Past Events

Global Languages Initiative Workshop with Marje Stock

Posted on October 4, 2024

GLI workshop with Marje Stock

Friday, October 18, 2024 | 2:00 – 4:00 p.m.Charbonnel Lounge, St. Michael’s College RSVP HERE We are exited to invite you to the upcoming Global Languages Initiative Workshop, hosted by the German Department, with guest speaker Marje Zschiesche-Stock. Join us on for an engaging discussion on The Use of AI in the Second Language Classroom. The use of AI in educational contexts is currently a hot topic. The integration of AI into teaching will inevitably become a reality. How can contemporary language education respond to this? How can AI be productively integrated into teaching with added value? Our initial attempts show that it can also be an enrichment and act in a way as a friend and helper. But does it hinder the development of critical and independent thinking in our learners? In this workshop, we want to explore these questions and think together about how AI can simulate authentic language interactions and improve the communicative skills of learners at all levels. About Marje Zschiesche-Stock Marje Zschiesche-Stock has many years of international experience as a lecturer and trainer at a variety of institutions and educational establishments, where she has taught German language and culture at all levels and for all ... Read More »

Toronto German Graduate Conference, May 8-9, 2023

Posted on February 17, 2023

Location: Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy, 1 Devonshire Place, Room 208N.Due to maintenance needs the conference will take place in the Combination Room at 6 Hoskin Ave on Monday only. We will be in room 208N as planned on Tuesday. Download poster here. Download schedule here. MONDAY, MAY 8 10am: Arrival and Coffee 10.15: Opening remarks 10.30am: Keynote: “Mein Name ist Ausländer.” Semra Ertan and the Poetics of BIPOC Past and Futurities in Post-War Germany. Prof. Azadeh Sharifi, German, UofT 12pm: Catered Lunch 1pm: Workshop: What’s next: Unlocking Academic Careers and Post-docs. Prof. Shami Ghosh, Medieval Studies, UofT 2.30pm: Coffee Break 2.45-3.45pm: Time and Intercultural Ties in Medieval Literature Mittelalterlicher Orientalismus? Somaia Mostafa, German, UofTThe Perception of Time in Middle High German and Classical Japanese “Tagelieder” Poems. Jing-Yi Yang, Medieval Studies, UofT Evening: Optional Presenters’ Dinner TUESDAY, MAY 9 10.15am: Arrival and Coffee 10.30am: Shaping temporalities Time as Narrative Structure—How the Conception of Love Shapes the Course of Time in Middle High German Romances.Julia Lorenz, German, OxfordHegel on Goethe’s Faust: Philosophy’s “Grey in Grey.” Dylan Shaul, Philosophy, UofTThe Ineffable “Now.” ChatGPT and the Messiah That Was Missed. Anne-Marie Fowler, Religion, UofT 12pm: Catered Lunch 1pm: Present Identities ... Read More »

International Conference: The Other Sister: New Research on Non-Cloistered Religious Women (1100-1800), May 18–20, 2023

Posted on April 10, 2023

In order to attend the conference via Zoom or in person, please email us at tos2023conference@gmail.com. The final schedule will be available later in April. Check our blog https://othersisters.hypotheses.org/ Throughout Christian history, there have been groups of women who lived recognizably religious lives but outside of traditional monastic structures. Despite leaving a substantial documentary and (in some cases) visual record, they are conspicuously absent from the dominant scholarly tradition. By defining and contextualizing the experiences of these women, we can begin to understand the ways they fit into the ecclesiastical and lay landscape of the worlds in which they lived. Read More »