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March 2009
| Date |
Thursday March 5, 2009 |
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| Time |
11:00am - 12:30pm |
| Location |
FedEx Global Education Center, 4th Floor |
| Type of Event |
Conference |
| Title |
LAC Instructional Workshop |
| Contact Info |
europe@unc.edu |
| Notes |
UNC's Languages Across the Curriculum (LAC) Program cordially invites graduate students and faculty from any department to attend this workshop. To register, email the following information to lac@unc.edu:
Name, home department, stage of graduate/professional career, foreign language(s) in which you are fluent, & field(s) of research or professional interest
This best practices teaching workshop provides a forum for experienced and prospective LAC TAs to share ideas and instructional resources. The following presentations will be featured:
A LAC Variety Pack: Varying Approaches to Teaching LAC Recitations
Jonathan Risner (CMPL),
Spanish LAC TA
Teaching and Learning in the Multi-Proficiency LAC Classroom: Challenges and Solutions
Helene Ducros (GEOG),
French LAC TA
Selecting Materials for LAC Sections
Sherine El-Toukhy (JOMC),
Arabic LAC TA
Participation in this workshop is strongly recommended for graduate students who wish to apply for upcoming LAC TA positions. For information on available Fall 2009 positions, visit www.unc.edu/lac. |
| Date |
March 17, 2009 |
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| Time |
5:00pm |
| Location |
n/a |
| Type of Event |
Application Deadline |
| Title |
K-12 Teacher Travel to Brussels |
| Contact Info |
europe@unc.edu |
| Notes |
Two awards will be made to North Carolina K-12 teachers for participation summer 2009 in a new program organized by the European Commission. Teachers from 11 EU Centers of Excellence will join a four day study tour of EU institutions in Brussels. Each award would include funds for travel, accommodation and per diems. Priority will be given to teachers enrolling a team in the 2009 Euro Challenge competition. In future years, priority may also extend to teachers attending UNC EU Center teacher workshops.
To download the application and view the itinerary, please click here. |
| Date |
Wednesday, March 25, 2009 |
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| Time |
4:00pm - 5:00pm |
| Location |
n/a |
| Type of Event |
Radio Broadcast |
| Title |
Miriam Makeba: Mama Afrika |
| Contact Info |
skidd@email.unc.edu |
| Notes |
This broadcast of the Global Music Show will feature the music of Miriam Makeba, perhaps South Africa's most important singer in the last half century. Nicknamed 'Mama Afrika,' she left an indelible musical legacy that is sure to survive past past her death last November.
Special guest Amy Cooke from the African Studies Center. Hosted by Andy Koch.
Listen locally at 89.3 FM or on the web at www.wxyc.org. Listen to past shows online at the Global Music website. The Global Music Show is sponsored by WXYC FM and the UNC Area Studies Centers.
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| Date |
March 26-28, 2009 |
(Re)Writing History:
Text as Monument to Memory
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n/a |
| Location |
various: UNC Chapel Hill campus |
| Type of Event |
Conference |
| Title |
(Re)Writing History:
Text as Monument to Memory |
| Contact Info |
europe@unc.edu |
| Notes |
The15th annual Carolina Conference on Romance Literatures (CCRL) will feature keynote addresses by Esther Bendahan, Régine Robin and Robert Viscusi. There will also be a spotlight presentation by Gioconda Belli.
Visit the conference website for details: http://ccrl.colloquia.com. Cosponsored by the Center for European Studies. |
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