From: Stephane Charitos <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> Subject: Symposium - May 1, 2015 Date: April 21, 2015 at 9:58:48 AM CDT To: Language Learning and Technology International Information Forum <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> The Language Resource Center at Columbia University is hosting a one day symposium that brings together members of various academic disciplines to highlight practical methods and pedagogical implications of engaging with the city around us in order to better connect our classes with the world in which our students live. This symposium is another in a series of conferences exploring topics germane to the teaching and learning of foreign languages hosted by the Center since 2011. Reading the City: Multilingualism, multiculturalism and urban landscapes<http://lrc.columbia.edu/readingthecity/index.html> Date: Friday May 1, 2015 Time: 9:00 - 4:30 Location: 555 Lerner Hall PLENARY SPEAKER – Nick Byrne, Director of the Language Center, London School of Economics. "How university languages centres respond to the challenges of the multilingual city - the LUCIDE project and beyond." Presenters will include: David Malinowski, Center for Language Study, Yale University Steve Welsh, Language Resource Center, Columbia University Agnieszka Legutko, Department of Germanic Languages, Columbia University Reyes Llopis-Garcia, Department of Latin American and Iberian Cultures, Columbia University Andrew Ross, Learning Support Services, Arizona State University Josef Sorett, Department of Religion, Columbia University Van Tran, Department of Sociology, Columbia University Leah Meisterlin, Department of Architecture, Barnard College Donald R. Davis, Department of Economics, Columbia University Attendance at the event is free and open to everyone, but seating is limited. To secure a seat, please fill out the registration form<https://docs.google.com/a/columbia.edu/forms/d/18A1cu0FFcMjZBRSYNvAgGs5JblWWCYFQdfRuZ6zAXhE>. For more information, contact Stéphane Charitos at [log in to unmask]<x-msg://22/%3Cmailto:[log in to unmask]>.