June 9, 2017
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Student Spotlight – 2016-2017 Fulbright Scholars This end-of-term Student Spotlight is a special “goodbye” to our dear friends, colleagues, and classmates from the Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant Program. The Yamada Language Center at the University of Oregon has hosted … Continue reading
June 3, 2017
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Student Spotlight – Reeya Zhao Tell us about yourself! Where are you from? Where have you studied? Do you have any hobbies? My name is Reeya Zhao, and I’m from Beijing, China, where I spent most of my life before … Continue reading
April 26, 2017
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Trish Pashby is a Senior Instructor II in the American English Institute and has been a teacher educator in LTS since the program began in 2004. She has taught many of the LTS courses over this time, and currently teaches … Continue reading
April 21, 2017
by gkm
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Student Spotlight: Aska Okamoto Tell us about yourself! Where are you from? What kind of experiences have you had at UO? Any hobbies? I am from Tokyo, Japan. I have lived in Eugene, Oregon for about 7 years. I graduated from Tokyo … Continue reading
March 1, 2017
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Tell us about yourself! Where are you from? What kind of work have you done before joining the LTS program? Home is where I have loving family and close friends. I’m originally from the foothills of Colorado, but I’ve bounced … Continue reading
January 18, 2017
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Biography Heidi Shi (Shi Hui 石慧) is currently a second-year Ph.D. student majoring in Chinese linguistics in the EALL (East Asian Languages and Literatures) Department of UO. Besides the doctoral degree, she is also currently working on an M.A. degree … Continue reading
November 23, 2016
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Tell us about yourself. Where are you from? Where have you worked? Any hobbies? My name is Dan White, and I was born and raised in Portland, OR, USA. I definitely fall under the “nontraditional student” category. Out of high … Continue reading
July 6, 2016
by Annelise Marshall
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Keisuke Musashino, a native of Chiba, Japan, has taught Japanese immersion classes at Mt. Tabor Middle School in Portland since 1998. Prior to finding his place in Portland, Keisuke spent a year in Tennessee as a student on a study … Continue reading
June 29, 2016
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What is your position at the University of Oregon? I’m the director of the Yamada Language Center, which is one of the best jobs on campus. I get to work with faculty and students working in one or more of … Continue reading
May 11, 2016
by megt
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Author’s Note: I have used films in my classes since I began teaching English Language in the 1980s. I use and have developed materials for both film clips and whole movies with great success. This teaching tip focuses on using … Continue reading