SUNDAY 14 OCTOBER, 2018 – UWI TODAY
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LANGUAGES & LINGUISTICS
Want to Learn a
LANGUAGE?
Modern Languages and Linguistics (DMLL)
The Department of Modern Languages and Linguistics (DMLL)
trains and qualifies future teachers, translators, interpreters, speech
therapists, specialists, and researchers through Bachelor of Arts (BA),
Master of Arts (MA), Master of Philosophy (MPhil) and Doctor of
Philosophy (PhD) degree programmes in French, Linguistics and
Spanish, and five complementaryminors in the fields of Brazilian Studies
with Portuguese, French, Linguistics, Spanish, Caribbean Sign Language
Interpreting (CSLI), with two certificates offered to non-degree students
(CSLI and Speech-Language Pathology or SLP), all supported by study
and work abroad programmes.
The DMLL teaches and researches the history and structures of four
of the six official languages of the Caribbean, Belize and the Guianas,
namely, English, French, French Creole/Patois and Spanish), and the
regional and international literatures and cultures of three Romance
languages (French, Portuguese and Spanish).
The five BA degrees include two Linguistics-related programmes,
namely, English Language and Literature with Education, and Speech
and Language Science, and another interdisciplinary BA, namely, Latin
American Studies.
For postgraduates, the DMLL offers two diplomas (the Diploma
in Interpreting Techniques, the Diploma in the Teaching of English to
Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL), three taught MAs (Spanish, SLP
and TESOL) and six research degrees (three MPhils and three PhDs)
in French, Linguistics and Spanish.
The DMLL also delivers the English Language Foundation courses
to the entire Campus, and administersTheWriting Centre for students.
DMLL Services include the Caribbean Interpreting and Translation
Bureau (CITB), and the UWI Speech-Language Clinic.
Visit them at
and FB: dmlluwista.
Centre for Language Learning (CLL)
The Centre for Language Learning (CLL) offers language
programmes to UWI, St Augustine students and staff, and offers
non-specialist classes to the public. You can learn Arabic, Chinese
(Mandarin), French, German, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Korean,
Portuguese, Spanish and Yoruba. Non-specialist language courses are
conveniently scheduled at lunch time, on evenings and on Saturdays.
Conversation-only classes are available at the post-beginner level. The
CLL also delivers an English As A Foreign Language (EFL) programme
for non-native speakers of English.
The CLL also has a collection of multimedia and hard copies of
language materials available for consultation, including the Korea
Corner located in the Self-Access Centre.
The CLL’s services to the public include off-campus classes for
groups and individuals and international standardised testing in English
(IELTS), Spanish (DELE), and Japanese (JLPT). Standardised testing
in Mandarin (HSK) is available through the Confucius Institute. The
Confucius Institute (CI) complements the CLL’s Mandarin offerings
with cultural programmes on and off-campus and off-campus language
and culture classes.
The CLL and CI welcome all to share in their love of languages and
culture. For more information visit their
website:
/
fhe/cll or follow them on Facebook, Flickr @clluwista or Twitter
@clluwi. Follow the CI on Facebook @Confucius.UWI.
Here’s what we offer
at DMLL and CLL
The Embassy of Japan
and the Centre
for Language Learning jointly mounted
the first Japanese Language Speech
Contest to be held in T&T on Friday,
August 24, 2018. The contest was held
at the CLL Auditorium and had three
objectives: to offer Japanese language
students an opportunity to express their
thoughts using the target language; to
improve participants’ Japanese language
proficiency by guiding them through
the process of drafting and delivering
a speech; and to promote and increase
public recognition of Japanese language
education in T&T.
Thirteen participants each prepared
and delivered a speech in Japanese
on the contest theme: “What Japan
means to me” and responded in a
short question-and-answer period
with the contest judges Mr Yoshinori
Yakabe, Counsellor and Deputy Head
of Mission, Embassy of Japan and Ms
Misato Noto.
The participants were: Akelia
Wilson, SabrinaMorgan, AidanRoberts,
Adanna Simon, Michelle Rattansingh,
Analecia Charles, Terrell Pinto, Sheron
Legall-Dixon, Christian Jalim, Tevan Z.
Mclean, Aneeqah Ghany, Emily Forde
and Daniel Gordon.
Each speech was judged on
linguistic competence, content and
performance. A small but enthusiastic
audience was on hand to hear the
language enthusiasts talk about what
inspires and sustains their love for
Japan: its cuisine, art, history, culture,
technological prowess and distinctive
world view. Perhaps unsurprisingly,
anime and manga featured heavily in
the evening’s offerings. All participants
were heartily congratulated for their
contributions.
There was unanimous approval for
the first prize winner, Christian Jalim,
who with the kind sponsorship of
Caribbean Gas Chemical Limited, is off
to the Dominican Republic this October
to compete in a regional speech contest
for the chance to win a sponsored trip to
Japan. More Vino sponsored the second
place prize.
The community of Japanese
language learners are among the most
dedicated of CLL learners and it is
planned that the speech contest will
become a staple inCLL’s annual schedule
of events. The CLL remains committed
to language learning that holds cultural
exposure and eventual competence high
on its list of priorities.
What JapanMeans To Me:
First Ever Japanese Language
Speech Contest
First prize winner, Christian Jalim. With the
sponsorship of Caribbean Gas Chemical Limited,
Jalim is off to the Dominican Republic this October
to compete in a regional speech contest for the
chance to win a sponsored trip to Japan.
Participants and judges of the Japanese Language Speech Contest on August 24, 2018. At centre, in grey
suit and tie, is Mr Yoshinori Yakabe, Counsellor and Deputy Head of Mission, Embassy of Japan.
