Reframing Multilingualism in the Classroom: A Poetic Celebration of Diversity

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Event Details
  • Date/Time:
    • Thursday April 9, 2015 - Friday April 10, 2015
      11:00 am - 11:59 am
  • Location: Stephen C. Hall Building, room 102
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Summaries

Summary Sentence: Join GT students reading poetry in different languages and dialects.

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Join GT in celebrating diversity through poetry as Georgia Tech international students share poetry in their native languages and dialects. Sponsored by GT's Writing and Communication Program's World Englishes Committee, this event will feature students reading poetry and conclude with a question and answer panel.

Opening Remarks: Jacqueline Jones Royster, Ph.D. (Dean, Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts)

Guest Speakers: Melissa Aberle-Grasse (The Language Institute), Meghan Popick (Office of International Education), and Professor Thomas Lux (Poetry @Tech)

Poetry Readers: Yesol Do (South Korea, Industrial Engineering, '18), Vedant Pradeep (India, Biomedical Engineering, '18), Harrison Williams (U.S. Civil Engineering, '18)

ALL ARE WELCOME AND ENCOURAGED TO JOIN

Additional Information

In Campus Calendar
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Groups

Office of International Education, International Student and Scholar Services, International Students and Scholar Services Deadlines

Invited Audience
Undergraduate students, Faculty/Staff, Public, Graduate students
Categories
Arts and Performance
Keywords
graduate students, international, international students, poetry, Postdocs, world englishes committee
Status
  • Created By: Emily Dolezal
  • Workflow Status: Published
  • Created On: Apr 2, 2015 - 6:18am
  • Last Updated: Apr 13, 2017 - 5:19pm