Basque SalutationsCome learn some basic dialogues in Basque! Location: Pacific 113
Presentation Time: 11:15am-11:40am
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Language Exchanges that Work Setting up a virtual foreign language exchange isn't hard these days; making it engaging and a source for deeper learning is just as challenging as ever. For more than 5 years we've been offering our intermediate French students a speech-based opportunity to meet regularly with peers at Lyon II in France. We'll share what we've learned, pedagogically and technically, and look forward to hearing about what you're doing to make opportunities like these available to your students. Location: Pacific 113
Presentation Time: 12:15pm - 1:00pm
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La película "La Llamada": una conversación con el directorFilmmaker David Nieto Wenzell will discuss his feature length film "La Llamada" ("On the Line") (2012). He will touch upon some of the topics raised by the film and the process of writing, filming, and producing cinema in Ecuador. Location: Pacific 113
Presentation Time: 9:15am - 10:00am
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iBooks Author and Communicative Language Teaching iBooks Author may or may not be great software for authoring foreign language textbooks, but it it's a wonderful tool to create media-rich, content-based units. We'd like to show you some of the communicative language lessons we've created (in Italian and English), and brainstorm what some of its possibilities are for your classes. Location: Pacific 113
Presentation Time: 1:15pm - 2:00pm
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Se habla español en OregonDo you have Spanish heritage learners in your language classes? Are these classes mixed (L2 and heritage) or do you have specific classes to meet heritage learner needs? How can our UO Spanish Heritage Language (SHL) Program complement what you are already doing in high schools? We are currently in the second year of our program at the UO and are anxious to know more about our incoming students’ high school experiences. If you would like to participate in this conversation, learn more about our new SHL Program, and come away with some ideas for how to incorporate your heritage learners life experiences and expertise in your curriculum, please join us for a lively round table discussion about Latino students in our Oregon schools. Location: Pacific 113
Presentation Time: 10:15am - 11:00am
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Korean Spicy Food 101Spicy food has a special place within the Korean diet. Through this presentation, we will present on famous spicy dishes from Korea, present keywords related to table manners, and introduce why spicy food found its way to the Korean dinner table. It will be a fiery feast. Come and take the heat! Location: Pacific 119
Presentation Time: 12:15pm-12:40pm, 1:15pm-1:40pm
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An Important Part of the Brazilian SoulCome learn about Brazilian music styles like choro, forró, bossa-nova, MPB,Brazilian rock, axé and more! You'll learn the steps for the forró and participate in engaging activities. Location: Pacific 119
Presentation Time: 9:15am - 10:00am, 10:15am - 11:00am
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Japanese Food Culture!We will introduce both traditional and current Japanese eating habits. Come and learn how to use chopsticks properly. We will also be showing you how to make Japanese fast food, onigiri (rice ball) like a pro! Location: Pacific 119
Presentation Time: 11:15am - 12:00pm
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Hannah ArendtHannah Arendt was one of the most influential political theorists of the twentieth century. Born into a German-Jewish family, she was forced to leave Germany in 1933 and emigrated to the United States in 1941, where she held a number of academic positions until her death in 1975. The presentation will focus on her theories of judgment. Location: EMU Oak Room
Presentation Time: 9:15am-9:40am
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African Prints and Clothing: Oh! Stereotypes Junk. Symbol of Backwardness. Cheap. Colorful. For Poor and Illiterate People... They have been called so many names. And those who wear them have heard it all. What about YOU? Do you want to hear the TRUTH about these prints and fabrics worn by most African people? Then, don’t miss my presentation! Bring your questions…and wear your African outfits…if you have any! Location: EMU Oak Room
Presentation Time: 12:15pm - 1:00pm
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