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讲座一：World Languages and Cultures 主讲人：Prof. Mikle D. (Mike) Ledgerwood（美国桑福德大学世界语言文化中心主任）时间：2012 年11月19日（周一）18：30——20：30 地点：北邮图书馆一层报告厅摘要：In this presentation, I’ll speak about many different aspects of world languages and cultures in the United States that I think will be of interest to Chinese University students. I’ll give first a summary of the “ethnic makeup” of the current United States and indicate which languages are spoken throughout the country and by how many. Secondly, I’ll discuss how language attrition occurs in immigrants to the U.S., and present the concept of the “melting pot” and discuss its complexity for American culture as well as discussing how different generations of immigrants view their heritage language. I will then continue to explain how, why, and when Americans learn foreign language (languages other than English) and how Americans select which language(s) to study. I’ll use the example of my own University (Samford University) since we teach fourteen modern languages (fifteen, including English as a Second Language) and three ancient languages. Finally, I’ll give some examples of trends in which languages have become more and less popular recently as well as what the U.S. Government considers “strategic languages”. 讲座二：Issues and Trends in Language Learning Through Technology 主讲人：Prof. Mikle D. (Mike) Ledgerwood（美国桑福德大学世界语言文化中心主任）时间：2012年11月21日（周三）16：00——17：30 地点：北邮图书馆一层报告厅摘要：In this presentation I will begin with a historical and chronological survey of how technology and language learning have been intimately tied since the beginning of the 20th century in the United States. The focus will be on the period beginning after World War II in which I’ll detail how specific technological inventions became associated with specific language learning methodologies and pedagogies. I’ll also focus on the development of the World Wide Web and discuss how the Web 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, and soon 4.0 have related or will relate to language learning. 此报告为前沿课题讲座，欢迎全校师生踊跃参加。校学术委员会人文学院 2012年11月14日主讲人简介： Mike D. Ledgerwood 现任美国桑福德大学世界语言文化中心主任，为语言学和法语教授，也是纽约州立大学石溪分校法语、技术、教育兼职教授。1975年获北卡罗来纳大学历史学学士学位，1977年获得范德堡大学历史学硕士学位，1979年获得田纳西大学法国文学硕士学位，1985年获得北卡罗来纳大学罗曼斯语和文学博士学位。Ledgerwood教授曾任国际语言学习技术协会主席，精通法语，西班牙语和葡萄牙语，在欧洲语言、文学、文化，以及教育技术辅助语言学习等研究领域有很深的造诣。 Introduction to Prof. Ledgerwood Prof. Mikle D. (Mike) Ledgerwood is Professor of French and Linguistics and Chair of the Department of World Languages and Cultures. He is a native of Oak Ridge, Tennessee and adores the Southern Appalachians. His B.A. and Ph.D. are from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. His M.A. in history is from Vanderbilt and M.A. in French from Tennessee. He loves teaching a variety of subjects. He teaches all levels of French and especially enjoys teaching French culture and civilization. Occasionally he teaches beginning Spanish and Portuguese. He is the principal foreign language teaching methods professor. He has taught French history for the Department of History and recently has added Linguistics to the areas he teaches. Prof. Ledgerwood loves traveling, too. He has lived in France and traveled extensively across Europe. He has given papers and presentations in Europe, Australia, Singapore, Japan, and India as well as in many American states and Canada and Mexico. In addition to his Samford position, he teaches a summer graduate course in technology and language learning for his previous employer, the State University of New York at Stony Brook. Prof. Ledgerwood is very active in his profession and is currently President of the International Association for Language Learning Technology. He also loves music. He enjoys singing in the choir at his small Episcopal church in Hoover and is big fan of the Eurovision Song Contest (the world's most viewed non-sporting event) which he highlights in his new work in European Studies.

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