FASS News: 2015 Stories
FASS Seminar by Professor Adam JaworskiOn 25th November 2015, Eminent Visiting Professor to FASS, Professor Adam Jaworski, gave a seminar entitled Welcome: Frames for the Linguistic Landscape of Global Mobility. In the talk, he described the meaning potential of ‘welcome’ signs from various tourist, commercial and institutional spaces. |
ESEA-18 ConferenceFrom 16 till 17 November 2015, FASS organised the 18th English in South-East Asia Conference, which took place in the Chancellor Hall, UBD. |
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7th International Seminar on Regional EducationThe 7th International Seminar on Regional Education was held at Pekanbaru City, Riau, Indonesia from 5th till 7th November 2015 with the theme: Educational Community and Cultural Diversity. This event was a collaboration between the Faculty of Education and Teacher Training, University of Riau and Faculty of Education, The National University of Malaysia (UKM). |
Stage Drama of “Santun Bahasa”On 10 October 2015, the theatrical production of “Santun Bahasa” was organised as part of the AB-1402 module known as Santun Bahasa offered by the Department of Malay Language and Literature of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, UBD. |
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Drama Performance by FASS Theatre StudentsOn 11 April 2015, FASS drama students put on a brilliant performance entitled Love.Fabric.Life. Five plays, each with a different storyline, were presented, unveiling passion, love, life, intercultural distinctiveness and attractiveness. The performance also showed the fragility and complexity of mankind towards its inherited values and tradition. |
Dialogue between UBD and Universiti Malaysia TerengganuIn March 2015, the Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences, in collaboration with Universiti Malaysia Terengganu (UMT), held a dialogue entitled Dialog Bahasa Nusantara: Interaksi Teknologi dan Bahasa as part of continuous efforts to promote the Malay language. |
Art ExhibitionFrom 14 till 22 February 2015, International Art Moves (IAM) Exhibition: Brunei Calling was the first international art exhibition to be organized jointly by Culture.net, an international network of art schools and academies, and Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Universiti Brunei Darussalam. This international art exhibition was professionally curated and displayed in the famous Kunstquartier Bethanien (Bethanien Art Centre) in Berlin, Germany. |
Discovery Year Testimonial from ArizonaMuhammad Azim bin Mohd Alidin, a student from FASS, describes his exciting time at the University of Arizona in the United States where he spent his Discovery Year (Study Abroad Programme) and had some memorable study experiences. |