Languages and Linguistics at Griffith
We emphasise
- Linking language, culture and communication.
- Career oriented outcomes both locally and globally.
- Best practice language teaching methodologies and technologies.
- Integrating language learning with linguistics, the scientific study of language.
We are committed to
- Professional learning and skills development.
- Rigorous research in languages and linguistics.
- Community service.
The Arts, Education and Law Group Alumni Awards aim to recognise the outstanding achievements and successes of our alumni. The recipients of the awards will be honoured at our awards night later in 2012. There are eight Alumnus of the Year Award recipients, one for each AEL element in the Group.
- Griffith Law School
- Queensland College of Art
- Griffith Film School
- Queensland Conservatorium of Music
- School of Criminology and Criminal Justice
- School of Education and Professional Studies
- School of Humanities
- School of Languages and Linguistics
There will be one overall Alumnus of the Year Award selected from these eight recipients. One Young Alumnus of the Year Award will also be selected, recognising our young alumni making significant contributions and success in their chosen industry/profession.
Inaugural Chinese Language Speech Competition a roaring success
The inaugural Griffith University Chinese Language Speech Competition was held on April 24 in the newly renovated Campus Heart at Nathan. Attendees and on lookers were treated to a rich feast of music, martial arts and linguistic entertainment courtesy of the students participating in the event.
The competition is the brain child of Lecturer in Chinese, Mr Paul Rackermann and was co-sponsored by the Griffith Chinese Cultural Association, Student Linx and the School of Languages and Linguistics.
The Australian National Corpus is launched
"The Australian National Corpus is a discovery service that collates and provides access to assorted examples 
of Australian English text (published and unpublished), transcriptions, audio and audio-visual materials.
The Australian National Corpus includes:
- published and unpublished written documents of all genres
- spoken texts in the form of transcriptions, with or without annotation
- audio and audiovisual recordings, including oral histories, interviews and conversational dialogues
- web-based conversational languages such as email, blogs, web pages and social network platforms (where permissible)"
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Griffith Working Papers
Featuring select works by undergraduate and honours students enrolled in courses on pragmatics and intercultural communication.