Center for the Study of Languages and Cultures

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Art and History

Native American Heritage Month Dance and Drum Performance

In honor and celebration of Native American Heritage Month, Initiative on Race and Resilience in collaboration with artist-in-residence, David Martin, hosted a Native American...

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Art and History

Disidencia sexual y de género en Gabriela Mistral / Gender and Sexual Dissidence in Gabriela Mistral

Offered in Spanish and English with simultaneous interpretation. Claudia Cabello-HuttAssociate Professor of SpanishDirector of Graduate StudiesThe University of North Carolina at...

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Global Affairs

American Pronunciation

You have studied English for years, but now in the US, you find yourself struggling to understand Americans and hold a successful conversation with them. Join us as we analyze the...

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Art and History

Writing the Queer Life of Gabriela Mistral / Escribiendo la vida queer de Gabriela Mistral

This session will explore how the intersection of the national with gender and racial aspects of “lo queer” – evidenced in letters, poems, and periodicals – enabled...

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Health and Society

Kenyan Bridewealth and Marriage

Jossy Mutisya discusses the bridewealth system at work in the 44 ethnic communities of Kenya and in many cultures across the African continent. Presented by the Center for the...

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Career Development

Visual Storytelling: Using Graphics to Maximize Vocabulary Acquisition

This presentation examined the use of images, sound, text and video using tools like Thinglink, Adobe Spark, and Panopto to have students learn and enhance language skills through...

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Career Development

The Role of Motivation and Engagement in Digital Learning: Toward a Learning Experience Design Model

A large body of research clearly indicates that when learners believe that information is interesting, valuable and intrinsically meaningful, they are more likely to learn the...

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Health and Society

From Native Americans to the United Nations: The Impact of the Language Conservancy’s Work with Native U.S. Languages

This video addresses the ways in which the work of the Language Conservancy of Bloomington, IN applies lessons they have learned to saving endangered indigenous languages in...

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