Konkurs otwarty na stanowisko post-doc w projekcie OPUS-19-HS "Wpływy międzyjęzykowe w wielojęzyczności z uwzględnieniem różnych domen: fonologia i składnia" (UMO-2020/37/B/HS2/00617). Projekt kierowany przez prof. Magdalenę Wrembel z Wydziału Anglistyki jest realizowany we współpracy międzynarodowej między Uniwersytetem im. Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu a the Arctic University of Norway (UiT) w Tromsø oraz Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) w Trondheim.

Już w poniedziałek … Wariat, bankrut i król selfie. Czyli o wielkich mistrzach malarstwa niderlandzkiego Wykład gościnny Martyny Kliks Poniedziałek 29.03.2021 / 18:00– 19:00 Zapisy: https://calendly.com/lectures/kliks Serdecznie zapraszam! Robert de Louw, w im. OPoN i Zakładu Studiów Niderlandzkich i Południowoafrykańskich (WA)

WA Distinguished Professors’ Lectures Series features internationally renowned scholars visiting the Faculty of English to share their research and professional expertise with the faculty and students. This time we have the honour to host Prof. John Harris (University College London), who will deliver a lecture “Where does phonological knowledge stop? – Simplicity versus naturalness in the learnability of phonotactic patterns” that will take place on 26 March 2021 (Friday) at 1:15 p.m. via Zoom.

Did you know that some of Canada’s libraries are true Brutalist marvels? Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, the University of Toronto, and York University boast the most attention-grabbing, concrete, book-filled gems, but it is the design of the UoT’s Robarts Library that has caused many to raise their eyebrows in disbelief. Named after the 17th premier of Ontario John P. Robarts, the library is unarguably one of the most significant examples of Brutalist architecture in North America. Completed in 1973 at a cost of over 40 million dollars, the giant “fortress” – known as Fort Book – is a home to 4.5 million volumes spread over 14 floors. Its gigantic structure is an embodiment of béton brut – pioneered by such modernist architects as Le Corbusier – which translates to English as raw concrete. The rawness of the library is particularly striking, but so is its shape. Tourists and Torontonians alike often wonder what they are actually looking at – whether Fort Book is a peacock, a turkey, or a massive UFO has been and will remain a dilemma. Interestingly, Umberto Eco spent days at Robarts while writing The Name of the Rose, which gives us a reason to believe it might have been an inspiration for his secret library.

Coming up … From police interrogation to standing trial in a Dutch courtroom A guest lecture by Florence van der Houwen (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam) Friday March 19, 2021 / 14:00– 15:00 To register, please go to https://calendly.com/lectures/vanderhouwen

Canada is known for having more lakes than the rest of the world combined. It is believed that there may be as many as two million, and 563 of them have a surface area larger than 100 square kilometres. The list of the largest lakes includes Lake Huron in Ontario, Great Bear Lake in the Northwestern Territories, and Lake Superior, also in Ontario. There are large lakes in Manitoba as well, such as Lake Winnipegosis, Lake Manitoba, and Lake Winnipeg. Lake Winnipeg is Canada’s fifth and the world’s 11th largest lake. Interestingly, Canada also has its very own Dead Sea. The “Dead Sea of Canada”, namely Little Manitou Lake in Saskatchewan, is known for its salinity content, which is five times higher than the ocean, or approximately half that of the Dead Sea in Israel and Jordan. Fed by underground springs, the 13.3 square km lake has mineral salt concentrations of 180,000 mg per litre, what makes it extremely buoyant, and enables swimmers to effortlessly float on their back.