Celebrate Hispanic Heritage at 'Los Códices' Exhibit, Lecture
By Sarah Jayne Johnson
Arts and Culture Week
Events include:
The Universal Language: Latin
September 17th, 2018, Patterson Hall 218, 4:00pm-5:00pm
Drs. Milena Minkova and Terence Tunberg from the Modern & Classical Languages, Literatures and Cultures Department will present “The Universal Language: Latin” at the International Village LLP.
Career Diversity and Transferable Skills Workshop
The Department of Modern and Classical Language invites you to a graduate professionalization workshop "Career Diversity and Transferable Skills," Tuesday October 9, 3.30-5.00
in the Woodward Hall of the Gatton Business and Economics Building. The speaker will be Dr. Ashley Sorrell, Senior Faculty Instructional Consultant in the Center for the Enhancement of Learning and Teaching, and Assistant Director of Graduate Student Professional Enhancement for the Graduate School, with introduction by Dr. Sarah Lyon, Associate Professor in Anthropology, Director of Careers beyond the Professoriate Program, Interim Associate Dean of Graduate Studies of the College of Arts and Sciences.
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Woodward Hall, Gatton College of Business & Economics
MCLLC Research Talk
In this talk, Dr. Atsushi Hasegawa will present some of the findings from his research on the language socialization process of study abroad participants in Japan.
There are many benefits that are believed to be associated with study abroad (SA), such as cultivating intercultural and global competence, advancing academic/career trajectories, and language acquisition. However, in terms of language development, previous research has reported inconclusive or sometimes contradictory results (e.g., Kinginger, 2013; Wang, 2010). This inconclusiveness is attributable, foremost, to the vast differences in experience that each SA participant undergoes in each environment. The traditional outcome-based research cannot sufficiently capture the complexity of SA experiences, but instead, process-oriented descriptive research should contribute to a fuller understanding of SA experiences (e.g., Kinginger, 2008, 2013). Building on this line of inquiry, my research aims to investigate a detailed account of the language socialization process by participants in three short-term SA programs in Japan. I
take up two central aspects of language socialization, namely, interpersonal relationships and interactional practice, as primary objects of analysis and closely describe how these
elements are intricately related vis-à-vis language development. Interpersonal relationship is an oft-mentioned notion in SA research, but the one that is rarely analyzed systematically. I employ social network analysis (SNA) to look into the structural properties of not only individual relationships, but also of entire program networks and sub-structures (communities, groups). The second element, interactional practice, is also an imperative aspect of SA. I use conversation analysis (CA) to closely document characteristics of and changes in interactional practices, such as code-switching, topic management, and repair/search activities, as well as in the use of verbal and nonverbal resources, which all constitute interactional competence (Hall & Pekarek-Doehler, 2011). These analytical foci—interpersonal relationships and interactional practice—are complementary in capturing the interplays of individual agency and surroundings, which together give rise to unique reality for every participant.
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Niles Gallery
Field Training Distinguished Graduates 2018
The Detachment was lucky enough to have 3 cadets receive the title of distinguished graduate over the summer. This award is given to cadets who finish in the top 10 percent of their Field Training Encampment. Cadets Chambers, Cassem, and Cross all performed outstandingly and all ended up finishing in the Top 3 percent of their encampments with Cadet Cross finishing 1st out of 431 cadets during his encampment! We are proud to watch as these cadets grow and develop from everyday people into officers in The World's Greatest Air Force!
Kentucky Gender and Women’s Studies Conference to Feature Prominent Speakers
By: Loralyn Cecil
Andrea Jenkins, who made history last November as the first openly transgender black woman elected to public office in the U.S, will join Garth Greenwell, a native Kentuckian and author of "What Belongs to You," as keynote speakers at the second annual Kentucky Gender and Women’s Studies Conference.
'Appalachia in the Bluegrass' Continues With Sounds of Kentucky's Suffragists, Don Pedi’s Dulcimer
By Danielle Donham
Don Pedi talks about learning to play the dulcimer for dulcimercrossing.com.
Myth vs. Reality: The Value of a Liberal Arts Degree in Today's World
By: Lindsey Piercy
Sounding an alarm on the crisis of liberal arts education is nothing new, but now, perhaps more than ever before, questions about the direction and importance of a liberal arts degree are being asked.
The College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Kentucky is working diligently to answer those questions. The college has launched a first-of-its-kind video series titled, "Insights — The Liberal Arts Today." The goal is to address the myths and realities in the field.