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THE POWER OF LANGUAGE
| Alumni College Seminar, Saturday, March 25th, 8:30AM - 4:00PM Following up on previous successful seminars, the Alumni College comes back to the Los Angeles Club! Thanks to our ongoing special relationship with Occidental College, you will be able to truly return to the classroom. You won't want to miss this day of learning, lively debate, fun and fellowship, which we confidently predict will add a new dimension to your life. Register today, and bring your friends! Professor Rassias will dazzle you with his energetic interactive presentation and wit as he shows you that language instruction at any level should be a humanistic pursuit intended to sensitize people to other cultures, to the relativity of values, to the appreciation of similarities among peoples and respect for the differences among them. He will go far beyond the classroom and the Rassias Method in sharing his innovative approaches to the instruction of language and culture. Particular attention will be paid to the ways each sense contributes to our knowledge of self and sensitivity to others. Through the power of language, groups of people tell their history, express their relation to other groups, and maintain their religion and identity. Professor Grenoble will look at instances where this aspect of language has been used by political leaders to control and even to dismantle groups and their cultures. By preventing some languages from being used in schools and other public institutions, by materials, and other tactics, leaders of dominant ethnic groups in this and other countries have brought some languages to the brink of extinction. What effect does this have on these speakers and their communities? Key examples are provided by the United States, the former USSR, and Ecuador. Be prepared to learn, entertained, and find the unexpected in this extrodinary event. Reserve early for this special seminar.
9:00-9:30 Registration and continental breakfast Space is limited and this program is sure to be an early sellout! Reserve early by e-mail or phone, then send your check so we receive it by March 15, 2002. Tuition if received by March 15 is $45 for alumni and guests. As in past years we will have a reduced rate of $35 for young alumni (classes of 1992-2001) and for all current students. Young alumni and students may bring one guest at the reduced rate. Tuition includes continental breakfast, refreshments, lunch and seminar instruction. NOTE: Reservations not paid in advance will be charged $60 at the door. Again, reservations are a must! To register: Please e-mail or phone in your reservation, then complete the Registration Form mailed to you and return it with your check to: Doug Morton '70 Phone: (818) 503-1604 (OK to leave voice mail) |
