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Languages@Muhlenberg.edu
Newsletter 2006 |
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The
Year of Languages Symposium
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November is a busy month for the Department, but never
has it been as animated as it was this past fall when we
hosted a symposium to mark the Year of the Languages. The
day-long event featured student presentations of papers
drawing on a range of languages, disciplines and approaches.
Student participants came from Muhlenberg and other LVAIC
colleges as well. Following the Symposium, student presenters
and language professors from participating colleges gathered
for a celebratory dinner. The day concluded with a hard-hitting
talk by Dr. Terry Osborn on the changing needs for language
study and shifting roles of language departments.
During our Advanced Spanish Conversation
and Composition class, Professor Buitrago suggested that
I present a paper. I was initially reluctant to participate
in this symposium because it seemed like a difficult task
and I was not sure if I was up to the challenge. However,
it has proven to be one of the most rewarding experiences
of the year. As I researched for my paper, “Los desaparecidos
en Argentina,” I
learned a lot about Argentina’s
Dirty War and the impact it has had on our world today.
The research skills, writing experience, and editing practice
helped me to improve the quality of my work that followed,
particularly in Spanish. My participation in this symposium
has also inspired me to go further: I now plan to spend
a semester studying in Argentina. I am
exited about my semester and grateful for this opportunity. --Anna Petrie, ‘08
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Student
presenters at the Symposium are
joined by guest speaker Dr. Terry Osborn and Department
Chair Dr. Joan Marx |
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