“Untranslatables” Exhibition
UBC students have been invited to share either short essays or digital media projects exploring “Untranslatables”.
These short essays and media projects thematize how some words aren’t easily translated into other languages and retain their distinct meaning and purpose only in their original form, exploring what one word or a group of words means through creative means.
Options 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 series of GIFS, memes, or Instagram posts; or a larger creative project using traditional or mixed media formats. A selection of these short essays and digital media projects will be put on display in the Asian Studies Theater 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 broader 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 optional.
“Multilingualism Means…” is a unique opportunity for students to share your passion for languages to an audience of your peers, colleagues, and instructors, while developing your public speaking skills!
Speech contestants will have the exciting opportunity to compete for the first, second, and third place prizes!
