Helping with the Victorian Bushfires
Linguistics graduates and current students played an important role in the Victorian bushfire emergency communications.
Department of Linguistics
2014
Linguistics News 2014
Our News
ARC Success for Dr Michael Proctor
Congratulations to Dr Michael Proctor for being awarded one of the Discovery Early Career Researcher Awards from the ARC as well as being named Chief Investigator on a project awarded through another institution.
Linguistics Department HDR Conference 2014 announced.
The Linguistics Department HDR Conference to be held 18 November 2014.
Congratulations to our new Distinguished Professor
Congratulations to Professor Katherine Demuth on receiving the highly prestigious Distinguished Professor award.
Vale Emeritus Professor Arthur Delbridge
Emeritus Professor Arthur Delbridge, founding Professor of Linguistics at Macquarie, passed away on Friday 3rd October. He is fondly remembered not only for his ground breaking work in many areas of Australian linguistics, including as Editor in Chief of the Macquarie dictionary, but also for his personal qualities as a leader and colleague.
Macquarie Linguistics well represented at the International Association of Applied Linguistics World Congress
The Linguistics Department at Macquarie University was very well represented by academics, students and alumni at the August 2014 AILA International Association of Applied Linguistics World Congress in Brisbane.
TESOL Fest Seminars at Macquarie Linguistics
The Linguistics Department at Macquarie University is pleased to host the renowed Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) scholars Dr Andy Gao, Professor Thomas Farrell, Professor Jack Richards and Professor John Bitchener in August 2014.
Translating and Interpreting buddy session
Our T&I students made new buddies at a fun, interactive session organized by Dr Izumi Inoue of Department of Linguistics and Mr. Hiroshi Suzuki of Department of International Studies.
QS ranks Macquarie in top 50 worldwide for Linguistics
Macquarie University is ranked among the top 50 institutions in the world when it comes to Linguistics (43rd) according to the 2014 QS World University Rankings by Subject, published today.
Professor Demuth receives ARC Laureate Fellowship award
Professor Katherine Demuth has received an ARC Laureate Fellowship 2013 award ($2.8 million) for research on child language acquisition, one of 17 awards for science in Australia."
Congratulations to our newly promoted colleagues
The following colleagues have been successful in their promotions to the next rung on the ladder - Peter Roger, Felicity Cox, Catherine McMahon and Trevor Johnston