Foreign Languages, ESL and Humanities http://www.york.cuny.edu These are the search results for the query, showing results 1 to 7. Pasta 101 (Make fresh pasta for yourself and your family) http://www.york.cuny.edu/academics/departments/foreign-languages-esl-humanities/pasta-101-make-pasta The Italian Studies Program offers One-Hour Hands on Class Pasta 101 (two sessions). Second Session:
Open to all York student: "First come, first served" (6 students per session). 

RSVP: sghelli@york.cuny.edu

]]> No publisher Samuel Ghelli Current Student Foreign Languages, ESL and Humanities 2011-04-27T21:40:00Z Event Pasta 101 (Make fresh pasta for yourself and your family) http://www.york.cuny.edu/academics/departments/foreign-languages-esl-humanities/101-make-fresh-pasta The Italian Studies Program offers One-Hour Hands on Class Pasta 101 (two sessions). First Session:
Open to all York student: "First come, first served" (6 students per session). 

RSVP: sghelli@york.cuny.edu

]]> No publisher Samuel Ghelli Current Student Foreign Languages, ESL and Humanities 2011-04-27T21:40:00Z Event What Future for the Less Commonly Taught Languages? http://www.york.cuny.edu/academics/departments/foreign-languages-esl-humanities/what-future-for-the-less-commonly-taught-languages Dr. Jean Francois (Associate Professor of French and Francophone Studies, York College) was invited by The Language Resource Center of Columbia University to participate as a speaker at the conference on the theme of "What Future for the Less Commonly Taught Languages?" The Language Resource Center of Columbia University together with the Columbia Global Centers and the Consortium for Language Teaching and Learning is organizing a one day conference on the theme of "What Future for the Less Commonly Taught Languages?" This conference is the first in a planned series of conferences exploring topics germane to the teaching and learning of less commonly taught languages the Center will host in the coming years.

The conference aims to bring together language teachers, educators, administrators and other stakeholders to discuss, and share research, theory, and best practices on the current state and future of the LCTL as well as initiate a meaningful professional dialogue on this topic amongst those who are interested in sustaining the teaching and learning of LCTL at US institutions.

PLENARY SPEAKER: Scott McGinnis, Academic Advisor and Associate Professor, Defense Language Institute, Washington Office.

Speakers will include among others:

  • Dan Davidson - Professor of Russian and Second Language Acquisition at Bryn Mawr College
  • Maria Carreira - Professor of Spanish at California State University, Long Beach
  • Nancy Ruther - Associate Director, The MacMillan Center, Yale University
  • Alan Timberlake - Professor of Russian and Chair, Slavic Department, Columbia University
  • Jean Francois - Associate Professor of French and Francophone Studies, York College, CUNY
  • Taoufiq Ben Amor - Senior lecturer in Arabic Studies, Columbia University
  • Nelleke Van Deusen-Scholl - Director of the Center for Language Study, Yale University

Some of the topics that will be addressed by the speakers will include:

  • How do we conjugate the national priority in LCTL with the overall neglect for LCTL at many of our institutions?
  • How do we address the systemic lack of funding for LCTL within our academic institutions?
  • What structures should we put in place in order to better develop and sustain LCTL?
  • What role do heritage learners and bilingual speakers play in reinforcing LCTL programs?
  • How can technology help us overcome some of the barriers that prohibit us from achieving critical mass in some LCTL?
  • Is the rise of some LCTL (Chinese, Arabic, etc) accomplished at the detriment of other LCTL in terms of institutional support?
  • Is the emergence of lingua franca among the LCTL synonymous with diminishing support for other LCTL in the same geographic area?
  • How can we better coordinate our efforts to promote the teaching and learning of LCTL regionally as well as nationally?

All are welcome to attend. No registration required but please RSVP.

]]> No publisher Samuel Ghelli Current Student Foreign Languages, ESL and Humanities Student Development 2011-04-05T14:50:00Z Event Forbidden Stories: Why and How To Write Them http://www.york.cuny.edu/academics/departments/foreign-languages-esl-humanities/forbidden-stories-why-and-how-to-write-them The Modern Languages Department and Literatures of Swarthmore College will be hosting a reading and conversation with Sonia Rivera Valdés, writer, literary and film critic and professor of Spanish language and literature at York College. Sonia Rivera-Valdés is considered one of the most important writers from Cuba. She received the prestigious Casa de Las Américas literary award for her book of short stories about the intimate lives of Latino immigrants in New York titled Las historias prohibidas de Marta Veneranda (The Forbidden Stories of Marta Veneranda). Her second book, Historias de mujeres grandes y chiquitas (Stories by Little Women and Grown Up Girls) was published by Editorial Campana, in Spanish and English editions, and a new novel will be forthcoming in October 2011. 

Rivera-Valdés will discuss her writing about human sexuality, how she constructs her plots, what narrative techniques she applies to her writing, and how her stories connect to real life. The talk will be followed by a question and answer session and refreshments. Rivera-Valdés is a writer, literary and film critic and professor of Spanish language and literature at York College, CUNY. She was born in Cuba and resides in New York. Her articles and stories have been extensively published in anthologies and literary magazines in the United States and other countries. Organized by Latin American Studies, and co-sponsored by the Spanish Section of Modern Languages and Literatures.

]]> No publisher Samuel Ghelli Current Student Foreign Languages, ESL and Humanities 2011-03-17T20:40:00Z Event Foreign Languages Open House http://www.york.cuny.edu/academics/departments/foreign-languages-esl-humanities/open-house Come and enjoy our 2010 Open House dedicate to our students. We will offer information on our Majors and Minors, orientation on how to plan your Curriculum, information on cultural activities of this Semester. You will interact with the new instructors. Refreshment an Raffles

]]> No publisher Samuel Ghelli Current Student Foreign Languages, ESL and Humanities 2010-11-19T19:50:00Z Event Poetry Celebration 2010 http://www.york.cuny.edu/academics/departments/foreign-languages-esl-humanities/poetry-celebration-2010 The Poetry Celebration 2010 is dedicated to the Haitian Poet Yanick Morin (1953-2002) and the Cuban Artist Ana Mendieta (1948-1985). No publisher Samuel Ghelli Current Student Foreign Languages, ESL and Humanities 2010-11-19T19:40:00Z Event Mid-August Lunch, a new Italian film http://www.york.cuny.edu/academics/departments/foreign-languages-esl-humanities/mid-august-lunch-a-new-italian-film The Italian Studies Program at York presents "Pranzo Ferragosto" - "MID AUGUST LUNCH," a new delightful picture from Italy, set during a hot summer in Rome. The film has just been released in the United States after winning several international prizes. Professor Ghelli will introduce the film and will conduct a Q&A with the audience.

Mid-August-Lunch
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