|
|
Wednesday, April 06, 2005
The Department of Foreign Languages at Western Michigan University will celebrate 2005 being proclaimed The Year of Languages at its annual Honors and Awards Day ceremony Friday, April 8. The event is by invitation only and is not open to the public.
The U.S. House of Representatives declared 2005 The Year of Languages on March 8. The legislation was sponsored by U.S. Reps. Rush Holt (D-N.J.) and Patrick J. Tiberi (R-Ohio). Holt has been active in sponsoring bills that promote foreign language education funding, both at the K-12 and university levels.
The proclamation is supported by the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages, the main foreign language teaching organization in the United States, because it recognizes the critical role that language learning plays in enhancing Americas national security and our future role in the global community.
Fridays event at WMU will include brief presentations by selected students from the departments eight language areas. Students will speak in the language they are studying, followed by a translation into English.
The proclamation in the U.S. House gives us a chance to remind people of the importance of language learning for Americans–as a way of being an integrated part of the world culturally and economically, says Dr. Cynthia Running-Johnson, chairperson of the WMU Department of Foreign Languages.
|
|
Related pages
Established in 1947, the Foreign Service Institute (FSI) is celebrating 60 years of excellence as the U.S. Governments premier Foreign Policy training center. With an annual enrollment of over 50,000, FSI prepares foreign affairs professionals from the Department of State and 46 other federal agencies to effectively articulate American values .....
In a major boost to regional languages, the Union Minister for Communication and Information Technology, Mr.Dayanidhi Maran, has announced fonts for the scripts of all 22 official languages in the country on computers in eight to ten months.
He announced this on the occasion of the release of free Telugu .....
In a major boost to the research and study of Sanskrit language, the Union Cabinet on October 27 resolved to declare Sanskrit as a classical language. After Tamil, Sanskrit will be the only language to enjoy such status. It will enable the universities to set up chairs for studies on .....
In a major boost to the research and study of Sanskrit language, the Union Cabinet on October 27 resolved to declare Sanskrit as a classical language. After Tamil, Sanskrit will be the only language to enjoy such status. It will enable the universities to set up chairs for studies on .....
Texas University to launch National Flagship Language Programme
Seeking to give its graduates a cutting-edge and proficiency in various professional streams that require the use of Hindi and Urdu, the University of Texas has been selected by the International Institute for Education to create the first US National Flagship Language Program .....
Thomson Education Direct, Australia's leading provider of distance learning education, in conjunction with the Language Training Institute, today announced they had launched an innovative teaching English course designed for people wishing to work overseas.
The comprehensive teaching English to speakers of other languages (TESOL) course, which is an important preparatory .....
Gov. Bob Riley’s granddaughter is taking Mandarin Chinese in school. So why not make it available to other Alabama high school students?
Riley said he believes the official Chinese language will be valuable in the future and announced Thursday that Mandarin, along with other foreign languages and advanced courses will be .....
Maintains that no student had been turned away because of his Madrassa background
NEW DELHI: Even as the Jawaharlal Nehru University Students Union (JNUSU) claimed on Monday that the controversy over the admission of madrassa students had been resolved, the University denied any change in the admission process and maintained .....
Kunwar Kant, student of M. Phil at the Jawaharlal University, won the All-India Russian Language Olympiad, dedicated to the year of Russian language the world over. The award was announced at a function jointly organised by the RCSC, Institute of Russian Language, Indian Association of Teachers of Russian Language and .....
Source
Deccan Herald
Date
2005-07-14
Information
A separate directorate should be considered to preserve Sanskrit, said Dr Chandrashekar Kambar.
The need for a separate directorate for Sanskrit and its promotion among the masses figured among the major discussions in the legislative council on Wednesday. Suggestions that the religious .....
Recently Visited Pages
- King Abdullah tech varsity in Sept. 09
King Abdullah bin Abdulaz-iz Al Saud hosted more than 1,500 dignitaries from around the world to officially break ground for a new world-class, graduate-level science (.....) - Preserving Soul Always Deserve the Best
Infosys mentor & founder Naryana Murthy once said, dream dream dream, unless you dream, how you can reach near your dream? But for the visually (.....) - Guru Gram Institute of Aeronautical Engineering and Technology is offering Varies Courses
Aeronautical Engg
Guru Gram Institute of Aeronautical Engineering and Technology is offering courses in aeronautical engineering, electronics and telecommunication, information technology and computer science. Eligibility for (.....) - Manipal university revs up its pace
Manipal university revs up its pace
After establishing branches in Sikkim, Mangalore, Nepal, Malaysia and Dubai, the Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE) has now set (.....) - Rai Foundation Will Give Free Education, for Scholarships For Girls
Scholarships For Girls
Rai Foundation will give free education, for the entire duration of study, including boarding, lodging and clothing, to 200 underprivileged girls whose parents (.....) - IBM, in collaboration with its business partners, recently announced The Great Mind Challenge
Great Minds
IBM, in collaboration with its business partners, recently announced The Great Mind Challenge 2007. This programme, under the companys Academic Initiative programme, provides an (.....) - MICA has announced its four-day event theme The Third Awakening - Brand India Resonates
Communication Fest
Mudra Institute of Communication Ahmedabad (MICA) has announced its four-day event 'MICANVAS 2007' with the theme The Third Awakening - Brand India Resonates. Starting (.....) - New IIM in Shillong
After a year long of debate and discussion the Union government has come to the conclusion of setting up seventh Indian Institute of Management in (.....) - Rajasthan To Showcase IT Education Plan In Jordan
Rajasthan To Showcase IT Education Plan In Jordan
Rajasthan government will showcase its Rs.2.18 billion ($50 million) IT education plan in front of global IT (.....) - Education For India To Remain Knowledge Power: PM
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday said India is seen as a major knowledge power due to its skilled manpower and research institutions and that (.....) - Microsoft aims to promote student entrepreneurs
Finalists of the Microsoft Imagine cup, a contest aimed at fostering the culture of innovation among students, will be promoted to commercialise their innovations by (.....) - University of Greenwich Planning to offer Degrees from India
University of Greenwich Planning to offer Degrees from India
University of Greenwich -UK, is planning to offer degrees in computer sciences and software engineering at the (.....) - New Zealand Education Fair in April
For the first time, the New Zealand education fair will be held in April, both in Delhi and Mumbai. The fair will be held on (.....) - B.Tech, L.L.B and B.Pharm counselling (Pondicherry Region)
Source
The Hindu
Date
2006-08-14
Information
The second phase of counselling for B.Tech, L.L.B and B.Pharm courses will start from August 21.On the (.....) - Plugged into IIT Kanpur, UP villages are WiFi zone
Turn left off the Kanpur-Lucknow highway, drive 25 km deep into the heart of mango orchard territory, then stop otherwise you would drive right into (.....)
