Arts Faculty News

Kristian Rodd and James Kett

Congratulations to Monash students Kristian Rodd and James Kett, who have both received scholarships to study in China for their performance at the recent final of the Chinese Bridge competition held in China. 110 competitors from 55 countries participated in a demanding final round, which required students to complete a range of tasks in Chinese language including written examinations, interviews, artistic performances, speeches, role-playing and debates.

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Mr Kenta Koshiba and Lance Truong

Congratulations to our students for their success in the 39th Annual Japanese Speech Contest, Victorian State Final. We particularly congratulate Lance Truong, who has gone on to win First Prize in the Open Division of the National Japanese Speech Contest.

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A number of students in German Studies have been succesful in applying for scholarships funded by the German government. Congratulations to all!

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The Melbourne Centre for Japanese Language Education (MCJLE) has introduced a new scholarship series to commence in 2009.

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Professor Rae Frances presents Dr Farzard Sharifian with his award

Congratulations to Dr Farzad Sharifian (School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics) who has received this years Early Career Researcher award for the Faculty of Arts.

Kate Burridge

Keeping pace with the chaos of a living language has become a life-long passion for Monash linguist Professor Kate Burridge.

More new words are being created today than in any other period in the rich history of the English language.

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Congratulations to Monash students Kristian Rodd and James Kett, who have both received scholarships to study in China for their performance at the recent final of the Chinese Bridge competition held in China. 110 competitors from 55 countries participated in a demanding final round, which required students to complete a range of tasks in Chinese language including written examinations, interviews, artistic performances, speeches, role-playing and debates.

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Bryan Fricker

A Brief Q&A with Bryan Fricker, PhD, Linguistics.

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Dr Carlo Salzani

Dr Carlo Salzani has been awarded an Alexander von Humboldt Fellowship.

Dr Salzani completed a PhD in the Centre for Comparative Literature and Cultural Studies on ‘Constellations of Reading: Walter Benjamin in Figures of Actuality’ in 2007.

The fellowships are offered world-wide on a competitive basis. The most important criteria for selection are the applicant’s publications and the quality and feasibility of their research proposal. This is the second Humboldt Fellowship to have been awarded to a Centre graduate in the last three years.

Lianne Gordon

Monash’s Lianne Gordon immersed herself in the local culture and experienced first hand how Monash’s host universities operate on a recent visit to China.

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