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On
April 11, 12, 13, and 14, 2005, College of San Mateo
celebrated World Language Days.
Coordinator:
Susan Petit, Professor, English and French
See
photos below! | See our
featured photo on the ACTFL Year of Languages Site
Read
the United States Senate Resolution
on the Year of Languages.
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and the other photographs showing the campus were taken by Professor
Susan Petit to capture the beauty of the College of San Mateo.
Photos of the World Language Days events were taken mainly by
Professors Richard Castillo and Susan Petit but also by Staff
Assistant Patty Egusa and student volunteers. |
Above,
decorated glass case in
Building 5 featuring
World Language Days. |
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2005
year of languages display
in the Staff Dining Room |
Our
Schedule
Monday,
April 11
8:10-10:00
am Screening of Shaolin
Soccer, a 2001 film combining martial arts and
soccer, in Chinese
with English subtitles. 14-100. Professor Jing Wu.
6:30-8:30
pm Screening of Together with You,
a 2002 dramatic film about father-son conflict, in
Chinese
with English subtitles. 16-250. Professor Jing Wu.
6:30-8:30
pm Screening of Night of the Shooting
Stars, a 1982 drama set during World War II,
in Italian
with English subtitles. 16-154. Professor Leda Mussio.
Tuesday,
April 12
10:00
am to 1:00 pm This time period was for student
performances in the North (main) Cafeteria.
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Kemal Polat played Kurdish music. |
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11:10-11:30
Hievda Ugur read poems from Kurdish, with English translation. |
| 12:30
Sandra Ubau (right) sang romantic songs in Spanish. |
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12:45
Elizabeth Cano sang rancheras in Spanish (left). |
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and below are children from the Mary Meta Lazarus Child
Care Center attending the student performances. |
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6:30
pm
Screening of Ciao Professore, a film in Italian
with English subtitles. A 1999 comedy about a teacher
sent to teach a class of unruly boys. 4-150. Professor
Tiziana Balestra.
6:30-9:30
pm Screening of House of Flying Daggers,
a 2004 romantic martial drama in Chinese
with English subtitles. 16-269. Professor Jing Wu.
7:00-9:00
pm Screening of Rhapsody in August
(Manatsu No Yoru No Yume), a film directed
by Akira Kurosawa, in Japanese
with English subtitles. A drama in which an elderly
Japanese woman in Nagasaki teaches her grandchildren
about the bombing of her city. The actors include
Richard Gere. 4-121. Professor Machiko Conway.
7:00-8:00
pm Talk by Kerstin Helbing on life in the
former East Germany. In German.
2-203. Professor Roslyn Raney.
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Wednesday,
April 13
Food
and drawings! |
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Staff Dining Room was decorated. |
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Students
and staff gathered for the events. |
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am CSM Chinese-,
French-,
and Spanish-language
students read/performed familiar folk tales, using the
languages they are learning. Building 5, Staff Dining
Room. Professors Richard Castillo, Susan Petit, and Jing
Wu. Refreshments. |
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Chinese
111 students read "The King of Cranes" in
Chinese and English. |
On
the right, the performers with
Professor Jing Wu. |
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French
120/122 students read and performed
"Boucle d'or"—"Goldilocks"—in
French. |
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the three bears! |
Here's
Goldilocks. |
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The
cast, above, with Professor Susan Petit. |
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Spanish
110 students and Professor Richard Castillo read and acted
out the story of "Pituso," the impossibly tiny
boy. |
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Here,
Professsor Castillo and more of his class. |
9:10-10:00
am Reading of poems first in their original
languages, then in English translation, with discussion
and analysis, Session I. Languages included
Chinese, French,
and Spanish.
Handouts. Building 5, Staff Dining Room. Professors
Richard Castillo, Susan Petit, and Jing Wu. Refreshments. |
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Above,
students in Chinese 112
read poetry in English and Mandarin. |
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am Food tasting, with food from a variety of
cultures including French,
Mexican, Spanish, Italian, and
Chinese. Discussion of food and food customs.
Building 5, Staff Dining Room. Professors Richard Castillo,
Susan Petit, Sandra Comerford, and Jing Wu. |
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Professors
Susan Petit, Jing Wu, Richard Castillo, and Sandra Stefani
Comerford with some of the food for tasting. |
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A
festive occasion! |
11:10-noon
Staff Dining Room remained open; drawings continued.
Information about the CSM language programs was available
noon-1:00
pm Reading of .poems in their original languages,
then in English translation, with discussion and analysis,
Session II. Languages included Spanish,
Cantonese, Italian, German, and
Kurdish. Building 5, Staff Dining Room.
Professor Beth Harrison. |
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Professor
Beth Harrison |
6:30-9:30
pm Screening of Shaolin Soccer, a 2001 film
combining martial arts and soccer, in Chinese
with English subtitles. 16-250. Professor Jing Wu.
6:30-9:30
pm Lucia Filanti of the Italian Institute of San
Francisco discussed modern life in Italy followed, at 7:00,
by the Screening of Nudo di donna, in Italian
with English subtitles. This is a comedy set in Venice, starring
and directed by Nino Manfredi. 14-120. Professor Guy Marra.
7:10
pm Screening of Nirgendwo in Africa (Nowhere
in Africa), in German
with English subtitles. A highly praised 2001 film set in
1930's Kenya. 16-252. Professor Diane Musgrave. |
During
most of Wednesday we had food and drawings
for prizes
in the Staff Dining Room, Building 5.
| 11:10-noon
Around the world with Forrest Gump , by students
in Oral Interpretation I and II, first in English and
then in Armenian, Farsi,
a combination of Taiwanese,
Mandarin, and Cantonese,
and Spanish.
In the outdoor amphitheater in front of the theater. Professor
Pat Paoli. |
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Pat Paoli |
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1:10-4:00
pm Presentation/discussion, followed (at 1:30)
by the screening of El Norte, in Spanish
(English subtitles) and English. CSM Theater. Professor
Tony Kashani.
6:30-??
Screening of Le Château de ma mère.
In French
with English subtitles. A mainly comic film drawn from
the childhood of Marcel Pagnol, who wrote the memoirs
on which it is based.16-154. Professor George Khoury.
7:00-9:00
Screening of Die Weisse Rose, a powerful dramatic
fiction film about student resistance to Hitler during
World War II, in German
with English subtitles. 16-252. Professor Roslyn Raney.
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Professor
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What
is the Year of Languages? The United States Senate has proclaimed
2005 as the Year of Languages, a year of celebrating and promoting
languages and language study. Here is the complete text:
Senate
Resolution 28, the Senate Resolution designating 2005 as The Year
of Languages, was passed by the full Senate on February 17, 2005.
109th CONGRESS 1st Session S. RES. 28 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED
STATES
February 1, 2005 Mr. DODD (for himself, Mr. COCHRAN, Mr. AKAKA,
Mr. BAUCUS, Mr. BINGAMAN, Mr. DURBIN, Mr. FEINGOLD, Mr. HAGEL, Mr.
KENNEDY, Mr. LAUTENBERG, Mr. LIEBERMAN, and Mr. LUGAR) submitted
the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on
the Judiciary
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RESOLUTION
Designating the year 2005 as the `Year of Foreign Language Study'.
Whereas according to the 2000 decennial census of the population,
9.3 percent of Americans speak both their native language and another
language fluently;
Whereas according to the European Commission Directorate General
for Education and Culture, 52.7 percent of Europeans speak both
their native language and another language fluently;
Whereas the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 names
foreign language study as part of a core curriculum that includes
English,
mathematics, science, civics, economics, arts, history, and geography;
Whereas according to the Joint Center for International Language,
foreign language study increases a student's cognitive and critical
thinking abilities;
Whereas according to the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign
Languages, foreign language study increases a student's ability
to compare and contrast cultural concepts;
Whereas according to a 1992 report by the College Entrance Examination
Board, students with 4 or more years in foreign language study scored
higher on the verbal section of the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT)
than students who did not;
Whereas the Higher Education Act of 1965 labels foreign language
study as vital to secure the future economic welfare of the United
States in a growing international economy;
Whereas the Higher Education Act of 1965 recommends encouraging
businesses and foreign language study programs to work in a mutually
productive relationship which benefits the Nation's future economic
interest;
Whereas according to the Centers for International Business Education
and Research program, foreign language study provides the ability
both to gain a comprehensive understanding of and to interact with
the cultures of United States trading partners, and thus establishes
a solid foundation for successful economic relationships;
Whereas Report 107-592 of the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
of the House of Representatives concludes that American multinational
corporations and nongovernmental organizations do not have the people
with the foreign language abilities and cultural exposure that are
needed;
Whereas the 2001 Hart-Rudman Report on National Security in the
21st Century names foreign language study and requisite knowledge
in languages as vital for the Federal Government to meet 21st century
security challenges properly and effectively;
Whereas the American intelligence community stresses that individuals
with proper foreign language expertise are greatly needed to work
on important national security and foreign policy issues, especially
in light of the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001;
Whereas a 1998 study conducted by the National Foreign Language
Center concludes that inadequate resources existed for the development,
publication, distribution, and teaching of critical foreign languages
(such as Arabic, Vietnamese, and Thai) because of low student enrollment
in the United States; and
Whereas a shortfall of experts in foreign languages has seriously
hampered information gathering and analysis within the American
intelligence community as demonstrated by the 2000 Cox Commission
noting shortfalls in Chinese proficiency, and the National Intelligence
Council citing deficiencies in Central Eurasian, East Asian, and
Middle Eastern languages: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That--
(1) it is the sense of the Senate that foreign language study makes
important contributions to a student's cognitive development, our
national economy, and our national security;
(2) the Senate--
(A) designates the year 2005 as the `Year of Foreign Language Study',
during which foreign language study is promoted and expanded in
elementary schools, secondary schools, institutions of higher learning,
businesses, and government programs; and
(B) requests that the President issue a proclamation calling upon
the people of the United States to--
(i) encourage and support initiatives to promote and expand the
study of foreign languages; and
(ii) observe the `Year of Foreign Language Study' with appropriate
ceremonies, programs, and other activities.
Read
more about the Year of
Languages on its official Web site. |
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For
questions or comments on this page or on
World Language Days, contact Professor Susan
Petit.
last
update: 09-24-05
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