March 2, 2013, at 7:30 pm

March 3, 2013, at 2:00 pm 

Location: 

CCT 1080

The year 2013 marked the 26th anniversary of the UTM Italian Play - a celebration we could enjoy thanks to your continued attendance and passion for Italian Studies. This year, we presented one of the first (and best) Italian Renaissance comedies by Ludovico Ariosto, La Lena. 

To view the event poster, click here. 

Gerard Van Herk is the Canada Research Chair in Regional Language and Oral Text, and director of the Memorial University Sociolinguistics Laboratory (http://musl.ling.mun.ca/about.html).
His research interests include creoles, African American English, gender, identity, and the Englishes of Quebec and Newfoundland.  He is the author of ”What is Sociolinguistics?” (Wiley-Blackwell, 2012).

To view the event poster, click here. We hope to see you there!

The evening will be a compilation of entertaining and culturally relevant performances, including a Dabke performance, a poetry reading, a discussion with Palestinian author and scholar Mr. Naji Farah, traditional Arabic music performances, and a fashion show showcasing traditional costumes of the Arab countries.  The event will conclude with a short play titled “Stuck."

Catered refreshments will be provided. 

To view the event poster, click here.

The Department of Languages at the University of Toronto Mississauga (UTM) hosted its Annual Awards Evening and Music Gala on Friday, October 5.

This celebration recognized distinguished students within the Department of Language Studies and CTEP (Concurrent Teacher Education Program) who excelled in their programs and/or courses of study, as well as instructors and teaching assistants who have demonstrated excellence in the performance of their teaching duties.

For more information, click here.