Post Tagged with: "Linguistics news"

In ELIP Hybrid Class, Graduate Students Work on Their Own Projects on Their Own Time

Francisca Lekey (left) and Anna Palmer (right) organize their research for the next phase of their thesis.

By Mary Vandeman and Dr. Edna Lima There is no such thing as one-size-fits-all in education. This is why the English Language Improvement Program at OHIO believes in the power of hybrid learning – to offer more than the traditional classroom experience typically provides. “What I love about hybrid learning, […]

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April 12, 2017 at 4:23 pmIn Class

New Online Teaching English as a Foreign Language Certificate Introduced

New Online Teaching English as a Foreign Language Certificate Introduced

  By Julie Masterson Starting this summer, aspiring English as a Foreign Language instructors will be able to earn a Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) Certificate from OHIO’s Linguistics Department, completely online. According to TEFL program director Michelle O’Malley, the online option will be a boon for prospective […]

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April 10, 2017 at 10:35 amNews

OHIO Linguistics M.A. Students Present At Georgetown

Torri Raines, Talal Alharbi and Olga Sormaz traveled to Washington, D.C., to present research project at the Georgetown University Round Table (GURT).

By  Torri Raines Linguistics Department, M.A. Student Six first-year M.A. students in the Linguistics Department at Ohio University presented at the Georgetown University Round Table (GURT) on Languages and Linguistics March 10-12. Torri Raines, Olga Sormaz, Talal Alharbi, Naomi Otsuji, Qiuqu Qin, and Cheyenne Sears traveled to Washington, D.C., for […]

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March 31, 2017 at 4:29 pmResearch

Course Helps Graduate Students Write Up Their Research

Brooke Stokes (right) and Leanne Ketchum give each other feedback on their latest assignment in ELIP 5160: Writing for Research.

By Mary Vandeman After graduating with a B.S. in Geological Sciences, Ohio University alum Brooke Stokes was offered a job as a biologist. She soon realized that the lab setting was not what she enjoyed, so she chose to return to graduate school in the Environmental Studies program in the […]

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March 20, 2017 at 1:10 pmIn Class News

New Middle East and North Africa Studies Certificate Announced

New Middle East and North Africa Studies Certificate Announced

Undergraduate students at Ohio University are now able to earn a Middle East and North Africa Studies Certificate. Knowledge of the Middle East and North Africa region has become increasingly central to a range of professional careers, including those in the educational, media, development, financial, policy, and defense sectors. This certificate program […]

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March 18, 2017 at 1:38 pmAnnouncements News

Proposals Sought for Educational Technology Conference, Deadline Extended

Proposals Sought for Educational Technology Conference, Deadline Extended

The Instructional Technology Scholars Association would like to invite all educators and students to submit a proposal for the Ohio University Educational Technology Conference, which will take place on April 8, 2017, in Athens, Ohio. The deadline for proposals has been extended to Feb. 28. This year’s theme is “An […]

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February 14, 2017 at 8:23 amAnnouncements News

ELIP Course Helps Make Athens ‘Home’ for International Bobcats

Lydia Bambeck works with fellow classmates and instructor Art Oestrike.

By Andrea Wurm Ohio University is home to more than 20,000 students who share two common bonds—a love for Athens, Ohio, and a passion to pursue the degree of their choice. It is also a place that represents 1,740 international students from all walks of life. But what does it […]

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December 3, 2016 at 10:05 amIn Class News