Fiddle Around With 'Appalachia in the Bluegrass' and Magill, Miller and Milnes
By Ellie Wnek
Watch Andrew Finn Magill perform a couple Irish tunes above.
Emily Beaulieu Named A&S Director of International Studies
By Nate Harling
Mark Kornbluh, dean of the University of Kentucky College of Arts & Sciences, has named Emily Beaulieu the new Director of International Studies. Beaulieu, an associate professor of comparative politics in the Department of Political Science, has spent 12 years teaching and conducting research at UK.
Hear Dan Pashman, "The Sporkful" Creator and Host, Speak On Campus Sept. 24
By Lindsey Piercy
Foodies, mark your calendars! Dan Pashman will be speaking at the University of Kentucky on Monday, September 24. The event titled, "Audio Storytelling in Food and Beyond", is presented by the Department of Writing, Rhetoric, and Digital Studies.
Food lovers are probably familiar with Pashman. He is the creator and host of WNYC's James Beard Award-nominated food podcast, The Sporkful. Pasham and his guests often obsess over the details of eating to uncover truths about food and people.
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.
Date:
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Location:
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.
Date:
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Location:
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!
