Annual celebration of Modern Languages Day

Event Date: 
Mar 21 2013 - 11:00am - 4:00pm

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This celebration seeks to positively reinforce the importance, usefulness and joys of learning a foreign language. Another objective,going forward, is to promote further studies in preparation for careers (in languages or otherwise) in the globalized setting of this new millennium.
 
The celebration encompasses all the languages taught at the UWI:
Chinese, French, Japanese, and Spanish.


 
FROM 11:00 A.M.  – 12:45 P.M., Activities will include:


*      opportunities to practice your target language with native speakers;
*      short films and documentaries in the aforementioned languages, throughout the day, in the Department’s language lab;
*      visual displays on various countries where these languages are spoken;
*      THE ABOVE
*      the sale of delicious typical food items from these countries; 11:00 a.m. – 2:30p.m. aprox.
*      information and advice from third-year students and staff members on language course offerings at the UWI, and

 

1:00 p.m.
*      a mega concert, in Philip Sherlock Centre,  to showcase foreign language talent from the UWI and select institutions.
 

The contribution per ticket for the entire day, including the concert is J$100.00 per student.

Please call or send a fax or email for more information

Venue: 
Faculty of Humantities and Education courtyard
Target Audience: 
Staff
Target Audience: 
Students
Target Audience: 
General Public
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Contact Information
Department of Modern languages and Literatures
Tel: 
927-2293

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