News from the Department
Archive of past events
(For current or upcoming events, click
here.)
June, 2008: Jump start your understanding of a new language by
experiencing a 5 day intensive class taught with new, brain-friendly
language acquisition methods, TPR [Total Physical Response] and TPRS
[Teaching Proficiency through Reading and Storytelling]. Developed by
psychologist Dr. James J. Asher, and Spanish teacher Blaine Ray, these
methods are currently being used at MTSU's Center for Accelerated Language
Acquisition [CALA] which will be held at the University School of Nashville
the last two weeks of June. Enjoy yourself while learning the language of
your choice.
January 31 - February 1, 2008: 2-day Berty Segal workshop on ESL/Foreign
Languages. For more
information, check out the webpage at
http://www.forlang.mtsu.edu/thomas/workshop/esl.html or contact Dr. Shelley Thomas at
shthomas@mtsu.edu.
June 18 - 29, 2007: Learn Spanish or Chinese at the Fifth
Annual MTSU Summer Language Institute at University School of Nashville,
June 2007. Workshop is intended for nine-year old children to adults,
using TPR / TPRS, a highly effective language acquisition method.
For more information, click here.
February 8 - 9, 2007: 2-day Berty Segal workshop on ESL/Foreign
Languages. For more
information, check out the webpage at
http://www.forlang.mtsu.edu/thomas/workshop/esl.html or contact Dr. Shelley Thomas at
shthomas@mtsu.edu.
June 19-23, 2006: Summer Language Institute (Regular session). For
more information, check out the webpage at
http://www.forlang.mtsu.edu/sli or contact Dr. Shelley Thomas at shthomas@mtsu.edu.
May 8-12, 2006: Summer Language Institute Special Session in Spanish.
This session will be taught by Blaine Ray, author of "Fluency through
TPRStorytelling" and originator of the TPRS methodology for accelerated
language acquisition. For more information, check out the webpage at
http://www.forlang.mtsu.edu/sli or contact Dr. Shelley Thomas at shthomas@mtsu.edu.
Feb. 9-11, 2006: 3 Day workshop on "How to
Develop a successful ESL/FL Program" This workshop will feature speakers
Berty Segal from California (day 1,2) and Beth Skelton from Colorado (day
3). Participants will see how to approach complete beginners with TPR as
well as how to use content teaching with more advanced students using TPRS.
For more information, check out the webpage at
http://mtsu32.mtsu.edu:11295/ or contact Dr. Shelley Thomas at
shthomas@mtsu.edu.
June 20-24, 2005: Summer Language Institute Regular session in Spanish,
French, German, Russian, and Mandarin. This is a 5 day intensive language
training course that lasts 5 hours a day using the TPRS (Total Physical
Response Storytelling) method. Five languages will be offered in June, 2005.
Spanish will be taught by Michael Thompson and Viviana Niehoff, French will
be taught by Sarah Moran and Donna Tatum, German will be taught by Beth
Skelton and Rob Williams, Mandarin will be taught by Dr. Yuehua Zang and her
associate, and Russian will be taught by Katya Paukova. For more
information, check out the webpage at
http://mtsu32.mtsu.edu:11295/ or contact
Dr. Shelley Thomas at
shthomas@mtsu.edu.
May 14, 2005: Swedish Demonstration Lesson - Experience the Student
Perspective. This workshop is being sponsored by the Dean of Graduate
Studies, the Dean of Liberal Arts, and the Department of Foreign Languages.
It is free and open to the public. For more information, check out the
webpage at
http://mtsu32.mtsu.edu:11295/tprs_workshop.htm or contact Dr. Shelley
Thomas at
shthomas@mtsu.edu.
May 9-13, 2005: Summer Language Institute Special Session in
Spanish.This session will be taught by Blaine Ray, author and originator of
the TPRS methodology for accelerated language acquisition. For more
information, check out the webpage at
http://mtsu32.mtsu.edu:11295/ or contact
Dr. Shelley Thomas at
shthomas@mtsu.edu.
Feb. 5, 2005: 1 Day Susan Gross workshop for ESL/FL teachers on
TPRS. For more information, check out the webpage at
http://mtsu32.mtsu.edu:11295/ or contact
Dr. Shelley Thomas at
shthomas@mtsu.edu.
Feb. 3-4, 2005: 2 Day Berty Segal workshop for language teachers
and administrators on "How to Develop a Successful ESL/FL program". For
more information, check out the webpage at
http://mtsu32.mtsu.edu:11295/ or contact
Dr. Shelley Thomas at
shthomas@mtsu.edu.
June 14 -18, 2004: This is a 5 day intensive language training course
that lasts 5 hours a day using the TPRS (Total Physical Response
Storytelling) method. Three languages will be offered in 2004. Spanish
will be taught by Blaine and Von Ray, French will be taught by Sarah Moran
and Donna Tatum, German will be taught by Beth Skelton. For more
information, check out the webpage at
http://mtsu32.mtsu.edu:11295/summer_language_institute.htm or contact
Dr. Shelley Thomas at
shthomas@mtsu.edu.
April 24, 2004: One-day Workshop on TPRS
(Total Physical Response Storytelling) given by Blaine Ray. For more
information, please check out the webpage at
http://mtsu32.mtsu.edu:11295/tprs_workshop.htm or contact Dr. Shelley Thomas at
shthomas@mtsu.edu.
February 11, 12 (2004) : Workshop on Developing a Successful ESL/FL program.
For more information, please contact Dr. Shelley Thomas's (shthomas@mtsu.edu)
webpage at
http://mtsu32.mtsu.edu:11295/ESLworkshop.htm.
April 5, 2003: One-day Workshop on TPRS
(Total Physical Response Storytelling) given by Blaine Ray. On-line
registration for this workshop will not be available until after February
24th. Seating is limited and priority will be given to Local K-university
teachers, but others are welcomed as space permits. For more information,
please contact Dr. Shelley Thomas at
shthomas@mtsu.edu.
March 26, 2003: Eleventh Annual Women International Poetry Reading on
March 26th at 4:00 p.m. at the Alumni Center. The theme this year will be
Embracing Peace and our guest speaker will be Janet Higgins from the Art
Department. Dr. Nogueira and Viviane Niehoff are the coordinators of this event. If you
need any more infomation, please contact Dr. Nogueira at
snogueir@mtsu.edu or (615) 898-5024.
Feburary 20-22, 2003: Workshop on developing a successful ESL/FL program. The Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures at Middle
Tennessee State University is sponsoring an in-service training to FL and ESL
teachers and administrators K-university. Please visit this
page for detailed information.
April 16 and 17, 2002: The Pre-Departure Study Abroad Orientation
for all MTSU students
traveling abroad is scheduled for April 16 (Tuesday) from 12:00 - 2:00 and April 17 (Wednesday) from 1:30 - 3:30. Both sessions will be held
in KUC 322. Students only need to attend one session (you may also attend if you wish). The sessions are mandatory for students (for
insurance reasons) - and any student not attending must contact Dr.
Richard Pace for a make-up session.
At the orientation we will collect the study abroad forms (registration, medical history, medical surrogacy, proof of insurance,
waiver of liability, and program contract). These forms must be completed in full or the student will not be allowed
to travel as part of a MTSU program (again for insurance and liability reasons).
For forms and more information about the
orientation, please contact Dr. Richard Pace at rpace@mtsu.edu.
Wednesday, March 20th, 2002: Women's Poetry Reading will be in from 3:30-6:00 JUB Dining Room C (3rd Floor).
For more information, please contact Dr. Soraya Nogueira at snogueir@mtsu.edu.
Saturday, March 2, 2002: One day workshop on
Total Physical Response and Total Physical Response Storytelling:
techniques for foreign language acquisition. The Department of Foreign
Languages and Literatures at Middle Tennessee State University is
sponsoring an in-service training to FL and ESL teachers K-
university. It is free and open to the public. =>
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