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Gisele El Khoury published an article about ChatGPT & Arabic proverbs
Gisele El Khoury, director of the Language Resource Center (LRC) and Arabic instructor, authored an article titled " Assessing Arabic Proverb Translation Accuracy: A Comparative Study of ChatGPT and...
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Faculty Focus-December 5, 2023
Faculty members put their knowledge into action so students and others are able to benefit from it. Recently, faculty published journal articles, presented at domestic and international conferences, and much more.
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LRC project: Get to Know Your Professor in 10 Questions
This semester, the LRC (Language Resource Center) has been crafting Instagram reels spotlighting the World Languages department faculty.
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Professor Brezault Presents at International Conference in Dakar
Professor Brezault presented at an international conference in Dakar in Nov 2023 on African literature and Ecology. Her paper was entitled: “Afrofuturism, performances and environmental dystopias: In search of a new ecopoetics of place.”
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Simon Kouka and Doukta Visited Our Campus!
Associate Professor and Co-Chair World Languages, Cultures, and Media Department Eloise Brezault hosted two renowned Senegalese artists whose work has been nourished by political and social activism to keep democracy alive in Senegal. The artists spent two days on campus, visiting classes and speaking with students about the importance of art and activism in their work.
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Robin Rhodes Presents at Symposium on Second Language Writing; Forthcoming Chapter Highlighted
Robin Rhodes, director of ESOL and multilingual student academic support in World Languages, Cultures, & Media, gave a presentation at the Symposium on Second Language Writing, Oct. 26, in Tempe, Arizona. Her presentation was titled: Pedagogical Redesign in Higher Education ESOL: Racism, Antiracism, and Multilingual Identity.
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Prof. Brook Henkel presented on filmmaker R.W. Fassbinder at GSA Conference
Brook Henkel, Associate Professor of German Studies and Digital Media & Film, recently presented new research on West German filmmaker Rainer Werner Fassbinder at the annual German Studies Association...
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Professor Brezault Gives a Keynote Talk
As a recent recipient of the Francophone Mobility Chairs from uOttawa, Professor Brezault gave a keynote talk on October 12, 2023, at the University of Ottawa entitled: “Masquerade and Corporality among some African Performers: In Search of a New Ecopoetic Consciousness of Place.”
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Gisele El Khoury participated in the Inaugural Workshop "Upstate South Asia: Citizenship, Comparison, & Equity"
Gisele El Khoury, the Director of the LRC, participated in the Inaugural Workshop on Collaboration titled "Upstate South Asia: Citizenship, Comparison, & Equity" at Syracuse University on October 7th, 2023. This event facilitated discussions that united the New York Six Liberal Arts Consortium (NY6) and Syracuse University (SU) to delve into various aspects, including research, teaching, language, and local and international engagements.
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Activist-Academic Wins Fulbright to Study in Spain
Derek Sherrange ’23 is a new kind of multi-hyphenate. He’s a first-generation honors student, an activist-academic, a multilingual global change maker, and most recently, a Fulbright Scholarship award-winner.