{"id":2,"date":"2010-12-08T19:22:21","date_gmt":"2010-12-08T19:22:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldlanguageday.umwblogs.org\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2024-07-22T09:11:48","modified_gmt":"2024-07-22T13:11:48","slug":"world-language-day","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cas.umw.edu\/modernlanguages\/world-language-day\/","title":{"rendered":"World Language Day"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"wp-block-umw-hero alignfull umw-custom-block umw-hero umw-hero--dark-text umw-hero--media-float-right umw-hero--white umw-hero--with-no-media\"><div class=\"umw-hero__inner\"><div class=\"umw-hero__media\"><\/div><div class=\"umw-hero__title\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"umw-hero__title__wrapper\"><div class=\"umw-hero__eyebrow\">modern languages and literatures<\/div><h1 class=\"umw-hero__title__header\">World Language Day<\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-umw-hero-ctas alignfull\"><div class=\"umw-hero__links\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"umw-hero__links__wrapper\">\n\n\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-languages-open-doors-on-march-30-2019\">&#8220;Languages Open Doors&#8221; on March 30, 2019<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a title=\"Department of Modern Foreign Languages\" href=\"http:\/\/cas.umw.edu\/modernlanguages\/\">Department of Modern Languages<\/a> is proud to celebrate its seventh\u00a0annual World Language Day on the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.umw.edu\/visitors\/files\/2011\/10\/FburgCampusMapColor_web.pdf\">Fredericksburg Campus<\/a>,\u00a0<strong style=\"font-size: 13px;\">March 30, 2019. This year&#8217;s motto is\u00a0\u201cLanguages Open Doors&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Registration&nbsp;deadline is March 10 and the cost is $10 per participant if registered by March 10 or $15 is registered beginning March 11 through March 28. Registrations after March 28 cannot be considered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Its aims are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>to strengthen the connections with and reach out to high school students and\u00a0their\u00a0FL teachers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>to demonstrate how UMW as an institution that thinks globally<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>to make world languages visible to the community<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>to advocate world language learning in general<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The day will be filled with fun activities and competitions centered around world languages. Those activities include:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>spelling bees<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>poetry recitations<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>extemporaneous speech<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>poster exhibition<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>video\/skit screening<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>To be fair to students of all levels of language proficiency, there are two levels of competition:&nbsp;<em>intermediate<\/em>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<em>advanced<\/em>. The languages of competition will be Spanish, French, and German. Our Italian, Chinese, and Arabic programs as well as native speakers of other languages will offer mini-lessons.<\/strong> <strong>&nbsp;World Language Day, March 30, 2019 (Preliminary Schedule)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>8:30 am &#8211; 9:00 am <em>Dodd Auditorium<\/em><\/td><td>Students will arrive with their teachers on the UMW campus and proceed to&nbsp;Dodd Auditorium in George Washington Hall&nbsp;where they will receive orientation packages.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>9:00 am &#8211; 9:15 am <em>Dodd Auditorium<\/em><\/td><td>Greetings from Marty abbot, former Executive Director of the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) and member of the UMW Board of Visitors.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Greetings from the department. A spokesperson from the department will describe the day\u2019s events.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>9:30 am \u2013 10:30 am <em>Combs Hall<\/em><\/td><td>Competitions (Spelling Bee, Extemporaneous Speech, Poetry, Posters, Video\/Skits) When not competing, students may see the poster exhibition or the video screenings. In addition, they may visit information tables.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>10:30 am-12:30 pm <em>Combs Hall<\/em><\/td><td>Workshops! Learn new languages, listen to fascinating accounts from people who lived abroad, learn a craft.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>12:30 pm -1:30 pm <em>Lee Hall<\/em><\/td><td><em>Closing Ceremony&nbsp;<\/em>After some presentations by UMW students, certificates will be given to all participating schools and awards will be presented to the winners of the day&#8217;s competitions.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Languages Open Doors&#8221; on March 30, 2019 The Department of Modern Languages is proud to celebrate its seventh\u00a0annual World Language Day on the Fredericksburg Campus,\u00a0March 30, 2019. 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