LLC Events 2023-2024
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Speaker Series: Leah Shagam N'Diaye, Executive Coach & Management Consultant, Lion's Tooth Leadership
Wednesday, May 1st, 2024 (Note: Date changed), lunch 12:00-12:30, presentation and Q&A 12:30-1:30pm
How does foreign langauge acquisition set you up for the future? What skill sets are employers looking for that foreign language learning demonstrates? Leah will share her story and inspire you to think about languages differently. She hopes you walk away with a new perspective on how to apply language learning to your life and career.
Speaker Series: Dr. Keith Brown, Arizona State University
Monday, April 1st, 2024, lunch 12:00-12:30, presentation and Q&A 12:30-1:30pm
The LLC, in conjunction with the Department of Languages, Cultures, & Literatures and with support from the Ortiz Center, hosted Dr. Keith Brown for a talk about public scholarhip. Dr. Brown is the Director of the Melikian Center: Russian, Eurasian and East European Studies, and Professor in the School of Politics and Global Studies at Arizona State University. A video of his talk will be posted to the LLC YouTube channel soon.
ASL Game Night
Thursday, February 22nd, 2024, 4:00-6:00pm
The Signed Language Interpreting Program hosted a fun afternoon of games in American Sign Language (ASL) on Feb. 22, 2024.
The Art of Useless: Ma Ke's Fashion, Jia Zhangke's Documentary, and Chinese Consumer Culture, Dr. Calvin Hui, William & Mary
Friday, February 16th, 2024, 12:00-2:00pm
In this talk, Dr. Hui presented a critical analysis of Chinese fashion designer Ma Ke and her fashion exhibit Useless (2007) and Jia Zhangke’s documentary film Useless (2007). To purchase the book, click here.
Exploring the Professional Value of Language Study Beyond Academia, Natalie Spencer, Program Officer, U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational & Cultural Affairs
Monday, February 5th, 2024, 12:00-1:00pm
UNM alumna Natalie Spencer visited the LLC on February 5th to share her story of how studying language and culture paved the way for her "accidental" career path in international exchange and diplomacy. If you missed it, you can watch the video here.
Branding the City: Instrumentalizing Difference in Lisbon's Mouraria - Dr. Catalina Iannone, The Ohio State University
November 6th, 2023, 12:00-1:00pm
This talk explores the discursive patterns driving the branding of Iberian cities in the era of the 2008 global financial collapse, with special attention to their expression in historically disenfranchised districts of the region’s capital cities. A video of the presentation is here.
Learnifying Gaming through Language Learning Video Games
Isabel Last, Creator of Faena, a Spanish language learning video game
October 11th, 2023, 12:00-1:00pm
Since the 1500's, second language learning has been steeped in grammar, memorization, and translation. As the need to speak multiple languages arises alongside globalization, Isabel Last has begun her work on a language learning solution that would focus on learning to conversationally speak as well as provide all motivation for learning a language within a single product. The result is Faena, a language learning video game in development that uses voice-recognition and narrative based gameplay in a game world that can better accurately represent the wildly complex and diverse aspects of teaching languages and cultures. A video of the presentation is here.
Revitalizing Indigenous Languages - Antonia Carcelén-Estrada
September 27th, 2023, 3:00-4:00pm
On Wednesday, September 27th, Antonia Carcelén-Estrada gave a presentation on one area of her expertise, the revitalization of indigenous languages. A video of the talk is here.
LLC Latin American Cultural Event
September 21st, 2023, 12:00-1:00pm
On Thursday, September 21st, local Latin band Baracutanga played in front of the SUB (east side) from 12:00-1:00pm. They put on a great show so be on the lookout for other local gigs!
