Gregory Thompson Awarded Grant to Study Dialect in Spain
September 21, 2009 Gregory Thompson has been awarded an In-House Grant Award to study shifting pronunciation patterns in Spain and to investigate how they are changing the traditional view of the dialect of southern Spain. The project will study specifically the shifts in language usage and prestige in speakers of the Peninsular variety...
Kerry Purmensky Publishes Book on TESOL Teching Techniques
September 14, 2009 This book on service-learning for teachers learning TESOL techniques addresses the needs of the English Language Learners in the United States – the fastest growing segment of the United States population. Our schools and communities are greatly impacted by this changing population. This book details a highly effective service-learning project...
Florin Mihai Publishes Guide for TOEFL Students
September 14, 2009 A Complete Preparation Guide to the TOEFL is intended to help students develop the English language skills they need to succeed on the new Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). Each test component is explained from a theoretical and practical perspective and is accompanied by a variety of...
Marie Léticée Publishes Book on Caribbean Identity
September 14, 2009 Education, Assimilation, and Caribbean Identity: The Literary Journey of the French Caribbean, Marie Léticée’s new book, examines the role education plays in shaping Caribbean identity. ISBN: 9781584325543
López Cruz presents collection of essays on Cabrera Infante
August 10, 2009 Humberto López Cruz’s recent book Guillermo Cabrera Infante: el subterfugio de la palabra, published by Hispano Cubana, contains critical essays on the works of late Cuban writer Guillermo Cabrera Infante (Cervantes Award 1998). Infante’s innovative prose places him among the preeminent figures of Latin American literature. These essays cover various...