Post Tagged with: "Linguistics news"

Linguistics Alum Gives Water Conservation Tips in Bryan, OH

Ohio University alum Lou Pendleton ’85M was part of a presentation on Bryan (OH) Municipal Utilities and water issues in May, reports the ColumbusCEO website. Pendleton has three master’s degrees from Ohio University, including an M.A. in Linguistics from the College of Arts & Sciences. Lou graduated from Fairview High […]

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June 9, 2014 at 12:08 pmAlumni Alumni in the News In the News

Times-Journal: Summer High School Japanese Program Offered through Ohio University

“Are you looking for a fun and interesting one-week multicultural program this summer for your high school student? Would you like for your student to have a taste of university life in an international setting? If so, please consider the following program,” reports the Jackson County Times-Journal. The Ohio Program […]

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May 21, 2014 at 9:08 pmIn the News

Vinton Daily: OPIE Offers Go International; Deadline June 18

Ohio University and the Ohio Program of Intensive English (OPIE) will again to offer the “Go International” program for students in grades 9-11 this summer, reports the Vinton Daily. Students attending will have the option to live in an OU dorm with Japanese students, learn basic Japanese and cross-cultural communication […]

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May 19, 2014 at 9:23 pmIn the News

Linguistics Alum Earns International Reading Association Award

Linguistics Alum Earns International Reading Association Award

Ohio University alum Dr. Kouider Mokhtari ’84M, ’87PhD received the 2014 John C. Manning Public School Service Award from the International Reading Association, announced Dr. Ross Sherman, University of Texas at Tyler College of Education and Psychology Dean, in a news release. Mokhtari holds a Ph.D. in applied linguistics, cognitive […]

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May 19, 2014 at 9:11 pmAlumni Alumni in the News In the News

ELIP Mock Interviews: Tips for Graduate Students Applying for Jobs

ELIP Mock Interviews: Tips for Graduate Students Applying for Jobs

Voices filled the room as pairs of graduate students and interviewers performed mock job interviews face-to-face or via Skype. In ELIP 5320 Oral Communication for the Graduate Researcher, students and community members teamed up for the interview role play on March 25. “Bringing complete strangers in, especially those with plenty […]

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April 14, 2014 at 1:20 pmIn Class News

Linguistics, OPIE and ELIP Faculty and Students Present at CALL Conference

Linguistics, OPIE and ELIP Faculty and Students Present at CALL Conference

Faculty and students from the Linguistics Department, Ohio Program of Intensive English, and English Language Improvement Program are presenting at the Ohio University CALL Conference on April 11. CALL is computer-assisted language learning. Dr. Greg Kessler, Director of the Language Resource Center in the College of Arts & Sciences and […]

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April 4, 2014 at 7:06 pmNews Research

Bikowski Featured Speaker as India Teachers Discuss English Training for Workforce

Bikowski Featured Speaker as India Teachers Discuss English Training for Workforce

Dr. Dawn Bikowski, Director of the English Language Improvement Program at Ohio University, was a featured speaker at the Teacher Educator Conference 2014 put on by the British Council in Hyderabad, India, in February. It’s the largest teacher education conference in India. Bikowski spoke on “The Pedagogy of Collaboration: Teaching […]

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March 20, 2014 at 3:12 pmAlumni Research