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Posted by Mark Kaiser on January 21, 2016
The BLC computer facility in B-21 Dwinelle will be open during the 2017 spring semester on the following schedule: Monday through Thursday, 8:00 – 6:00, and Friday, 8:00 – 5:00, from January 17 - April 28. Schedules for RRR and finals weeks will be posted toward the end of the semester. B-21 will be closed…
Posted by Mark Kaiser on January 21, 2016
In August/September the BLC conducted a poll of language lecturers on the various services the BLC offers to the language teaching community. The attached pdf file reports in easily read tables the details of that survey, which was sent to approximately 100 lecturers teaching language courses. We had 37 responses, and not all questions were…
Posted by Mark Kaiser on January 21, 2016
The Berkeley Language Center computer facility in B-21 will be open from: 9 – 5 M – F, December 5 – 9 & 10 – 4 M –Th, December 12 – 15 BLC facilities will be closed for the winter break and will re-open on the first day of classes, Tuesday, January 17, 2017. If…
Posted by Mark Kaiser on January 21, 2016
Fall 2016 Faculty Reception Please join us on Wednesday, September 7, anytime from 4:00 until 5:30, in the Claire Kramsch Lounge (34 Dwinelle Hall) for light refreshments and good conversation with your fellow language lecturers, visiting scholars, BLC Fellows, and BLC staff.
Posted by Mark Kaiser on January 21, 2016
The Aesthetic Experience in Process Drama in Second Language Learning: Voices, Identity and Intercultural Awareness Erika Piazzoli, Assistant Professor, Trinity College Dublin August 26, Friday, 3-5pm Trends in Language Enrollment/Trendy Languages Dennis Looney, Director of Programs and ADFL, MLA September 9, Friday, 3-5pm Compelling Reading and Problem-Solving: The easy way (and the only way) to…
Posted by Mark Kaiser on January 21, 2016
The BLC computer facility in B-21 Dwinelle will be open during the 2016 fall semester on the following schedule: Monday through Thursday, 8:00 - 6:00, and Friday, 8:00 - 5:00, from August 24 through December 2. Schedules for RRR and finals weeks will be posted toward the end of the semester. B-21 will be closed…
Posted by Mark Kaiser on January 21, 2016
PanLex, a project of the Long Now Foundation, is spending this summer at the Berkeley Language Center with 29 interns and 5 staff researching and analyzing lexical data on hundreds of lesser-known languages. Like a panlingual digital dictionary, PanLex aims to enable the translation of words from any language into all languages to support machine…
Posted by Mark Kaiser on January 21, 2016
The BLC computer facility in B-21 Dwinelle will be open during the 2016 Summer Sessions on the following schedule: Monday through Friday, 8:00 - 5:00, from June 20 through August 12. B-21 will be closed from August 12 until the first day of classes on Wednesday, August 24. If you have any questions or concerns,…
Posted by Mark Kaiser on January 21, 2016
Performative Competence in Language Teaching: A Practical Workshop Nikolaus Euba, Lecturer, German Department Anna Maria Bellezza, Lecturer, Italian Studies February 11, Thursday, 3:30-5:30pm Developing Symbolic Competence in Modern Language Classrooms: Expanding Meaning-Making Potentials Erin Kearney, Assistant Professor, University at Buffalo March 18, Friday, 3-5pm Technologies and Literacies in Language Education: Looking Beyond Communicative Competence Richard…
Posted by Mark Kaiser on January 21, 2016
On January 20th, 2016, the Consul General of France, the Honorable Pauline Carmona, presented BLC Director and Professor of French Richard Kern the insignia of Chevalier in the Order of Palmes Académiques, citing Rick's contribution to the promotion of French language and culture and to greater understanding between France and the U.S. The event took place…