“Untranslatables” Exhibition

UBC students have been invited to share either short essays or digital media projects e xploring “Untranslatables”.

These short essays and media projects the matize how some words aren’t easily translated into other languages and ret ain their distinct meaning and purpose only in their original form\, explor ing what one word or a group of words means through creative means.

O ptions included a 350-500-word definition\; a 750-1000-word personal essay\ , literary text\, or screenplay\; a short comic\; a short film\, podcast\, vlog\, or series of TikToks\; a short digital game or interactive narrative using a platform such as Twine\; a s eries of GIFS\, memes\, or Instagram posts\; or a larger creative project u sing traditional or mixed media formats. A selection of these short essays and digital media projects will be put on display in the Asian Studies Thea ter on Thursday\, November 3rd.

Speech Contest

At “Multilingualism Means...”\, we invite students to share a 4-to -6-minute speech about “What multilingualism means to me.”

This broad er topic allows you to interpret and speak to it in your own way. It could be at a personal level (eg: personal stories\, course work\, experiences\, interests\, hobbies etc.)\, and/or at a societal and world level. Students are welcome to incorporate slides into their presentations\, but this is o ptional.

“Multilingualism Means...” is a unique opportunity for stude nts to share your passion for languages to an audience of your peers\, coll eagues\, and instructors\, while developing your public speaking skills!

Speech contestants will have the exciting opportunity to compete for th e first\, second\, and third place prizes!