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Join us at the 39th Annual Foreign Language Day for a day filled with cultural presentations, language demonstrations, engaging activities, and friendly competitions. Explore different languages, try your hand at origami and calligraphy, learn salsa dancing, and much more. Don't miss out on this exciting event celebrating the beauty of language diversity.
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AS THE CROWD GATHERS… SPECIAL GUEST SPEAKER, CHANCELLOR RITA CHENG WELCOME CEREMONY
WELCOME SPEECH • DR. THOM THIBEAULT, NEW LANGUAGE MEDIA CENTER DIRECTOR AND CHAIR OF FOREIGN LANGUAGE DAY CHANCELLOR RITA CHENG WELCOMES AREA HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO THE 39TH ANNUAL FOREIGN LANGUAGE DAY
MORE OF THE WELCOME CEREMONY DFLL FACULTY, CHANCELLOR CHENG & STUDENTS AT WELCOME CEREMONY DR. ANNE WINSTON-ALLEN , CHAIR, AT PODIUM STUDENTS PREPARE THEMSELVES FOR…
PRESENTATIONS! LATIN SKIT ORIGAMI DEMONSTRATIONS LET’S SALSA! AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE KENDO, JAPANESE MARTIAL ART TANGO PIANO MUSIC YOUR NAME IN… & MUCH, MUCH MORE HOW TO MAKE GERMAN PRETZELS
ORIGAMI & CALLIGRAPHY YOUR NAME IN JAPANESE, CHINESE, KOREAN, OR ARABIC FROGS, AND CRANES, AND FLOWERS, OH MY! ARE ALWAYS FAVORITES AT FLD!
FOR THE PAST FEW YEARS, SALSA DANCING WITH JULIO BARRENZUELA HAS BEEN A POPULAR CULTURAL PRESENTATION AT FLD. JULIO IS A MASTER AT MOTIVATING THE CROWD TO LEARN SALSA DANCING, BUT MOSTLY – TO HAVE A TON OF FUN WHILE DOING IT! SALSA DANCING WITH JULIO
MORE SALSA DANCING… NO ONE IS IMMUNE TO SALSA DANCING… NO ONE. NOT EVEN STAFF!
TANGO PIANO MUSIC W/DR. ALEJANDRO CÁCERES
COMPETITION IS FIERCE (BUT FRIENDLY) FOR LATIN, FRENCH, GERMAN, AND SPANISH SCHOLAR BOWL MATCHES. WHO WILL WIN THE FIRST PLACE TROPHY THIS YEAR? CLICK THE SLIDES TO SEE… AND NOW FOR SOME SCHOLAR BOWL!
LET THE GAMES BEGIN… FACULTY & GRADUATE ASSISTANTS MODERATE THE SCHOLAR BOWL MATCHES STUDENTS “BUZZ IN” THEIR ANSWERS CLASSMATE AND TEACHER SUPPORT
INFORMATION TABLES & CANDY RAFFLE IN ADDITION TO ADMISSIONS INFORMATION, THE DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES & LITERATURES SUPPLIES BROCHURES OF THE DEPARTMENT’S MAJORS AND MINORS. THE STUDY ABROAD DEPARTMENT ATTENDS FOREIGN LANGUAGE DAY AND PROVIDES INFORMATION TO STUDENTS WHO MAY BE INTERESTED IN STUDYING ABROAD WHEN ENROLLED AT SIUC. FOREIGN LANGUAGE & INTERNATIONAL TRADE (FLIT/SPAN) MAJOR, ALYSSA COOPER, SITS AT THE FLIT INFORMATION TABLE {GUARDING THE CANDY FOR THE CANDY RAFFLE}. TWO LUCKY WINNERS OF THE RAFFLE WILL WALK AWAY WITH ASSORTED CANDIES (MOSTLY CHOCOLATE) MADE IN EUROPE AND THE LATIN AMERICAS.
AND THE WINNERS ARE…. CLOSING AWARD CEREMONY
THE CANDY RAFFLE GETTING READY TO ANNOUNCE THE CANDY RAFFLE WINNERS COME AND GET IT!
THE FACULTY & STAFF THANK YOU FOR COMING TO FOREIGN LANGUAGE DAY 2011 PLEASE MARK YOUR CALENDARs! THE 40TH annual FOREIGN LANGUAGE DAY WILL BE ON APRIL 19, 2012 We hope to see you there…