" 1st Linguistics, Literature, Culture, Arts International Seminar (LITERATES) 2022. LITERATES is a biennial international seminar organized by Faculty of Foreign Languages, Universitas Mahasaraswati Denpasar. LITERATES 2022 aims to disseminate and promote the best practice and innovation in linguistics, literature, culture, and arts. It is designed to accommodate the academic discussion among students, teachers, and also researchers. The updated research findings and information were shared and contributed to enrich the academic resources through this international seminar. There are fifty articles in the proceeding including the keynote speaker's, invited speakers', and presenters' paper. Hopefully this proceeding will be beneficial for your professional practice that the material presented will assist you in meeting the challenges of enhancing the learning experience and that you have the opportunity to meet and form new networks with colleagues from across areas who face similar challenges."