--- Forwarded Message from Mike Ledgerwood <[log in to unmask]> --- >Date: Thu, 14 Nov 2002 15:15:03 -0500 >Subject: Re: 36943 names for department? >From: Mike Ledgerwood <[log in to unmask]> >To: Language Learning and Technology International Information Forum <[log in to unmask]> >In-Reply-To: <[log in to unmask]> ------------------ My home department is European Languages, Literatures, and Cultures. I like Cortland's name as well, which is something like International Communications Studies..... On jeudi, novembre 14, 2002, at 02:04 , LLTI-Editor wrote: > --- Forwarded Message from adaer <[log in to unmask]> --- > >> Date: Thu, 14 Nov 2002 10:53:17 -0500 >> Sender: adaer <[log in to unmask]> >> From: adaer <[log in to unmask]> >> To: [log in to unmask] >> Subject: names for department? > > ------------------ > Dear fellow LLTIers, > > My supervisor, Chair of Foreign Languages, has asked me to find > information > that I am really at a loss to provide without your help. > > Foreign Languages at SUNY New Paltz is going through a self-assessment > study > this year. Faculty members of this department would like to change the > name > to be more inclusive as we will soon be housing an undergraduate EFL > program. > We have also been having trouble getting new culture courses approved, > e.g. > "Russian Today," because other departments on campus do not realize that > teaching a language requires cultural knowledge as well. They insist > such > courses should be offered through history or political science. > > Two new names suggested have been "Foreign Languages, Literatures, & > Culture" > and "Languages, Literatures, & Culture." Are you at an institution > where > 'culture' is included in a department's name? If so, could you please > respond > to me directly? > > Thank you in advance, > > Becky Adae [log in to unmask] > > ********************************************************************** > Ms. Rebecca Adae, Coordinator Language Learning Center > State University of New York at New Paltz > 75 S. Manheim Blvd., JFT 414 > New Paltz, NY 12561-2440 USA > 845.257.3609 (fax)845.257.3512 > [log in to unmask] > ********************************************************************** >