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by Jenna Stoeber Christmas break is nearing, and with it comes a chance for faculty to catch their breath after a long and hard fall—before revving back up for another semester. The holiday break is ideal for exploring new methods of teaching, so why not…
, what better way to follow the road-trip of the Joad family in John Steinbeck’s The Grapes of Wrath than a Google Map? This map includes both quotes from the book and a short description of notable events that take place along each stop, helping to visualize the dramatic length and difficulty of the journey. The Joads’ long journey along Route 66. Click image to view larger. Language faculty may find it useful to help students visualize the diversity of locations where a language is spoken, as seen
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Associate Professor, Sichuan University | Confucius Institute of the State of Washington | Dr.
Yingqi Zheng, 郑 颖 琦 Associate Professor, Sichuan University Biography Biography Dr. Yingqi Zheng is Visiting Scholar at PLU from Sichuan University, China where she is an associate professor at the School of Overseas Education. Dr. Zheng received her Ph.D. from Sichuan University in 2018. Her research interest is Teaching Chinese as a Second Language.
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Poetry | MFA in Creative Writing - Low Residency | David Biespiel is a contributing writer at The Rumpus, Partisan, American Poetry Review, Politico, New Republic, Slate, Poetry, and The New York Times, among other publications. He is the author of numerous books of poetry, most recently Charming Gardeners and The Book of Men and Women, which was chosen one of the Best Books of the Year by the Poetry Foundation and received the Stafford/Hall Award for Poetry. His books of essays include A Long High Whistle: Selected Columns on Poetry and a book on creativity, Every Writer Has a Thousand Faces. He is a member of the board of directors of the National Book Critics Circle. Recipient of Lannan, National Endowment for the Arts, and Stegner fellowships, he has taught at Stanford University, University of Maryland, George Washington University, Portland State University, and Wake Forest University, in addition to other colleges and universities. He is a longtime faculty member in the School of Writing, Literature, and Film at Oregon State University and is the founder of the Attic Institute of Arts and Letters in Portland. Mentor.
faculty member in the School of Writing, Literature, and Film at Oregon State University and is the founder of the Attic Institute of Arts and Letters in Portland. Mentor. Workshops and classes in poetry. Statement: “Every society we’ve ever known has had poetry, and should the day come that poetry suddenly disappears in the morning, someone, somewhere, will reinvent it by evening. Since ancient times, as long as we’ve had language, poetry has ritualized human life. It has dramatized and informed us
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PLU top placer in the Peace Corps This year, Pacific Lutheran University ranks No.18 on Peace Corps’ 2013 Top Colleges for small schools. The annual list recognizes the highest volunteer-producing colleges and universities for small, medium, large and graduate institutions. There are currently 15 undergraduate…
communities in 76 host countries on projects related to agriculture, community economic development, education, environment, health and youth development. During Peace Corps service, college graduates make a difference in communities overseas. Volunteers return home as global citizens with cross-cultural, leadership, language, teaching and community development skills that position them for advanced education and professional opportunities in today’s global job market. Ninety percent of volunteer
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Professor of Psychology | Department of Psychology | mooncm@plu.edu | Associate Professor, Dept.
Christine M. Moon Professor of Psychology Email: mooncm@plu.edu Status:Emeritus Professional Biography Education Ph.D., Experimental Psychology, Columbia University, 1985 M.A., Experimental Psychology, Columbia University, 1983 B.A., French Literature, Whitman College, 1971 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Development of Perception, Speech, Language, and Voices Biography Associate Professor, Dept. of Speech and Hearing Sciences; Affiliate Faculty, University of Washington, Seattle
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Deputy Director of International Office, Chongqing Jiaotong University | Confucius Institute of the State of Washington | Xu Houzhi, M.A.
Xu Houzhi Deputy Director of International Office, Chongqing Jiaotong University Biography Biography Xu Houzhi, M.A. in English Literature and Language, now is the Deputy Director of International Office, Chongqing Jiaotong University. He has been serving in the International Office of the University since 2007 and has temporarily worked in the International Office of Chongqing Municipal Education Commission from 2007-2011.
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Resident Assistants are trained and paid student leaders who are committed to creating an inclusive living/learning community in the residence halls.
“promoting language immersion, cultural awareness, and global engagement in your community.” KGC RAs will work collaboratively with faculty to enhance learning in this community. Each wing of Kreidler houses a different language or academic focus. The following are the Learning Communities within Kreidler Global Community. Chinese Spanish French International Honors (IHON) Global Studies Native American & Indigenous Studies (NAIS) Additional Qualifications: Enrolled in IHON/Language courses throughout
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Why does Carrie Hylander care about social justice? “College is more than just taking class and completing a major,” said Carrie Hylander. “It’s about learning who we are and our place in the world.” By Kari Plog ’11 When Carrie Hylander wrote about diversity issues…
,” which focuses on inner-group dialogues about social justice and equity, with emphasis on first-year students. “We learn about the language we use and the impact that language has on other people,” she said. “We focus on who we are and how that effects what we’re saying.” Hylander said talking about these issues is important at PLU because it enriches the learning experiences students have in the classroom. “College is more than just taking class and completing a major,” she said. “It’s about
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Each year, the PLU Division of Humanities puts together a collection of stories into Prism, offering a few reflections of the great work our faculty do in classrooms and beyond. This year’s stories will introduce you to a new Philosophy professor , a Nordic Studies…
to know faculty scholarship as it happens on twitter and in the archives of Yale, and read about a student-faculty collaboration focused on ultrarunning and religion. You will read about the political work of some of our English faculty and their families, and you will learn from a conversation about teaching between two of our Language instructors. Finally, you can read my update on our Classics program. A new aspect of Prism this year is that our students have taken a larger role in producing
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Department Chair and the Program coordinator of French, Central Washington University | Confucius Institute of the State of Washington | mijohnson@cwu.edu | 509-963-3559 | Dr.
Michael Johnson Department Chair and the Program coordinator of French, Central Washington University Phone: 509-963-3559 Email: mijohnson@cwu.edu Biography Biography Dr. Johnson is the Department Chair and the Program coordinator of French. He earned his PhD at Emory University in French and Comparative Literature in 2005. Among his teaching and research interests are medieval literature, gender and sexuality, Franco-Belgian comics, French and Spanish language, and grammar.
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