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Two-day Symposium on New Perspectives in Language Education

Call for Proposals
The Centre for Educational Research in Languages and Literacies (CERLL) of OISE-University of Toronto is pleased to announce the second Symposium of Southern Ontario Universities on New Perspectives in Language Education. This symposium is a joint collaboration with:

• The Department of Language Studies at the University of Toronto Mississauga;
• The Faculty of Education at Western University;
• The Department of Languages, Literatures and Linguistics and the Faculty of Education at York University;
• The Department of Germanic and Slavic Studies of the University of Waterloo;

This symposium will be held virtually on June 11-12, 2021 and will feature the latest research and findings in Languages and Literacies education.
Theme of the 2021 Symposium: Challenges, Changes, and Chances: The Future of Languages and Literacies Education.

            In co-operation with the German Pedagogical Exchange Office (PAD), the Canadian Association of University Teachers of German is accepting applications for positions as English-language assistants in the Federal Republic of Germany. Information and application forms are available from the GSS Undergraduate Studies co-ordinator Katja Czarnecki. Please note there are new requirements for 2021 including the ability to work online. 

The City of Graz, Austria is once again calling for applications for the "Writer of the City of Graz" scholarship for the period of September 2021 until August 2022.

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The Waterloo Centre for German Studies is happy to announce the winner of the WCGS Book Prize for first books published in 2019.

The Waterloo Centre for German Studies (WCGS) is pleased to announce the shortlist for its annual Book Prize.

Open call for scholarships by the OeAD, Austria’s agency for international mobility and cooperation in education, science and research.

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Canadian Summer School in Germany 2021

The Canadian Summer School in Germany (CSSG) offers university-level language courses in Kassel in a unique and intensive cultural immersion program. All courses are equivalent to a full-year course and the course credits are transferable to all Canadian and U.S. institutions.